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On December 4, The York Theatre Company honored musical theatre writing team Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones (The Fantasticks; I Do, I Do!; 110 in the Shade; Celebration) with the 2017 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre. The duo was honored at the 26th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala, held at The Asia Society in New York City.

Flip through photos of the evening below:

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Schmidt and Jones were honored with the 2017 Oscar Hammerstein Award in an evening directed by Richard Jay-Alexander.
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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_K.T. Sullivan_HR — K.T. Sullivan

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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Andrea Frierson_HR — Andrea Frierson

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Samantha Massell_HR — Samantha Massell

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Jamie deRoy_HR — Jamie deRoy

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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Michele McConnell_HR — Michele McConnell

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Michele Mais_HR — Michele Mais

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Andrea Frierson_Michele Mais_HR — Andrea Frierson and Michele Mais

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Richard Skipper_HR — Richard Skipper

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Tracy Lynn Olivera_HR — Tracy Lynn Olivera

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Well-Strung_HR — Well-Strung

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Kathryn Crosby _HR — Kathryn Crosby

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Richard Skipper_Kathryn Crosby_HR. — Richard Skipper and Kathryn Crosby

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Rita Gardner_HR — Rita Gardner

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Richard Jay-Alexander_HR — Richard Jay-Alexander

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Susan Watson_HR — Susan Watson

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Christopher Sieber_HR — Christopher Sieber

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Tom Jones_HR — Tom Jones

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Rita Gardne_Tom Jones_Susan Watson_HR.jpg — Rita Gardner, Tom Jones, and Susan Watson

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Tom Jones_Richard Jay-Alexander_HR — Tom Jones and Richard Jay-Alexander

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Robert Cuccioli_Christopher Sieber_Tom Jones_Lee Roy Reams_HR — Robert Cuccioli, Christopher Sieber, Tom Jones, and Lee Roy Reams

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Julian Fleisher_Tracy Lynn Olivera_Michele McConnell_HR — Julian Fleisher, Tracy Lynn Olivera, and Michele McConnell

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Barbara Barrie_HR — Barbara Barrie

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Frances Ruffelle_HR — Frances Ruffelle

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Robert Cuccioli_HR — Robert Cuccioli

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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Adam Kantor_HR — Adam Kantor

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Samantha Bruce_HR. — Samantha Bruce

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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Samantha Bruce_Julian Fleisher_Frances Ruffelle_HR — Samantha Bruce, Julian Fleisher, and Frances Ruffelle

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Richard Kind_HR — Richard Kind

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Ben Rimalower_HR — Ben Rimalower

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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Randy Harrison_HR — Randy Harrison

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Betsy Wolfe_Randy Harrison_HR — Betsy Wolfe and Randy Harrison

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Betsy Wolfe_HR — Betsy Wolfe

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Harvey Schmidt_HR — Harvey Schmidt

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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Harvey Schmidt_Barbara Barrie_Tom Jones_HR — Harvey Schmidt, Barbara Barrie, and Tom Jones

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Harvey Schmidt_James Morgan_Tom Jones _HR — Harvey Schmidt, James Morgan, and Tom Jones

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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Michele McConnell_Richard Jay-Alexander_Christopher Sieber_Lee Roy Reams_Nancy Ford_Harvey Schmidt_Tom Jones_HR — Michele McConnell, Richard Jay-Alexander, Christopher Sieber, Lee Roy Reams, Nancy Ford, Harvey Schmidt, Freddie Gershon, and Tom Jones

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Harvey Schmidt_Kathryn Crosby_Tom Jones_HR — Harvey Schmidt, Kathryn Crosby, and Tom Jones

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Randy Harrison_Julian Fleisher_Harvey Schmidt_Frances Ruffelle_Tom Jones_HR. — Randy Harrison, Julian Fleisher, Harvey Schmidt, Frances Ruffelle, and Tom Jones

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Harvey Schmidt_Kristin Chenoweth_Tom Jones_HR — Harvey Schmidt, Kristin Chenoweth, and Tom Jones

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Richard Jay-Alexander_Kristin Chenoweth_Harvey Schmidt_Tom Jones_HR — Richard Jay-Alexander, Kristin Chenoweth, Harvey Schmidt, and Tom Jones

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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Harvey Schmidt_Lesley Ann Warren_Tom Jones_HR — Harvey Schmidt, Lesley Ann Warren, and Tom Jones

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Harvey Schmidt_Gretchen Cryer_Nancy Ford_Tom Jones_HR — Harvey Schmidt, Gretchen Cryer, Nancy Ford, and Tom Jones

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York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Harvey Schmidt_Samantha Massell_Tom Jones_HR — Harvey Schmidt, Samantha Massell, and Tom Jones

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Norm Lewis_HR — Norm Lewis

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Jamie deRoy_Christopher Sieber_HR — Jamie deRoy and Christopher Sieber

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Lesley Ann Warren_Samantha Massell_HR — Lesley Ann Warren and Samantha Massell

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Lesley Ann Warren_HR — Lesley Ann Warren

York_Theatre_Company’s_26th_Oscar_Hammerstein_Award_Gala_2017_Richard Kind_Barbara Barrie_HR — Richard Kind and Barbara Barrie

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The York Theatre Company is dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of classic shows.

The Oscar Hammerstein Award, created in 1988 by Janet Hayes Walker, founding artistic director of The York Theatre Company, recognizes significant lifetime achievement in musical theatre. Past recipients include Stephen Sondheim, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Harold Prince, Cy Coleman, Charles Strouse, Arthur Laurents, Jerry Herman, Stephen Schwartz, Peter Stone, David Merrick, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Terrence McNally, Cameron Mackintosh, Carol Channing, Tony Walton, Joseph Stein, George S. Irving, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, Thomas Meehan, Barbara Cook, Paul Gemignani, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Angela Lansbury, and Joel Grey.

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