THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025

HONORING

Mary Steenburgen & Pamela Moller Kareman

2025 Sanford Meisner Award Recipients


WITH SPECIAL TRIBUTES TO

Doris Blum Gorelick

Shannon McMahon Lichte

William C. Paulson


HONORARY CHAIR

Ted Danson


GALA CO-CHAIRS

Heather Randall

Tom Stewart 


PERFORMANCE BY

Sherie Rene Scott


MC

Ashlie Atkinson


BENEFIT COMMITTEE

Hope & Stephen Burleigh

Debra Burlingame & Robert Fraina

Cristina Campbell & Bill Barretta

Rachel & Matthew Carnahan

Sandy Faison & Todd Susman

Arthur A. Gray, Ph.D.

Judy & James Hirsch

Terry Martin

Mary & Matt McCoy

Michael B. McCulley

Julia Paulson

Paulson Family Foundation

Shane Peterman

Steven Rogers

Jane & R.L. Stine

Emily Wachtel

Joan Waricha


6:00pm

Cocktails


7:00pm

Dinner and Awards Presentation


Tavern on the Green

West 67th Street & Central Park West

New York City


Festive Dress


Special Thanks

Join us for an unforgettable evening of artistry, community, and philanthropy to benefit

the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. A centerpiece of the night will be

the first-ever presentations of the Sanford Meisner Award, a prestigious new honor that

recognizes extraordinary talent, generosity, and unwavering commitment to advancing

the mission and values of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

Proceeds from the celebration will support the school’s mission of providing world-class

conservatory training and helping talented young actors pursue their artistic dreams.

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