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Bay Street Previews 2017 Season At ‘Curtain Up’ In New York

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Suzy Slesin, Aaron Lieber and Dianne B. MATT HINDRA/THE COLOR BAR

Suzy Slesin, Aaron Lieber and Dianne B. MATT HINDRA/THE COLOR BAR

author on May 18, 2017

Bay Street Theater’s sixth annual honors ceremony and benefit, “Curtain Up”, took place at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater in Manhattan on Monday, May 15. The night’s honorees were Jules Feiffer and Richard Kind, and the event also offered a preview of the 2017 Bay Street Mainstage season, including the world premiere of two songs by composer Stephen Schwartz for the upcoming Bay Street production of “As You Like It.”

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