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Isaac Mizrahi served as celebrity auctioneer at Bay Street Theater's gala. LENNY STUCKER
Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Richmen and John Benjamin Hickey at the Bay Street Theater gala BARRY GORDIN
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick at the Bay Street gala. LENNY STUCKER
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick at the Bay Street gala. LENNY STUCKER
New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele and wife Nancy Lynn at the Bay Street gala. BARRY GORDIN
Steve Hamilton, daughter Hope Hamilton and wife Emma Walton Hamilton at the Bay Street gala. BARRY GORDIN
Bay Street's Artistic Director Scott Schwartz and Executive Director Tracy Mitchell with Emma Walton Hamilton, center, accepting Bay Street Theater's Lifetime Achievement Award for her mother, Julie Andrews. LENNY STUCKER
Tracy Mitchell and Donna Karan at the Bay Street gala. LENNY STUCKER
On Saturday, July 8, Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor hosted a return to its full-blown annual gala extravaganza (after a several-year hiatus due to the pandemic) with special twists and exciting surprises, including Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Julie Andrews, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Matthew Broderick. Bay Street Board Member Carol Konner was honored as the Philanthropic Honoree.
The new-fangled event took place throughout Bay Street Theater and featured a peek “behind the scenes” for theater-loving guests, and included a performance directed by Bay Street Associate Artistic Director Will Pomerantz featuring Broadway star Derrick Davis as host and Isaac Mizrahi adding his hilarious thoughts as he oversaw a live auction.
In addition to the above, talent including musical director James Bassi, from Bay Street’s Ragtime; Samantha Massell (Rosalind Franklin from “Double Helix”); Max Chlumecky (James Watson from “Double Helix”); Lora Lee Gayer (Mother from “Ragtime”) and Matthew Scott from Broadway's “An American in Paris” performed a medley of songs made famous by the honorees. The show was written by Will Pomerantz and Paul Anthony Mongelluzzo. Donna Karan, John Benjamin Hickey and Chris Bauer were in attendance among dozens of stars of stage and screen, donors, patrons and local luminaries.
The event marked the creation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to Julie Andrews, whose passionate support of education and Bay Street has been continuous since its very founding. Friends of the Theater, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick were honored with the Joel Grey Lifetime Achievement Award.
Staff Writer on Jul 10, 2023