USA - BroadwayGlobal shares one of the most important events in our lifetime The Marty Richards Memorial. "Marty Richards accomplished more in his lifetime for arts, education and medicine than dozens of our leaders in the arts put together." BroadwayGlobal.
The Marty Richards Memorial will be an evening of many friends, exquisite food and award winning Broadway entertainment that will benefit The New York Center for Children, of which Marty co-founded in memory of his wife Mary Lea.
Chita Rivera will serve as The Mistress of Ceremonies with Musical Direction by Seth Rudetsky. The special evening offers tributes by Clive Davis, Tom Viola and Michele Herbert and featuring a star studded retrospective of show stopping numbers from "Chicago", "On The Twentieth Century", "The Life", Grand Hotel", "Sweeney Todd", "La Cage Aux Folles", "Sweet Smell of Success", "The Will Rodgers Follies", and "Chita Rivera: The Dancers Life ".
Monday, April 8, 2013 producer Marty Richards’ feast of friends and loved ones will gather in celebration of his extremely accomplished life at The Edison Ballroom located at 240 West 47th Street, NYC at 6:30 p.m.
All will be served a magnificent four-course dinner and be entertained by a star-studded retrospective of show-stopping numbers from Mr. Richards’ acclaimed Broadway musicals including "Chicago", "On The Twentieth Century", "The Life", "Grand Hotel", "Sweeney Todd", "La Cage Aux Folles", "Sweet Smell Of Success", "The Will Rogers Follies" and "Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life".
Please note as many of you all know, Marty embraced friends from all walks of life. In keeping with that spirit, donations are not required to attend this celebration of his life. Although, we do hope that you will be generous in your support of this organization that was so very dear to his heart. Also, please note "Seating for Marty Richards Memorial is extremely limited".
Benefactor Table at $10,000, reserved VIP seating for ten guests, Individual Tickets at $1,000, reserved VIP seating and Individual Tickets at donation of your choice with discretionary seating. For ticketing/donation information please contact: info@ProducerCircle.com. Although donations are not required, RSVPs are required for attendance.
New York Center for Children (NYCC) was founded to evaluate, treat and prevent child abuse. Since 1995, NYCC has helped thousands of children heal from the trauma they have experienced. NYCC is a non-profit, privately funded organization that provides quality services in a child-friendly environment, free of charge. For more information, visit www.newyorkcenterforchildren.org.
Martin Richards was the head of the film and theatrical production company, The Producer Circle, which he founded with his late wife Mary Lea Johnson in 1976. Their first musical, "On The Twentieth Century", directed by Harold Prince, won five Tony Awards. Their next, "Sweeney Todd", also directed by Mr. Prince, won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. They co-produced the Pulitzer Prize winning "Crimes Of The Heart", Foxfire, for which Jessica Tandy received the Best Actress Tony Award, "Grand Hotel", directed and choreographed by Tommy Tune, which won five Tony Awards, and the hit off-Broadway musicals, "March Of The Falsettos" and "Mayor". Mr. Richards has also co-produced the Obie Award winning "Dylan", which starred Rue McClanahan, Bob Fosse’s "Chicago", which was nominated for eleven Tonys and won Best Musical in London and Los Angeles, "The Norman Conquests", which received the Outer Critics Circle Award, "La Cage aux Folles", which won six Tonys, including Best Musical, and "The Will Rogers Follies", again with Tommy Tune directing and choreographing, which won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, "The Best Of Friends", starring Diana Douglas, which he produced with Michael Douglas, "Sally Marr ...and her escorts", which starred Joan Rivers, who received a Best Actress Tony Nomination, the Cy Coleman musical "The Life", which received Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards for Best Musical, and "Sweet Smell Of Success", directed by Nicholas Hytner, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, adapted from the film by John Guare, with music and lyrics by Marvin Hamlisch and Craig Carnelia.
Mr. Richards also co-produced the Tony Award winning revival of "La Cage aux Folles", which starred Gary Beach and Robert Goulet, and was directed by Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, and "Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life," starring the legendary Chita Rivera, with book by Terrance McNally, directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele. Mr. Richards' stage productions have received thirty-six Tony Awards, The Pulitzer Prize, seven Outer Critic Circle Awards, and two New York Drama Critics Awards. Mr. Richards' film productions include The Boys From Brazil, which was directed by Franklin Schaffner and starred Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, which starred Jack Nicholson, Fort Apache, The Bronx, which starred Paul Newman, and the musical Chicago, directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall, starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta Jones and Richard Gere, which received three Broadcast Critic's Choice Awards, including Best Picture, three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture, The Producers Guild of America Darryl F. Zanuck Award as Best Producer of 2002, the Directors Guild of America Award for Rob Marshall’s direction, and six Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 2002.
Mr. Richards was a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and served on the Board of Governors of the League of American Theaters and Producers. In 1997, Mayor Giuliani appointed him to a six-year term as a member of The Trust for Cultural Resources of the City of New York. He was also a member of the Mayor's Advisory Council for Theatre. Mr. Richards served on the President's Council for the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and is on the Board of Directors of Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. In 1994, in memory of his wife, he established the Mary Lea Johnson Richards Institute at New York University Medical Center for organ transplantation and research, and in 1995, also in memory of his wife, he co-founded the Children's Advocacy Center of Manhattan, New York City's only non-profit center for abused children. For the past eight years he produced the annual Red Ball, one of New York's premiere charitable events, which benefits both the Institute and the Advocacy Center. Mr. Richards most recently produced the new musical, "Big Maybelle: Soul of the Blues" starring Lillias White at The Bay Street Theatre this August.
Special thanks to Judy Jacksina and The Jacksina Company for the detailed information on Marty Richards Memorial. When one person has accomplished so much in a life time, giving back and changing the face of arts, education as well as medicine it is important to share the inspirational story.
The Edison Ballroom located at 240 West 47th Street, NYC at 6:30 p.m. Again, please note "Seating for Marty Richards Memorial is extremely limited". Benefactor Table at $10,000, reserved VIP seating for ten guests, Individual Tickets at $1,000, reserved VIP seating and Individual Tickets at donation of your choice with discretionary seating. For ticketing/donation information please contact: info@ProducerCircle.com. Although donations are not required, RSVPs are required for attendance.
"As we look at Marty Richards life accomplishments let us all try to give back to arts and education every day of our lives. Imagine if one man can change the face of Broadway as Marty Richards has done, what can 180,00 arts loves do?" BroadwayGlobal.
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