Join us for a star-studded evening as Broadway actors and musicians perform Guys and Dolls at the Riverdale Performing Arts Center. This year we honor Laurie Walton for her first 18* years of bringing "life" to performing arts at the Riverdale Y.

Tickets to attend the Gala are $125. 

Sponsorship opportunities begin at $1,000. 

Leave a tribute in Laurie's memory book for $25 - $500.

*In Jewish tradition, the number 18 refers to the word "Chai," which means life. It is auspicious to honor someone for achieving this milestone.

Program

4:00 pm - Cocktail Hour in the tent (Valet parking at front entrance of the Y)

4:30 pm - Performances by Riverdale Rising Stars

5:15 pm - Tribute to Laurie and Performance of Guys & Dolls

8:00 pm - Dessert, coffee and mingling​

About the Cast

Honoree Laurie Walton (seen on Broadway in Show Boat) leads a cast of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre veterans in this one-night-only concert production of the classic musical GUYS AND DOLLS. The company also includes Joe Cassidy (Waitress, If/Then), Mary Callanan (Bandstand, Mamma Mia!), Jennifer Cody (The Pajama Game, Shrek), Ray DeMattis (Little Shop of Horrors), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Jeffrey Foote (NJ Tap Ensemble), Todd Horman (The Phantom of the Opera, The Last Ship), Kevin Pariseau (Grand Hotel, Legally Blonde), Alex Walton (The Cobalteans), Emily Walton (August: Osage County, Peter and the Starcatcher), Lenny Wolpe (Bullets Over Broadway, The Drowsy Chaperone), and Kevin Zak (Clinton: The Musical). Also in the cast are Matt Augustyniak, Hannah Beck, Bettina Bresnan, Carter Ellis, Alex Sanders, and Kristin Serafini.

The cast is rounded out by members of Riverdale Repertory Company and the award-winning Riverdale Rising Stars, including Robin Aleman, Lily Bayrock, Jordan Bland, Kim Burgering, Esther H. Cohen, Wylie Cohen, Eric Dinowitz, Patrick Dwyer, Joshua Goldin-McCarthy, Kelly Lavery, Elijah Levi-Dabby, Timothy Mathis, Hayden Nadine, Shawn Renfro, and Barbara Salant.