Living Landmarks Celebration 2010
Honorees Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue sing their own version of "Makin' Whoopee" with words by Ms. Thomas.
Honoree Howard Dodson receiving the Lew Rudin Award for Public Service from Bill Rudin.
2009 honoree and 9-time Tony award winner Tommy Tune kicked off the night with a song and tap dance rendition of Cole Porter's "Please Don't Monkey With Broadway.”
Dinner at the Plaza Ballroom
Conservancy Board Chair Stuart Siegel,left, Board member Sandy Faith Warshawsky, Conservancy president Peg Breen, Stan Warshawsky
Attendees dance to Living Landmark Peter Duchin and His Orchestra.
Honoree Larry Silverstein accepts his award from Living Landmark Host Liz Smith.
Conservancy President Peg Breen, left, Living Landmark Host Liz Smith, and Living Landmark bandleader Peter Duchin
Living Landmark Louise Grunwald and Fran Lebowitz
Honoree Bunny Williams
Honoree Graydon Carter
Honoree Jonathan Tisch and Living Landmark Host Liz Smith
Conservancy Board Chair Stuart Siegel, left, Conservancy President Peg Breen, Victorie Gelber and Charlie Gelber
The Living Landmarks Celebration at the Plaza, Nov. 3, was “an evening of great fun, with an extremely serious objective: saving our city” said David Patrick Columbia of The New York Social Diary.
This was the 17th Living Landmarks Gala and one of the most successful raising more than $800,000 and packing the Plaza Ballroom, which was landmarked through our efforts. This year’s honorees were Graydon Carter, Howard Dodson, Larry Silverstein, Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue, Jonathan Tisch and Bunny Williams.
They responded with songs and heartfelt tributes to the City and its landmarked buildings. Living Landmark host Liz Smith and Living Landmark bandleader Peter Duchin once again made it a festive and lively evening.
“Only in New York is there such a wealth of fabulous people and fabulous buildings,” said Peg Breen, Conservancy President. “The evening is a great tribute to the City and reaffirms our commitment to preserve the buildings that make it distinctive and make it home.”
All slideshow photos at right by Ben Gebbe/Patrick McMullan.
Click here to see a slideshow of the evening on Living Landmark Liz Smith’s website wowOwow.com.
