Auditorium Theatre 2019-2020 Adventures Among Orangutans

22 | AUDITORIUM THEATRE 2019-20 | March 10 - May 5, 2020 A Night to Remember: The Auditorium Theatre’s 2019 Annual Fall Gala The Auditorium Theatre hosted its Annual Fall Gala on November 16, 2019, benefiting the theatre’s programming, creative engagement, and restoration efforts! Guests gathered at the Palmer House Hilton for a cocktail reception and dinner, and then traveled to the Auditorium Theatre for the Chicago Celebrates Sondheim! performance, featuring top Chicago singers including Joan Curto , Rodrick Dixon , and Susan Werner . The evening also included the presentation of the fourth annual Adler & Sullivan Award to Auditorium Theatre Board member Patti Eylar and Board member emeritus Charlie Gardner . Eylar and Gardner were presented with the award by Rich Regan , Auditorium Theatre CEO, and gala co-chairs Pamela Crutchfield , Helen Hall Melchior , and Dia S. and Edward S. Weil, Jr. A proclamation from Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared November 16, 2019 as "Patti Eylar Day" and "Charles Gardner Day" in their honor. Take a look at some of the memories from the event! 1: Adler & Sullivan Award honorees Board member emeritus Charlie Gardner and Board member Patti Eylar 2: Auditorium Theatre Chief Executive Officer Rich Regan and Auditorium Theatre Board Chair Ann Nash 3: Auditorium Theatre Chief Development Officer Judie Moore Green and Kathleen Amatangelo 4: Auditorium Theatre Friends of Too Hot Geneva and Robert Calloway 5: Mitchell Sabshon and Auditorium Theatre Board member Joan Colmar 6: Gala Co-Chair Pamela Crutchfield, Chicago Human Rhythm Project Director and Co-Founder Lane Alexander 7: Trinity Irish Dance Company Associate Artistic Director Chelsea Hoy 8: Joffrey Ballet dancers Miguel Angel Blanco and April Daly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ROBERT F. CARL