Special Event to Honor White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino for His Vision and Accomplishments

White Plains, NY (October 2004) National television personalities Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford will host the First Anniversary Gala Celebration of the White Plains Performing Arts Center on Monday, November 8, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Performing Arts Center, located on Level 5 of City Center. As Honorary Chairpersons of the event, Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford will join in the "Broadway Salutes White Plains" celebration, honoring White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino for his vision and accomplishments over the years.

The event will feature singer/songwriter Ruppert Holmes, a production number from the musical, "Swango," an original piano concerto composed in honor of the special occasion, and 10 performers from various Broadway shows including "Les Miserables," "The Producers," "Hairspray," and "Spamelot," a new musical adaptation of the most popular Monty Python movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, opening on Broadway in the Spring of 2005.

The Gala will begin at 6:00 p.m. with wine and hors d'ouevres, followed by performances at 7:30 p.m., and a post-performance coffee and dessert reception at 8:45 p.m. Ticket prices range from $150 to $250, and all proceeds will benefit the White Plains Performing Arts Center.

For more information, please call the White Plains Performing Arts Center at (914) 328-1600, ext 10.

The White Plains Performing Arts Center is a professional not-for-profit producing and presenting company whose mission is to bring innovative, eclectic and always-entertaining new plays and musicals to this state-of-the-art facility. The Center also hosts local, national and international performing artists whose work reflects Westchester's diverse population.