Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner

By: Jan. 29, 2013
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In honor of comedy legend Carl Reiner's 75 years in the business, Center Theatre Group presented a staged reading of "Enter Laughing, The Musical," which is inspired by Reiner's experiences as a young man struggling to break into theatre in New York. The one night only event directed by Stuart Ross ("Forever Plaid"), was performed at the Mark Taper Forum on Monday, January 28, 2013. Box office receipts were $290,000 and proceeds from this special event benefit CTG programs that support emerging artists.
BroadwayWorld has photos from the event, which included a pre-show cocktail tribute hosted by Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner and cast party, below!

Adapted from Carl Reiner's first book, a semi-autobiographical work of the same name, "Enter Laughing" features book by Joseph Stein ("Fiddler on the Roof" and "Zorba the Greek"), music and lyrics by Stan Daniels ("Taxi," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") and orchestrations by Matt Castle. It was presented by special arrangement with Dan Whitten and Tiger Theatricals in association with Carl Reiner.

The cast featured Deborah S. Craig, Erick Devine, Josh Grisetti, Sharon Lawrence, Michele Lee, Alan Mandell, Gerry McIntyre, Gina Milo, Sara Niemietz, Kevin Odekirk, Stuart Pankin, Rob Reiner, Darcie Roberts, John Rubinstein and Robb Sapp.
Photo Credit: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Rob Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Michael Ritchie

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Rob Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Billy Crystal

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
CTG Board Chairman Martin Massman and Billy Crystal

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Actress Charlotte Rae

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Hal Linden

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
actress Sharon Lawrence and CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast members Sara Niemietz and Josh Grisetti

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Debi Bishton and Norris Bishton

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Judi Davidson and CTG Founding Artistic Director Gordon Davidson pose

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast member Alan Mandell and actress Charlotte Rae pose backstage after

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Actress Charlotte Rae and cast member Josh Grisetti pose backstage after

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
CTG Board Chairman Martin Massman and event chair Dante di Loreto, President of Ryan Murphy Television,

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
CTG Board Member Brindell Roberts Gottlieb and Billy Crystal

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Actress Charlotte Rae, honoree Carl Reiner and CTG Board Member Brindell Roberts Gottlieb

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Actress Kate Burton, Tom Beckmen, Judy Beckmen and CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie speaks

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
The curtain call

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast member Josh Grisetti

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
The cast

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast member Josh Grisetti

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast members Josh Grisetti and Sharon Lawrence

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast members John Rubinstein and Stuart Pankin

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast member Sharon Lawrence

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast member Sharon Lawrence

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast members Rob Reiner and Josh Grisetti

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast members Josh Grisetti and Sara Niemietz

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast members Gina Milo, Josh Grisetti and Rob Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast member Michele Lee hugs honoree Carl Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Honoree Carl Reiner speaks

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast members Josh Grisetti, Alan Mandell, Sharon Lawrence, honoree Carl Reiner and cast member Kevin Odekirk

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Billy Crystal

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Janice Crystal and Billy Crystal

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Rob Reiner and honoree Carl Reiner

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner
Cast members Josh Grisetti, Sharon Lawrence, honoree Carl Reiner and cast member Kevin Odekirk

Photo Flash: CTG's ENTER LAUGHING Benefit Honors Carl Reiner



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