{"id":238960,"date":"2026-05-21T03:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/238960\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T03:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:39:29","slug":"photos-man-of-la-mancha-cast-takes-bows-at-lincoln-center-theater-spring-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/238960\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: MAN OF LA MANCHA Cast Takes Bows at Lincoln Center Theater Spring Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night,\u00a0Lincoln Center Theater<\/a>\u00a0honored Emmy Award-winning Producer\u00a0Susan Downey<\/a>\u00a0and Academy Award winner\u00a0Robert Downey<\/a> Jr.\u00a0at their annual spring Gala at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Go inside the event in new photos and video.<\/p>\n

Check out our photos from the red carpet here!<\/a><\/p>\n

The evening featured a concert presentation of\u00a0Man of La Mancha\u00a0starring internationally acclaimed opera singer\u00a0Rolando Villaz\u00f3n\u00a0as \u201cCervantes \/ Don Quxiote.\u201d The one-night-only event was directed by LCT Executive Producer and Tony Award winner\u00a0Bartlett Sher<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The evening marked an unprecedented milestone in Lincoln Center Theater<\/a>\u2019s history, achieving a record-breaking level of fundraising, with the evening culminating in a sold-out performance.<\/p>\n

Guests included\u00a0Daniel Radcliffe<\/a>, Paul Bettany<\/a>, Tessa Thompson<\/a>, Anthony Roth Costanzo<\/a>, Mark Strong<\/a>, Stephen Flaherty<\/a>, Oscar Isaac<\/a>, Ayad Akhtar<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0JT Rogers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mr. Downey<\/a> was last seen on stage for the first time in almost 30 years in the brand-new play\u00a0McNeal\u00a0by\u00a0Ayad Akhtar<\/a>\u00a0and directed by Mr. Sher, which premiered at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in the fall of 2024. This production also marked Team Downey\u2019s Broadway debut.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Gala co-chairs are\u00a0C. Graham Berwind III<\/a> and Eleni Giaunilis-Vermeer – Creative Partners Productions<\/a>;\u00a0Zita J. Ezpeleta and Kewsong Lee;\u00a0Sandra and Howard Hoffen;\u00a0Brooke Garber Neidich and Daniel Neidich; and\u00a0Laura Speyer and Josef Goodman.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Andy Henderson<\/p>\n


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\n 2026 Theater Fans’ Choice Awards – Live Stats\n <\/p>\n

\n Best Direction of a Play – Top 3\n <\/p>\n

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\n 20.1% of votes\n <\/p>\n

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\n 16.7% of votes\n <\/p>\n

\n 3.
\n Whitney White – Liberation <\/p>\n

\n 9.7% of votes\n <\/p>\n

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