Playwrights Horizons' Spring Gala to Honor Stephen Sondheim, Bruce Norris and More

Playwrights Horizons will honor Tony-winning composer Stephen Sondheim and more at the off-Broadway theater company's 2012 Annual Spring Gala, The Highest Standard. Set for June 11 at the event space 583 Park Avenue, the gala will celebrate the company's five Pulitzer Prize-winning productions and honor the creators of the memorable works. Participating artists will be announced in the coming weeks.

In addition to Sondheim, the gala will honor James Lapine (Sunday in the Park with George), Bruce Norris (whose 2010 play Clybourne Park is gearing up for its Broadway premiere), Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy), the late Wendy Wasserstein (The Heidi Chronicles) and Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife). The evening will consist of performances of songs from Sunday in the Park with George, excerpts from the Pulitzer Prize-winning plays and tributes from various people connected to the projects.

Playwrights Horizons’ Spring Gala is the organization’s largest fundraising event of the year, with donations earmarked to support six annual productions, the development of new plays and musicals, a theatrical residency program and ticket subsidy initiatives. The Highest Standard will feature artistic direction from Tim Sanford.