Broadway star Laura Benanti will perform at the 18th annual Starlight Ball, a fundraiser for the Mayo Performing Arts Center that will honor Morristown Medical Center, on Nov. 12, 2016.
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FROM THE MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:
(Morristown, NJ)- Get set for a great night “On the Town” as Mayo Performing Arts Center holds its 18th annual Starlight Ball Gala on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 6:30 pm at the Hilton Short Hills.
The Starlight Ball is MPAC’s largest fundraising event of the year. Morristown Medical Center will be the honored guest during this evening of elegance and entertainment reflecting a night out in Old Manhattan. The gala will feature a performance by Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti, as well as MPAC’s Teen Performing Arts Company.
“The Starlight Ball is an opportunity for the Mayo Performing Arts Center to honor our most outstanding supporters and partners such as Morristown Medical Center, and to shine a spotlight on the breadth of our education programs,” said Allison Larena, President and CEO of MPAC. “This fundraiser brings the community together to celebrate MPAC’s vital role as one of the state’s most innovative arts institutions.”
The Starlight Ball features an exciting array of silent auction items, dinner, and dancing to the Tom Costello Orchestra. Guests are also treated to a performance by MPAC’s Performing Arts Company, comprised of two dozen talented aspiring artists between the ages of 12-18. Sponsorship packages are available from $5,000 – $25,000. Individual tickets are $500, and can be purchased online at www.MayoArts.org or by calling the MPAC Development Department at 973-539-0345 X 6526.
The event is co-chaired by Wendy Aresty of Morristown, Marylyn McLaughlin of Morristown, and Charles Meizoso, Jr. – of Randolph.
Starlight Award Honoree Morristown Medical Center (MMC) is being recognized for its longstanding commitment and dedicated support of the Mayo Performing Arts Center. Located in Morristown, NJ, MMC is a nationally-ranked regional medical center and a recognized leader in cardiovascular medicine, orthopedics and nursing. The hospital was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top hospital nationwide for cardiology and orthopedics. Morristown Medical Center also ranked as a “Best Regional Hospital” for gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology, and urology. Morristown Medical Center’s Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute performs more cardiac surgeries than any other hospital in New Jersey, placing its cardiac program in the top two percent in the country. The Atlantic Orthopedic Institute at Morristown Medical Center does the highest volume of joint and spine surgeries in New Jersey. In 2014, the hospital was re-designated a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition by American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services, a distinction awarded to less than five percent of U.S. hospitals. Morristown Medical Center is certified as a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, and designated a Level II Trauma Center by the state of New Jersey. Morristown Medical Center is part of Atlantic Health System, one of the largest non-profit health care systems in New Jersey.
Guest performer Laura Benanti just completed her 2016 Tony nominated role as Amalia Balash in the hit Broadway musical, She Loves Me. Other Broadway roles include her Tony-winning performance in Gypsy, Nine, Into the Woods and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. She is also known for her roles in on television, she can be seen as Alura Zor-El in Supergirl. She has also starred on Nashville, as well as her critically acclaimed performance as Elsa Schrader in NBC’s The Sound of Music LIVE.
To date, The Mayo Performing Arts Center has received major support for the 2016 Starlight Ball from the following:
. Morristown Medical Center (Starlight Ball Sponsor)
. Private Advisor Group, Jersey Central Power & Light/FirstEnergy Foundation (Dinner Sponsors)
. Mary Jane Robertson and Jock Clark of Morristown (Cocktail Reception Sponsor);
. Wendy Aresty, Unjeria Jackson, MD and Larry Thompson, Bruce I. Jacobs and Kenneth N. Levy, Jacobs Levy Equity Management; Charles Meizoso, Jr. and Brian Keating, RBC; Douglas and Tracey Sieg (Gold Sponsors)
. Sheri and Steve Alexander (Silver Sponsor)
. Paragano Family Foundation (Décor Sponsor)
Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2016-2017 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Mayo Performing Arts Center has been named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres
