James Earl Jones honored at the 2012 Marian Anderson Award gala
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<p>Lisa and Christopher Butler (left), and Denise and Clarence Armbrister, President of<br />Girard College (Photo courtesy of Phil Stein Photography)</p>
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<p>Devereux gala planning committee member, and design and decor sponsor Cheryl Hassman (left), and Beverly Tranovich (Photo courtesy of Susan Beard Designs)</p>
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<p>Gala keynote speaker, Mayor Michael Nutter (left) with Gay Davidson, and Devereux<br />Pennsylvania advisory board member Buck Riley (Photo courtesy of Susan Beard Designs)</p>
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<p>Amy and Chris Schrode (left), Bob and Patty Nelson, and Jacque Nelson (Photo courtesy of Phil Stein Photography)</p>
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<p>Devereux Pennsylvania advisory board and gala planning committee member Mary Anne Hawrylak (left), Elbert and Chloe Johnston, and William Zimmerman (Photo courtesy of Phil Stein Photography)</p>
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<p>Gala planning committee chair and Devereux parent Shaye Schloss (second from right) with her husband, David (right), daughter Isabel (center) and guest Matthew Haas. (Photo courtesy of Phil Stein Photography)</p>
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<p>Dr. Susanne Bruyère, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor <br />Relations, Devereux trustee Dr. Tami Benton of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,<br />and Devereux trustee Lisa Yang of Villanova (Photo courtesy of Phil Stein Photography)<br /> </p>
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<p>100th Anniversary platinum sponsors Evan Goldman and Brenda Leger (left), of Kaplan Early Learning Company with Devereux Vice President of Product Development, Martha Lindsay (Photo courtesy of Phil Stein Photography)<br /> </p>
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<p>Sam Katz of History Making Productions, and ABC6 anchor and gala emcee, Jim Gardner (Photo courtesy of Phil Stein Photography)</p>
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<p>Guests on the dance floor at Devereux's 100th anniversary gala (Photo courtesy of Phil Stein Photography)</p>
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<p>Marian Anderson Award gala dinner chair and Comcast executive vice president, David L. Cohen and his wife, Rhonda (Photo courtesy of David A. Ickes)</p>
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<p>Marian Anderson Award gala vice chair, Carol B. Tinari (left), actor and honoree James Earl Jones, board members Nina Tinari and Jeff Gordon, and Marian Anderson Award Gala vice chair Vince Liuzzi (Photo courtesy of George B. Feder)</p>
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<p>Actor and honoree James Earl Jones with Marian Anderson board members Valerie V. Gay (left), and Margaret M. Cronan (Photo courtesy of George B. Feder)</p>
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<p>Marian Anderson Award board vice chair and treasurer, James J. Cuorato (left), Cecilia Hart and her husband James Earl Jones, and Kelly Boyd (Photo courtesy of George B. Feder)</p>
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<p>Nakia Stith (left), David Dix, Marian Anderson Award New Friend gala chair Megan Smith, and Fran Fattah (Photo courtesy of George B. Feder)</p>
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<p>Honoree James Earl Jones acknowledges the crowd after being introduced gala host, actor Terrence Howard (Photo courtesy of George B. Feder)</p>
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<p>Mayor Nutter congratulates James Earl Jones on receiving the 2012 Marian Anderson Award (Photo courtesy of George B. Feder)</p>
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<p>Marian Anderson Award board chair, Pamela Browner White (left), gala host Terrence Howard, and Lauren Sutton (Photo courtesy of George B. Feder)</p>
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<p>Carol B. Tinari (left), Marian Anderson Award Gala Special Guest, actress Phylicia Rashad, known for her role as Claire Huxtable on NBC's "The Cosby Show," and Mia Tinari (Photo courtesy of George B. Feder)</p>
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<p>Marian Anderson Award gala vice chair, Dr. Walter Lomax (left), Denise McGregor Armbrister, and Rose and Leonard Miller (Photo courtesy of David A. Ickes)</p>
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Actor James Earl Jones received the city’s Marian Anderson Award Nov. 19 at the Kimmel Center before an audience of 1,400. Before the award program began, Jones attended a black-tie dinner for 450 guests at the Kimmel, which was chaired by David Cohen of Comcast.
The gala concert, hosted by actor Terrence Howard, featured the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Assistant Conductor Cristian Macelaru. The program included music from one of Jones’s films, Star Wars, and performances by opera singer Lawrence Brownlee, jazz, and pop artist Jean Carne with keyboardist Bill Jolly, and 18-year-old Christian Eason, a local rising opera star and a recipient of a Marian Anderson Young Artist Study-Grant.
Also in the spotlight was actress Phylicia Rashad, known for her role as Claire Huxtable on NBC’s “The Cosby Show,” who gave the tribute to Jones.
The gala raised $100,000 in support of the Marian Anderson Award and its programs.
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