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Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 2024 Gala: ‘The Roaring Twenties’

Saturday, March 16

It’s probably the most storied decade in American history:
the Roaring Twenties. F. Scott Fitzgerald popularized it as
the Jazz Age. It was an era of modernity and change. Women
were finally able to vote. Newly liberated flappers sported
short dresses and shorter bobs. Radios became ubiquitous in
homes, and automobiles took to the road in record numbers.
Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic. The music of George
Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and
Cole Porter brought a new, invigorating sound to Broadway.
Uptown, the Harlem Renaissance brought to the fore great
Black artists, writers, and musicians, including Zora Neale
Hurston, Langston Hughes, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington,
and Louis Armstrong. Possibilities seemed endless.
Viewed from the distance of 100 years, the ’20s appear
celebratory and forward-looking and teeming with creativity. Chris Storkerson and Lisa Cynthia Nalley and Michael Hermine Drezner and Bob Sue Ellen Beryl and Lew
Which is why, as Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD) roars Koza Cuevas Dimling Kramer
towards its 25th anniversary season, the theme of this season’s
gala is The Roaring Twenties. So, dust off your flapper dress,
palazzo pants, feather boa, and cloche hat, your three-piece
suit with wide lapels, knickers, fedora, and two-tone oxfords.
The gala takes place on Saturday, March 16, at the Kravis
Center’s Cohen Pavilion, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Marsha and
Stephen Rabb are the cochairs.
Board member Lisa Koza kicked off the festivities on
Wednesday, Jan. 31, when she hosted a cocktail reception
for PBD’s Board of Directors, the gala chairs, committee,
and sponsors, at Northern Trust’s Palm Beach office, where
she is senior vice president and managing director.
“I’m so grateful to Lisa for putting together such a lovely
reception,” said PBD Managing Director Sue Ellen Beryl.
“It was the perfect prelude to the main event. I also want to Ravi Chaturvedi and Beth
thank Marsha and Stephen, the Gala Committee and sponsors, Peter Rogers and Sid Lesowitz Stephen and Marsha Rabb Lew Kramer and Rudina Toro Alcalde
and our wonderful board for their unwavering support and
commitment to PBD. It’s hard to believe that next season accomplished, but of our continuing evolution.” Susan and Larry Goldfein, JP Morgan Securities, Judy and
marks 25 years. We’re very proud of how the company has Entertainment will be provided by “South Florida’s Lew Kramer, Charles Orozco – First Republic Bank, and
grown during this past quarter century, of the impact we’ve first couple of the Great American Songbook,” vocalist Jill Diane and Mark Perlberg; Cocktail Reception Sponsors:
had on the community, and the impact the community has Switzer and multi-instrumentalist/composer Rich Switzer. Stephen Brown and Jamie Stern, Lisa Koza – Northern
had on us. This gala is a celebration not only of what we’ve This marks the fourth time that the Switzer Trio, which Trust; Gift Bag Sponsors: Roe Green and Pamela McIver;
includes drummer/vocalist Cielo, will be performing at a Photography Sponsors: Beth Alcalde – Akerman LLP,
PBD Gala. Suzanne Holmes, Sid Lesowitz and Peter Rogers, Dan
The members of the Gala Committee are Beth Alcalde, Sampson – Milestone Mortgage Corporation, Judy Lewent
Penny Bank, Sue Ellen Beryl, Tina Bolton, The Honorable and Mark Shapiro, and Bernard Perry.
Ann Brown, Stephen Brown, Esther Dinerstein, Hermine Individual tickets are $600 and tables of 10 begin at
Drezner, Susan Ellerin, Edith Hall Friedheim, Jim Fuld, $6,000. Proceeds from the benefit will support PBD, and all
Susan Goldfein, William Hayes, Lisa Koza, Carlton Moody, tickets are tax deductible as provided by law.
Cynthia Nalley, Mark Perlberg, Bernard Perry, Ed Ricci, The Cohen Pavilion at the Kravis Center is conveniently
Jennifer Sardone-Shiner, Louise Snyder, and Rudina Toro. located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach.
Generous sponsors of the evening include Dinner Sponsorships are still available. For more information
Sponsors: Nancy and Gene Beard, Nancy Goodes/Goodes about the gala, including reservations and sponsorship
Family Foundation, Toni and Martin Sosnoff; Decorations levels, contact Sue Ellen Beryl at (561) 514-4042, Ext. 102
Sponsor: The Honorable Ann Brown; Entertainment or sberyl@palmbeachdramaworks.org.
Sponsors: Sally Nathanson, and Louise and Barry Snyder; All photos by Alicia Donelan
Table Sponsors: Penny Bank, Esther and Sid Dinerstein,
Bernard Perry and Shirley Pamela McIver and Susan
Schwartz Goldfein
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