29th Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards

The star-studded evening will begin with a VIP cocktail reception at 6pm with the Awards Presentation and Show at 7:30pm followed by a party with the winners & special guest stars. Hosted by Bebe Neuwirth and Lee Roy Reams, the awards are presented by Ava Astaire and the Douglas Watt Family Fund for the Performing Arts and benefit dance education in public schools serving autistic and disabled children and The Adele Astaire Scholarship Fund for promising young dancers. This year’s Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to legendary dancer, choreographer and founder of the National Dance Institute Jacques D’amboise whose career spans the worlds of theater, dance, television and film. Awards will also be given to honor the best dancers and choreographers on Broadway & in film. Tony Award Winners Len Cariou and Brian Stokes Mitchell will co-present the award to Mr. D’amboise. Executive Producer: Patricia Watt; Co-Producer: Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance; Associate Producer, Bronwen Carson. Director is Joe Lanteri. Honorary Chairs are Judith Jamison and Wendy Federman Awards. Gala Co-Chairs are Carolyn Kendall Buchter, Cassandra Seidenfeld Lyster and Bruce Michael. Benefit Co- Chairs are Sara Johnson Kaplan and Jamie Watkins VIP Prime Seating includes 6:00 pm VIP Red Carpet Cocktail Party; Prime Seating at Performance & Post Awards Show VIP Party with Nominees, Recipients and Performers $425. General Seating (Two Tiers - all have unobstructed views) $150 & $75 For more information or advance ticket purchase for one of the entertainment industry’s most electrifying evenings, the 2011 Fred & Adele Astaire Awards on May 15 at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University please e-mail patricia@theastaireawards.com and visit www.theastaireawards.org .