The Sarah Siddons Society will hold its 60th-anniversary gala Monday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 120 E. Delaware St.
Barbara Cook will be honored with the prestigious “Sarah Siddons Society Award” and Mike Nussbaum will be honored as “Chicago’s Leading Actor.”
The Sarah Siddons Society Award (which goes to an actor for an outstanding performance in a Chicago theatrical production) was first presented in 1952 to Helen Hayes, and since then has been awarded to actresses such as Lauren Bacall and Julie Andrews.
See www.Sarahsiddonssociety.org or email sarahsiddonssociety@gmail.com. Non-members interested in attending such call the Sarah Siddons office at 312 396-1977 or Marc Kaufman at 773-301-3611.