A BENEFIT SHOW Benjamin Lerner: PERFORMER at Barrington Stage Company( BSC) was a powerful evening of music, multi-media storytelling, and recovery advocacy. The September 3 event raised thousands of dollars for three nonprofits in the Pittsfield community. Top row, the stage was set; Benjamin Lerner at the piano( 2). Second row, Illusionist Leon Etienne and Chelsea LaCongo; Benjamin celebrating with his fiancée, Alexandra Thompson; four-time Emmy ® Award-winning journalist John Gray with his wife, Courtney Gray. Third row, the audience enjoys a post-show non-alcoholic toast, courtesy of Miraval mocktails and TÖST beverages; Pittsfield Mayor Peter Marchetti issued an official proclamation in honor of the event and its celebration of Recovery Month. Bottom row, Wanda Houston and Mercedes Goldstein; BSC Board Chair Richard Slutzky and his wife, Alyson Slutzky; Benjamin with BSC Artistic Director Alan Paul.( Julia Kaplan)
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