The Sarah Siddons Society, celebrating its 70th-anniversary year, will present its 2022 Award to three-time Tony Award nominee Sandy Duncan.
The annual award is presented to an individual who has achieved outstanding artistic achievement in theater. Duncan will be honored at the Society's 2022 benefit on Monday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. at The Watts Theatre at DePaul University, 2350 N. Racine Ave.
Following a reception, the evening's program will include musical selections from Duncan's most memorable shows (The King and I, The Boyfriend, The Canterbury Tales and, of course, Peter Pan) performed by Chicago theater stars under the music direction of Nick Sula. The program, hosted by NBC 5 Chicago's LeeAnn Trotter, also features a special video celebrating the Society's 70th anniversary and the induction of the Sarah Siddons Society 2022 Scholarship Recipients.
The mission of the Society has been to fund scholarships to promising theater arts students at top Chicago area universities including The theater department at Columbia College; The Theatre School at DePaul University; the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University; and the Northwestern University School of Communications.
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