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Jean Shafiroff April 2019 - Celebrity philanthropist Jean Shafiroff was spotted looking ravishing in a gorgeous blue confection designed by noted fashion designer B. Michael. Ms. Shafiroff was seen mingling with notable guests including Cicely Tyson, fashion designer B. Michael and fashion designer Mary McFadden. The fund raising event was held at Lincoln Center for 500 guests. Jean Shafiroff With Mary McFadden   Jean Shafiroff With Ciceily Tyson, Mark Anthony And B. Michael   Youth America Grand Prix, Inc. is the world's largest non-profit international student ballet competition and scholarship program, open to dance students of all nationalities 9–19 years old. More than $500,000 in scholarships to the world's leading dance schools are awarded annually at YAGP by the directors and representatives of these preeminent dance institutions. YAGP annually conducts regional auditions in the United States and around the world, with the Final Round of ...

**** HIGH SOCIETY Photos By: Owen Hoffman/Patrick McMullan **** Cicely Tyson Andi Bernstein With Lois Betts And Liz Robbins B. Michael With Kathryn Chenault And Arianna Huffington Jean Shafiroff Amsale Aberra And Sandra Cornwell Joy And Regis Philbin With Audrey Meyer Recently in celebration of New York Fashion Week, host Kathryn Chenault along with Fashion Designer B Michael, Mark-Anthony Edwards, and Jean Shafiroff hosted a book party for Cameron Silver author of Decades in a private residence, with arrivals including Tony Winner Cicely Tyson, Jill Bright, Nicole Fischelis, Regis & Joy Philbin, Arianna Huffington, Debra Lee, Sandra Parks, Deborah Roberts, NY1's Cheryl Wills & husband John Singleton, Melissa Berkelhammer, Audrey Meyer, Marva Smalls, Debra Martine Audrey Bernard, Chase, Yaz & Valentin Hernandez, Amelia Cogunlesi, Ike Ude, Cameron Silver, Thelma Golden and more. DECADES ...

**** BROADWAY'S BEST **** Vanessa Williams And Cuba Gooding Jr. Cicely Tyson And Condola Rashad The critically acclaimed revival of Horton Foote’s American masterpiece, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, has been extended again, adding five weeks to its already extended engagement, and will now play through Wednesday, October 9, giving audiences just a few more chances to see the legendary CICELY TYSON’s in her Tony Award-winning performance of a lifetime. CICELY TYSON, who has been praised with an Academy Award nomination for Sounder and won two Emmy Awards for her iconic portrayal in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, has returned to Broadway for the first time in over 30 years in THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL. Taking the stage by storm, CICELY TYSON has received every major theatre award of the season for her performance as Mother Carrie Watts, a role that rivals any iconic character she has ever performed. MISS TYSON’s Tony Award, Drama Desk Award,...

**** WALTER MCBRIDE AT RADIO CITY TONY AWARDS **** Cyndi Lauper Cicely Tyson Valisia LeKae Victoria Clark Tracy Letts Thalia Tom Hanks Scarlett Johansson Sally Field Patina Miller Pam MacKinnon John Lee Beatty Judith Light Jerry Mitchell Gabriel Ebert Diane Paulus Billy Porter Courtney B. Vance Andrea Martin We love the Tony Awards, but we are so happy that Cicely Tyson won last night. I have photographed Cicely over the years around NYC, but my recent visit to her dressing room backstage to her hit Broadway show The Trip To Bountiful, proved that the old timers are pure class. And Cyndi Lauper once again proved that New Yorkers have style and class.  Congratulations to all the Tony Winners! Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play WINNER: Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Other n...

**** HOT ON BROADWAY **** Mark Brantley With Cicely Tyson And Lenny Kravitz Gabourey Sidbe With Mark Brantley, Cicely Tyson And Lenny Kravitz The legendary actress Cicely Tyson is greeted after her performance in the Broadway production of Trip to Bountiful by the Hon. Mark Brantley, Deputy Premier of the Caribbean island of Nevis, the birthplace of Ms. Tyson’s parents. Brantley presented the acclaimed actress with an invitation from the government of Nevis to visit the island in September to celebrate its 30th anniversary as an independent nation.Also spotted backstage talking to the premier were Lenny Kravitz and Gabourey Sidibe. Photos By: James Edstrom