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Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Tilly, and More Join Roundabout's First Annual Casino Night

Broadway vets play the slots to raise money for Roundabout Theatre Company’s education programs.

Bobby Cannavale will be one of the celebrity guests at Roundabout Theatre Company's Casino Night fundraiser.
Bobby Cannavale will be one of the celebrity guests at Roundabout Theatre Company's Casino Night fundraiser.
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On Monday, May 11, Roundabout Theatre Company will host its first annual Casino Night at the American Airlines Theatre, home to Broadway's On the Twentieth Century. All proceeds will benefit Roundabout Theatre Company’s education programs and the Musical Theatre Fund.

The casino event will include a Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament, featuring celebrity players and Roundabout alum including Jennifer Tilly (Don’t Dress for Dinner), Richard Kind (Spin City, The Big Knife), Santino Fontana (Frozen, Sons of the Prophet), Gina Gershon (Bye Bye Birdie), Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire, The Big Knife), Sebastian Arcelus (House of Cards), Andy Karl (On the Twentieth Century), Bill Heck (Cabaret), Colin Donnell (Violet), and Orfeh (Legally Blonde), among others.

Casino games, such as blackjack, roulette, craps, and slot machines, will also be hosted by Roundabout favorites, including Danny Burstein (Cabaret), Stephanie J. Block (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), and Becky Ann Baker (Assassins, Girls).

Education at Roundabout connects with students and teachers through customized school partnerships, residency programs, mentorships and workshops in the practice of professional theatrical skills, professional development workshops, internships, apprenticeships, backstage tours, talkbacks, and pre-show workshops. For each Roundabout production, Education also creates Upstage guides, which include interviews, contextual information, teacher resources and activities, and presents a schedule of Theatre Plus events, including pre-show talks every Tuesday and post-show Lecture Series and Celebrity Series events featuring a distinguished artist, scholar, historian, or critic.

For tickets and more information about Roundabout's Casino Night, click here.