La Jolla Playhouse Gala

La Jolla Playhouse Gala 2017

The annual La Jolla Playhouse gala was co-chaired by Lynelle and William Lynch and Vivien and Jeffrey Ressler, with honorary co-chairs Katherine and Mayor Kevin Faulconer. Highlighting the event was an exclusive, one-night-only concert presentation of the Playhouse-born, Broadway-bound musical Come From Away. The gala festivities also included a special Spotlight Tribute to Artistic Director Christopher Ashley in honor of his ten years of vision and leadership.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Katherine Faulconer, Christopher Ashley, and Lynelle and William Lynch
The cast of Come From Away
Howard and Barbara Milstein, Beverley Bass, and Tom Stawicki and Gail Bryan
Congressman Scott Peters and Lynn Gorguze with Katherine Faulconer and Mayor Kevin Faulconer
Trudy Atchison, Renee Richards, Margret McBride, Jane DuVall, and Donna DeGutis
Debby and Hal Jacobs
Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer hands “Christopher Ashley Day” proclamation to Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley
Front row: Jeff Jacobs and Annie Lawless, Sheryl White, Joan Jacobs, Iris Strauss, Karen and Don Cohn, Matthew Strauss; Back row: Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs, Irwin Jacobs