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September 29,
2013- Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress Catherine
Zeta-Jones was
honored at the NYC
Dance Alliance Foundation’s Bright
Lights Shining Stars Gala where
she received their
prestigious Ambassador
for the Arts Award. The event was held at NYU’s Skirball
Center for the Performing Arts
(566 LaGuardia Place),
This exciting
star-studded evening of song and dance serves as a
fundraiser for the NYC Dance
Alliance Foundation which
since 2010 has awarded $8.5 million in college scholarships
to hundreds of student dancers across the country (and this
year alone awarded $3.4 million). The evening will include
performances from the Broadway and dance communities and a
special tribute to Catherine Zeta-Jones.
The NYC Dance
Alliance Foundation, Inc. is
an IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity, committed to
broadening performing arts awareness while advocating
education and high standards of excellence in dance. NYCDAF
is dedicated to investing in the next generation of
professional performers by offering scholarships for
secondary and college education. For more information, visit www.NYCDance.com
Catherine Zeta-Jones is
a multi-award winning actress whose talents range from film
to theater. She garnered an Academy Award for her portrayal
of the notorious Velma Kelly, in the screen adaptation of
the Broadway musical Chicago. Zeta-Jones was nominated for a
Golden Globe and took home the Critics’ Choice Award, a
Screen Actors Guild Award and the BAFTA Award for Best
Supporting Actress for her performance. She won the Tony
Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for her critically
acclaimed debut on Broadway as Desirée Armfeldt in Stephen
Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. She first captured
international recognition in the action adventure film The
Mask of Zorro, opposite Antonio Banderas and Anthony
Hopkins. Born in Wales, Zeta-Jones began her career on the
stage in London and following that was cast in the popular
Yorkshire Television series, The Darling Buds of May, based
on the novels of H.E. Bates. In 2010, Zeta-Jones was awarded
a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s
Birthday Honours List for her services to the film industry
and charity. Zeta-Jones is married to actor Michael Douglas.
They have a son, Dylan, and a daughter, Carys.
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