[All photos by AMBER DE VOS for PMc]. Movie stars and Broadway actors, they all had to start somewhere. For many young actors in New York, that "somewhere" is the Stella Adler Studio, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last night with "Stella By Starlight", a dinner and award presentation. This year, honorees included Elaine Stritch (of Broadway, and more recently, 30 Rock fame) and Whoopi Goldberg. James Gandolfini, and our all-singing, all-talking, all-dancing Governor, David Paterson.
Governor David Patterson Elaine Stritch
Whoopi Goldberg Ruby Dee
Jake Blagburn, Laura Guzman, Adenike Thomas, Ricardo Thomas, Maya Eshet, Shira Segao
Debra Wasser Kate Mulgrew
James Gandolfini, Linda Argil
Whoopi Goldberg, Elaine Stritch, Ruby Dee
Charlie Kireker, Tom Oppenheim, Muriel Siebert
Debra Wasser, Suzanne Shank, Erica Reid, Antonio "LA" Reid