Wasserstein, who died in January from lymphoma at age of 55, was best-known for her award-winning plays that focused on women's issues. Her play, "The Heidi Chronicles" won the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award in 1989. Wasserstein also wrote film scripts and penned the libretto for "The Festival of Regrets," one of three one-act operas featured in the trilogy, "Central Park.
" The work was commissioned by the Glimmerglass Opera and premiered in 1999. The Nov. 28 tribute will feature readings by Channing and Janney, as well as performances by members of the Mount Holyoke Chamber Singers and alumni of Glimmerglass Opera's Young American Artists program.
The event, to be held at the Colony Club in Manhattan, will also feature a performance of songs from the musical "Pamela's First Musical," which Wasserstein adapted from her children's book of the same name.
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