Howard McGillin, Patti Lupone & Laura Benanti Photo

From: FREEZE FRAME: Patti LuPone Receives the Stephen Sondheim Award

The Tony Award�®-winning Signature Theatre last night honored esteemed stage actress Patti LuPone with the company's third Stephen Sondheim Award. The award, established in 2009 in honor of America's most influential contemporary musical theater writer and composer, was presented at a black-tie Gala Benefit last night, April 16, 2012 at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC. Check out these photographs of the presentation.