Amongst the arrivals at the 50th Anniversary Gala in honour of
Al Pacino at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Manhattan were the voice of Jessica Rabbit in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'
Kathleen Turner,
Julianna Margulies from 'ER' with her attorney husband Keith Lieberthal, legendary comic and actor
Steve Martin, Academy Award winning director
Mike Nichols followed by his wife news anchor
Diane Sawyer, Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea, actor
Christopher Walken ('Sleepy Hollow', 'Pulp Fiction'),
Ethan Hawke from 'The Dead Poets Society', '10 Things I Hate About You' star
Julia Stiles, 'Sex and the City''s
Cynthia Nixon and her fiancée
Christine Marinoni and, finally, mobster actor Al Pacino himself makes an appearance.
The event was in celebration of fifty years of Shakespeare in the Park honouring Al Pacino's performance in 'The Merchant of Venice' at the Delacorte Theater. The pricey tickets ranged from a massive $1,500 to $100,000