Monday, May 8, 2023
One East Sixtieth Street
New York City
The tenth annual Decades Ball takes up the years 1900 to 1910. The evening features renowned actors and musicians performing signature works from the decade—and celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of Lapham’s Quarterly.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Griffin Dunne
DECADES BALL CHAIRS
Edward Jay Epstein
Alexandra and Louis Rose
Deborah and Bill Ryan
HONOREE
David Cannadine
Recipient of the 2023 Janus Prize
PERFORMANCES
Actor Tovah Feldshuh (Funny Girl, The Walking Dead, Scenes from a Marriage) reads Virginia Woolf, from Moments of Being
MacArthur Fellow Reginald R. Robinson performs two ragtime classics
Actor Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future, Addams Family) reads Mark Twain, from “The War Prayer”
Actor F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus, The White Lotus) reads Anton Chekhov, from his notebook and C.P. Cavafy, “Waiting for the Barbarians”
Actor Krystal Joy Brown (Hamilton) reads Charlotte Perkins Gilman, from “We as Women” and sings George M. Cohan, “Give My Regards to Broadway”
6:30 pm: Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
7:30 pm: Dinner with words and music
1900s Costume or Festive Dress
To purchase tickets, please click here, email events@laphamsquarterly.org, or call the Decades Ball office at (212) 590-6875.
We are pleased to offer free virtual access to the Decades Ball. Click here to receive access to the livestream and a link to watch the event at your convenience. You can also become a supporter at the $50, $300, or $1,000 levels and receive special gifts from Lapham’s Quarterly and our sponsors.
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
The Acquavella Family
Shelley Ambrose and Douglas Knight
Melissa Ballate
Anouk and Larry Berger
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Jessica Hairston and Andrew M. Davenport
Jackie and Nick Drexel
Francis M. Flynn
Bob Gould
The William and Mary Greve Foundation
Agnes Gund
Lucy Young Hamilton
Carla Hendra
Frederick J. Iseman
Carla Hendra
Ben Jealous
Linda Karshan
Lisa Atkin and Tony Kiser
Carmella R. Kletjian
Monica and Raymond A. Lamontagne
Lisa and Christopher Lloyd
The Honorable and Mrs. Earle I. Mack
Win McCormack
The New York Physicians Foundation, Inc.
Diana Prince
Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince
Daniel Rose
Benjamin M. and Donna Rosen
Francesco Scattone
Janet Schwartz
Sarah and David R. Stack
Maggie and Amor Towles
Dr. Samuel Waksal
SPONSORS
The Decades Ball is the annual gala benefit presented by Lapham’s Quarterly, bringing together friends and readers, celebrated writers and performers, and devoted patrons of the magazine. Guests are treated to musical performances and readings from the decade in the limelight, a menu featuring period food and drink, and rousing company the New York Times has compared to “dedicated revelers at a Gatsby party.” The evening provides Lapham’s Quarterly with the core support necessary to carry on the work of the magazine and its educational programming.
This “stirring night” (Wall Street Journal) has in the past featured performances by Angel Blue, Glenn Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Hall, Tom Hanks, Kevin Kline, Christopher Lloyd, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary-Louise Parker, and Sam Waterston.
Click here to watch the 2022 Decades Ball.
To view photos from previous Decades Balls, click below.
The tenth annual Decades Ball takes up the years 1900 to 1910 and celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of Lapham’s Quarterly.