Champagne, Teary Audiences and Awestruck Stars! On the Scene at the World Premiere Reading of 8
There weren’t any singing Mormons at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on September 19. Instead, the stage was lined with two rows of blue directors chairs, standing ready for the slew of Hollywood and Broadway A-list stars who came together for the world premiere benefit reading of 8, by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Condensing the three-week 2010 trial to overturn California’s anti-gay-marriage Pro…