MARIA COOPER JANIS speaks on her father & ROBERT CUCCIOLI performs

Must RSVP by the Friday before

$60 admission includes a three-course lunch payable at the door by cash or check only

EVENING EVENT

Maria Cooper Janis, daughter of legendary actor Gary Cooper and Veronica Cooper, is an accomplished painter, author, and arts advocate. She married renowned concert pianist Byron Janis in 1966, and her paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. She has served on the boards of Pro Musicis and the American Society for Psychical Research and established the Gary Cooper Scholarship for American Indian students at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Janis has contributed to numerous documentaries about her father and husband and is the author of Gary Cooper Off Camera: A Daughter Remembers and co-author of Gary Cooper: Enduring Style.

Robert Cuccioli is a Tony-nominated Broadway star best known for originating the dual roles of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the acclaimed musical Jekyll & Hyde, earning Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and FANY Awards for his performance. He made his Broadway debut as Javert in Les Misérables and later starred as Dr. Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. His extensive stage credits include 1776, The Rothschilds, Rothschild and Sons, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Amadeus, and A Touch of the Poet. He will appear in the 2026 Mabel Mercer Foundation Cabaret Convention and the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Every Wednesday Night in Spring 2027.