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Gallery, LaCroute awarded decade honors
News-Register file photo##Gallery Theater s 2019 production of Beauty and the Beast was named best Production of a Musical of the Decade in the Broadway World Regional 2020 Awards.
Gallery Theater and avid arts supporter Ronni LaCroute are among honorees in the Broadway World Regional 2020 Awards.
Gallery was named “Community Theater of the Decade” and its December 2019 showing of “Beauty and the Beast” was recognized as best “Production of a Musical of the Decade.”
LaCroute was named “Fundraising Supporter of the Decade” and “Top Arts Supporting Organization.”
She has supported Gallery, Linfield University and other art venues and activities for many years. In 2019, for instance, she made sure Gallery was able to replace the seating in its main theater.