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Cause & Celebration: St. Ignatius gala

Coaching basketball isn't the only talent in the Fran Dunphy household. JP Dunphy, son of the Temple University men's basketball coach, is a Broadway World award nominee, and Ree Dunphy, Fran's wife, recently showed her producing talent in A Musical Celeb

At the benefit are (from left) Gerry and Ellen Hurley, John Hurley, Kayleigh Reichert, and Grace Givnish.
At the benefit are (from left) Gerry and Ellen Hurley, John Hurley, Kayleigh Reichert, and Grace Givnish.Read more
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Coaching basketball isn't the only talent in the Fran Dunphy household. JP Dunphy, son of the Temple University men's basketball coach, is a Broadway World award nominee, and Ree Dunphy, Fran's wife, recently showed her producing talent in A Musical Celebration of Philly Favorites at the Haverford School to raise money for the St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center. The fund-raiser and 14th annual gala for the center was a magical evening. Four actors who perform at the Walnut Street Theatre - JP Dunphy, Tony Braithwaite, Ben Dibble, and Michael Philip O'Brien - along with a 17-piece orchestra put on a show to remember. The preshow event production, under the guidance of Karin Purcell, featured a Philly Favorites menu and decorations, along with the Mummers and famous Philadelphians impersonators Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross, and Rocky. More than 400 were in attendance, raising $190,000 for the St. Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center.

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