Hollywood producer donates $5 million to University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

Nov. 30, 2011
Sherry Lansing's donation will help pay for a new arts wing

From The Chicago Tribune: Hollywood producer Sherry Lansing has donated $5 million to the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools to support construction of a new arts wing. The centerpiece, a 250-seat performance venue, will be named the Sherry Lansing Theater. The Lab School, considered one of the city's elite private schools, educates children from preschool through high school. Lansing graduated from the high school in 1962.

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