Lena Horne, who died Sunday at 92, won a special Tony Award in 1981 for her Broadway revue "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music." In the show Ms. Horne sang many famous numbers such as "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "Stormy Weather" while dressed in costumes designed by Giorgio Sant'Angelo. The production ran for over a year at the Nederlander Theater before touring across the country.David LeShay, who now works as the director of communications for the Theater Development Fund, was a press assistant at the time and was assigned to take photos of the many celebrities who visited Ms. Horne backstage. The following slide show features some of those photos.
