SHORT TAKES : Headliners to Toast the Shubert

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Dustin Hoffman, Robert Goulet, Mary Martin and Ralph Bellamy are on the bill for the 75th anniversary of the Shubert Theater, once Broadway’s premier tryout spot.

The gala performance May 12 at the Shubert Performing Arts Center will include vignettes from some of the famous shows that appeared on the theater’s stage and reminiscences by some of the stars who appeared in them.

Tickets cost from $60 to $250, and the Shubert’s owners are hoping that proceeds from the event will enable them to conclude a two-year, $2-million endowment campaign.

Judith Lisi, the theater’s executive director, called the gala “an opportunity to look back at the history of this illustrious theater,” home to the world premieres of all of Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s musicals.