A as in Annie

An international A List, headed by Empress Farah Pahlavi, her son Reza Pahlavi and his wife Yasmine, gathered in the Wine Room above Café Milano on May 5 for Franco Nuschese’s dinner celebrating Annie Totah. Andrea Roane emceed an evening of tributes to the philanthropist who has supported causes that ranged from the Komen Foundation to the arts. Washington Performing Arts Society President Neale Perl and Washington Ballet Artistic Director Septime Webre joined many diplomats and prominent Washingtonians in raising a glass to Totah, who delighted her guests with several songs before they left with her CD to relive a magical evening.