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Video: Up Close and Personal with Tony Nominated COST OF LIVING Star David Zayas

Congratulations to David Zayas, who has been nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his turn as Eddie in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway debut of Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prize Winning Play Cost of Living. Cost of Living is also nominated for Best Play, Best Director for Jo Bonney, and Best Featured Actress in a Play for Katy Sullivan and Kara Young. … Continue reading Video: Up Close and Personal with Tony Nominated COST OF LIVING Star David Zayas

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May 23: The Moth To Honor Comedian Hasan Minhaj at The 2023 Moth Ball Gala Benefit at Chelsea Piers

Acclaimed storytelling nonprofit The Moth is holding their annual fundraising gala, Full Bloom: The 2023 Moth Ball at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on Tuesday, May 23rd, and will honor award-winning comedian and longtime Moth friend and storyteller, Hasan Minhaj. Tickets start at $500. Click here to purchase tickets. “This year’s Moth Ball theme, Full Bloom, is a celebration of all those who have contributed … Continue reading May 23: The Moth To Honor Comedian Hasan Minhaj at The 2023 Moth Ball Gala Benefit at Chelsea Piers

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Jun. 2: Lori Tan Chinn, Virginia Wing and Henry Yuk Will Be Honored at National Asian Artists Project’s 2023 Gala Benefit in Chinatown

National Asian Artists Project will hold its 2023 Gala Benefit on Friday, June 2nd at The Golden Unicorn (18 East Broadway @ Catherine Street). “At The Corner of Chinatown and Broadway – Returns!” will be directed by Ms. Lee and Richard Jay-Alexander, with music direction by Joey Chauncey, and will feature special guest performers, the award-winning Theatre Club from P.S. 124, and the NAAP Broadway … Continue reading Jun. 2: Lori Tan Chinn, Virginia Wing and Henry Yuk Will Be Honored at National Asian Artists Project’s 2023 Gala Benefit in Chinatown

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DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star Wendell Pierce, Deborah Borda, Janet Eilber, Hermeto Pascoal,  and Xian Zhang to receive honorary doctorates at Juilliard’s 118th Commencement Ceremony on May 19

Juilliard will hold its 118th commencement ceremony in New York on May 19 at 11am at Alice Tully Hall, presided over by Juilliard President Damian Woetzel and Vincent Mai, chair of the board of trustees. It will also be livestreamed at juilliard.edu. The commencement program will celebrate over 250 Juilliard graduates and include performances by music, dance, and drama students. Juilliard board of trustees vice … Continue reading DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star Wendell Pierce, Deborah Borda, Janet Eilber, Hermeto Pascoal,  and Xian Zhang to receive honorary doctorates at Juilliard’s 118th Commencement Ceremony on May 19

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May 1: Prospect Theater’s Gala to Honor George Takei, Michael McElroy, Jim Hoare, Georgia Stitt; Ali Ewoldt and Jelani Remy to co-host and Leslie Odom, Jr., Don Darryl Rivera, Amber Iman, Nasia Thomas, Diana Huey,  Hannah Elless, Julia Murney, Allie Trimm, Genesis Adelia Collado, Darron Hayes, Matthew McGloin, and Miyuki Miyagi Will Perform

Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director; Melissa Huber, Managing Director) is presenting their annual Spring Gala, on Monday, May 1st at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street). The evening will be co-hosted by Ali Ewoldt (The Phantom of the Opera, Gold Mountain) and Jelani Remy (Back to the Future, The Lion King) and feature presenters Tony & Grammy Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry … Continue reading May 1: Prospect Theater’s Gala to Honor George Takei, Michael McElroy, Jim Hoare, Georgia Stitt; Ali Ewoldt and Jelani Remy to co-host and Leslie Odom, Jr., Don Darryl Rivera, Amber Iman, Nasia Thomas, Diana Huey,  Hannah Elless, Julia Murney, Allie Trimm, Genesis Adelia Collado, Darron Hayes, Matthew McGloin, and Miyuki Miyagi Will Perform

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DEATH OF A SALESMAN receives four Drama Desk Nods including Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Play for Miranda Cromwell, and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play for Sharon D Clarke and Wendell Pierce

  Death of A Salesman has been nominated in four Drama Desk categories including Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Play for Miranda Cromwell, and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play for Sharon D Clarke and Wendell Pierce. The critically-acclaimed revival has also been nominated for two Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Revival of A Play and Outstanding Featured Performer in a … Continue reading DEATH OF A SALESMAN receives four Drama Desk Nods including Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Play for Miranda Cromwell, and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play for Sharon D Clarke and Wendell Pierce

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Inside Signature Theatre’s Gala with Stephanie Hsu, Bill Irwin, Sarah Ruhl, Jacob Ming-Trent, Heather Alicia Simms, Tom Sturridge, Wallace Shawn and More

On April 24, Signature Theatre held its 2023 Gala at the Pershing Square Signature Center featuring a reading of Signature Spotlight Resident playwright Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice, directed by Les Waters, cocktails, dinner and dancing. The night raised over $735,000 (and counting) for Signature’s artistic programs and playwright residencies. Stephanie Hsu, already accomplished on Broadway (magnetizing audiences in productions including Be More Chill and SpongeBob Squarepants … Continue reading Inside Signature Theatre’s Gala with Stephanie Hsu, Bill Irwin, Sarah Ruhl, Jacob Ming-Trent, Heather Alicia Simms, Tom Sturridge, Wallace Shawn and More

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Jun. 26: The Music Conservatory of Westchester to Honor Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award Winner André De Shields, Music Legend Roberta Flack, Carson Kressley and the Capitol Theatre

The Music Conservatory of Westchester, a non-profit community music school in White Plains, NY, will honor a music legend, Broadway icon, reality star great, and landmark theatre at its fundraiser- the 22nd Annual Golf & Tennis Classic and Gala. The event will be held on Monday, June 26, 2023 at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY. This year, the Conservatory will honor multiple-Grammy Award … Continue reading Jun. 26: The Music Conservatory of Westchester to Honor Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award Winner André De Shields, Music Legend Roberta Flack, Carson Kressley and the Capitol Theatre

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May 15: Samuel D. Hunter, Sanaz Toossi, Caridad Svich, Jules Feiffer, Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford Will Receive 2023 Dramatists Guild Awards at Joe’s Pub

The 2023 Dramatists Guild Awards will be presented at Joe’s Pub on Monday, May 15. The ceremony is open to the public with limited tickets available. Click here to join the DG Awards mailing list and receive future updates. The Hull-Warriner Award is the only award given by dramatists to dramatists. It is presented annually by the Dramatists Guild Council to an author or team … Continue reading May 15: Samuel D. Hunter, Sanaz Toossi, Caridad Svich, Jules Feiffer, Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford Will Receive 2023 Dramatists Guild Awards at Joe’s Pub

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Apr. 17: Rosie’s Theater Kids Will Celebrate Tony-Award Winner Actor, Director, Writer BD Wong and Jay Cohen, Esq. at Passing It On Gala

Rosie’s Theater Kids (Founder Rosie O’Donnell, Founding Artistic and Executive Director Lori Klinger) will honor attorney Jay Cohen, and actor, director and writer BD Wong at this year’s Passing It On Gala, an evening of performances celebrating 20 years of mentorship. The gala will be directed by Artistic Director Lisa Danser and will take place Monday, April 17, 2023 beginning at 6:30 pm with a performance and honoree presentation at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park … Continue reading Apr. 17: Rosie’s Theater Kids Will Celebrate Tony-Award Winner Actor, Director, Writer BD Wong and Jay Cohen, Esq. at Passing It On Gala

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