NEW
YORK, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New York
City Children's Theater (NYCCT) will present the 2024 Gala, "Light
the Lights: Broadway Celebrates New York City Children's Theater,"
on Monday, May 6th, at 6:30pm at The View at The Battery hosted by Tony
award nominee and Gala Chair Anika
Larsen (Almost Famous, Beautiful: The
Carole King Musical).
Monday, May 6th,
2024
6:30pm - Cocktail Hour
7:30pm Dinner and Program
Business / Cocktail Attire Preferred
The View at The Battery
1 Battery Place, NYC 10004
Drama Desk Award Nominees Russ
Kaplan and Sara
Wordsworth (IN TRANSIT, DORY FANTASMAGORY) will receive
the Family of Artists Award, recognizing the sustained
contributions of those who continually help NYCCT fulfill its
mission and support the field of theater for young audiences. Mr.
Kaplan and Ms. Wordsworth have been steadfast supporters of NYCCT
and wrote two original musicals for the company: 2021's hit family
musical Dory Fantasmagory and 2014's Dear Albert Einstein, which was nominated for
Best Family Musical by the Off-Broadway Alliance. They are now
working on a sequel to Dory Fantasmagory, Dory
Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds, with NYCCT. Mr. Kaplan and
Ms. Wordsworth will receive their award from Academy Award winners
Robert Lopez and
Kristen Anderson-Lopez
(Frozen).
The evening will feature a special appearance by Seth Rudetsky and James
Wesley (Stars in the House), and performances
from Ms. Larsen, Arielle
Jacobs (Aladdin, In the Heights),
Shelley Thomas
(Brooklyn, Rent),
and Collin Hancock (How To
Dance In Ohio) as well as a cocktail reception
accompanied by Broadway jazz standards, seated dinner, and awards
program.
The annual Gala raises crucial funds that help us bring
award-winning theater productions and education programs to
children and families across the city at little or no cost to them.
Guests will celebrate New York City Children's Theater's mission to
promote children's literacy and social development through
sustainable, accessible professional theater productions and
arts-in-education programs. We reach nearly 15,000 children/youth
and families across NYC each year with our programming. For many of
our students, NYCCT is their first introduction to theater.
The Gala Committee is composed of NYCCT Board members:
Anika Larsen, Gala Chair;
Kimberly Marshall, Matthew Quint, Melanie
Weinraub, and Barbara Zinn
Krieger.
Tickets on sale now; Individual tickets, $400; General table of 10, $5,000; VIP Table of 10, $10,000. For tickets/tables or donations, please
visit nycchildrenstheater.org/nycct-2024-gala/.
About New York City Children's Theater:
New York City Children's Theater's mission is to promote
children's literacy and social development through sustainable,
accessible professional theater productions and arts-in-education
programs.
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For more information about New York City Children's Theater,
please visit www.nycchildrenstheater.org.
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*Presenters and performers are subject to change.
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