Morrison will accept his award via a video appearance.
The evening, which begins at 7:30 PM, will also honor award-winning composers and lyricists Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt. Daisy Prince will direct the evening featuring the work of the married composers.
Performers will include three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara, two-time Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James, Aisha De Haas, Christopher Jackson, Lauren Kennedy and Jessica Molaskey as well as honorees Brown and Stitt. The artists will be accompanied by a nine-piece band and a 30-voice chorus, under the musical direction of Thomas Murray.
Pre-curtain reception begins at 6 PM; performance at 7:30 PM. Tickets for the concert and reception are $200 and $150; concert-only tickets are $75 and $25. Proceeds benefit The CAP21 Theatre Company. For tickets, call (866) 811-4111 or visit https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/8851145.
For more information, visit www.cap21.org.
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CAP21: America's Musical Theatre Conservatory & Theatre Company was founded by Frank Ventura and Eliza Ventura in 1993. For nearly twenty years, The CAP21 Theatre Company has developed and produced new plays and musicals by emerging and established theatre writers. CAP21 develops at least 20 new musicals and new plays a year, engaging over 200 theatre artists.