PhotosSamuel L. Jackson, Brandon Victor Dixon, Julie Taymor, and More at the American Theatre Wing Centennial GalaThe organization behind the Tony Awards held its celebratory gala September 18.
By
Hannah Vine
September 19, 2017
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson
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The American Theatre Wing held its centennial gala September 18, which celebrated “the power of musical theatre in American life over the past 100 years.”
Performances were given by Tony Award winners Brian Stokes Mitchell, Gavin Creel, and Heather Headley; Tony nominees Laura Osnes, Norm Lewis, Santino Fontana, Beth Malone, and Howard McGillin; and other Broadway stars including Taylor Trensch and Natalie Cortez. All shared their talent at the event, which was held at Cipriani restaurant at 110 East 42nd Street in New York City.
The event raised over $1.2 million, marking a record-breaking year for the Wing. The performances were captured by BroadwayHD and will be released on the streaming service in early 2018.
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Samuel L. Jackson, Brandon Victor Dixon, Julie Taymor, and More at the American Theatre Wing Centennial Gala
Samuel L. Jackson, Brandon Victor Dixon, Julie Taymor, and More at the American Theatre Wing Centennial Gala
The organization behind the Tony Awards held its celebratory gala September 18.
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Janelle McDermoth
Jamie de Roy
Felix Cisneros III and Heather Hitchens
Heather Hitchens
Brandon Victor Dixon
Ted Chapin and Zoë Chapin
Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley
Stephen C. Byrd
Emilio Sosa and William Ivey Long
Charlotte St. Martin
Evie Dolan
Natalie Cortez
Alyse Lo Bianco and Tony Lo Bianco
Lia Vollack
Derek McLane
Lea DeLaria
Julie Taymor
Nadine Wong, Marva A. Smalls, David Henry Hwang, CeCe Black, Anki Leeds, and Heather Hitchens
Stephen Carlile, Jelani Remy, Bongi Duma, Ruthlyn Salomons, Lindiwe Dlamini, Tshidi Manye, Adrienne Walker, Bonita Hamilton, and L. Steven Taylor
Rebecca Luker, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Allyson Tucker
Brent Tworetzky and Randi Zuckerberg
Rebecca Luker
Beth Malone
James Higgins
David Henry Hwang, Nicole Eisenberg, and Heather Hitchens
Stephen Eisenberg and Nicole Eisenberg
Richard Samson and Howard McGillin
Adam Kantor
Sergio Trujillo and Jack Noseworthy
Bobby Cannavale
Pamela Barbey and Peter D. Barbey
Peter D. Barbey
Liz Clayman
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Jeffrey Alfred Legum and Harriet Legum
Brad Walsh and Christian Siriano
Isotta Ingrid Rossellini, Pia Lindstrom, and Isabella Rossellini
Lucy Liu
Susan Benedetto and Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Margo MacNabb Nederlander and Jimmy Nederlander
Nicole Eisenberg and Christian Siriano
Felipe Escalante and Amy Fine Collins
Amy Fine Collins
Tony Bennett and Lucy Liu
Norm Lewis
Daryl Roth
Pauletta Washington, Emilio Sosa, and Anna Maria Horsford
The service organization that created the Tony Awards in memory of one of its co-founders, Antoinette Perry, was started in 1917 as The Stage Women’s War Relief, which enabled theatre folk to support the war effort during World War I. The Wing ran the famous Stage Door Canteen (free to servicemen) during World War II. Partnering with the Broadway League, the Wing launched and continues to host the annual Tonys, recognizing the best in Broadway. The Wing now also oversees and presents the Obie Awards for Off-Broadway achievement, among many other support activities for the theatre community.
