The American Theatre Wing again honored the unsung heroes of the theatre industry at its 2024 gala September 9 at Cipriani 42nd Street. The evening featured performances from a roster of Broadway favorites, who each got a chance to shine a spotlight on their own personal unsung hero, from dressers who execute seamless quick changes to makeup artists responsible for the flawless faces seen on stage.
See photos from the evening in the gallery below.
The gala featured performances from Tony nominee Jenn Colella (Come From Away, Suffs), Drama Desk winner Michael Urie (Once Upon a Mattress, Ugly Betty), Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Spamalot), Nikki Renée Daniels (Once Upon A Mattress), Tony nominee Brody Grant (The Outsiders), Tony winner Matt Doyle (Company), Tony nominee Amber Iman (Lempicka), Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd, The King and I), Tony nominee Joshua Henry (Into the Woods, Carousel), and Tony nominee Eli Gelb (Stereophonic).
Santino Fontana
Emilio Sosa
Ruthie Ann Miles
Nikki Reneé Daniels
Eli Gelb and Justin Craig
Benjamin Rauhala
Amber Iman
Heather Hitchens
James Monroe Iglehart
Jenn Colella
Joshua Henry
Matt Doyle
Inside the American Theatre Wing Gala at Cipriani
Camille Liwanag and Nikki Reneé Daniels
Ruthie Ann Miles
Ruthie Ann Miles and Dr Brian Gill
Jenn Colella
Lisa Iacucci and Jenn Colella
Matt Doyle and Katy Pfaff
Eli Gelb and Justin Craig
Nikki Reneé Daniels
James Monroe Iglehart and Cheryl Thomas
Felix Cisneros and Heather Hitchens
Rachel Antonoff
Lilli Cooper
Santino Fontana
Bess Florioso, Santino Fontana, and Kat Shea
Mandy Gonzalez
Daniel Dae Kim
Frank DiLella and Ana Villafañe
Ana Villafañe
Frank DiLella
David Henry Hwang
Ashley Longshore
Joshua Henry and Courtney Alfrey
Joshua Henry
Amber Iman
James Monroe Iglehart
Heather Hitchens and Felix Cisneros
Frank DiLella
Justin Craig and Eli Gelb
Benjamin Rauhala
David Henry Hwang
Daniel Dae Kim
Ryan Serhant
Ruthie Ann Miles
Ruthie Ann Miles and Dr. Brian Gill
Rachel Antonoff
Heather Hitchens
Ashley Longshore
Ashley Longshore and Brisa Carelton
Ana Villafañe
Frank DiLella and Ana Villafañe
Amber Iman
Cheryl Thomas and James Monroe Iglehart
James Monroe Iglehart
Jenn Colella and Lisa Iacucci
Joshua Henry and Courtney Alfrey
Joshua Henry
Kenny Leon
Lilli Cooper
Mandy Gonzalez
Matt Doyle and Katy Pfaff
Nikki Reneé Daniels and Camille Liwanag
All of the proceeds from the Gala go to the American Theatre Wing’s variety of programs, including The Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative, The Jonathan Larson Grants, National Theatre Company Grants, The Playreaders Club (in partnership with The Drama Book Shop), and producing ATW’s Emmy Award nominated Working in the Theatre Series.
Produced by Staci Levine, the concert program was led by music director Benjamin Rauhala. The Wing is also hosting a digital auction on Charity Buzz that continues through September 19.
The American Theatre Wing—founder and co-presenter (with The Broadway League) of the Tony Awards and the home to the Obie Awards—is a not-for-profit organization founded on the eve of America’s entry into WWI by seven suffragists and theatre makers to support the nation by harnessing the power of theatre. ATW’s work continues to be driven by the belief that theatre is essential to the economic, educational, and social and emotional well-being of society.
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