Maestra Music, the not-for-profit organization supporting women and nonbinary musicians in the theatre industry, celebrated its second annual benefit concert March 28 at New York City's (Le) Poisson Rouge.
The event, hosted and directed by Tony nominee Kate Baldwin, featured words from founder Georgia Stitt and performances from Tony nominee Elizabeth Stanley (Jagged Little Pill), Jessica Vosk (Wicked), Mikaela Bennett, Bonnie Milligan (Head Over Heels), Michael Maliakel (Aladdin), Darius de Haas (Shuffle Along), Grace McLean (The Great Comet), Heidi Blickenstaff (Something Rotten!), Bryonha Marie Parham (Porgy and Bess), Lourds Lane (SuperYou), and Kennedy Caughell (Paradise Square).
READ: How Maestra Music Is Working to Make Women More Visible in Musical Theatre
Music Director Julianne B. Merrill and Associate Music Director Emily Erickson will led a band made up entirely of Maestra members, with Merrill on piano, Yuka Tadano on bass, Elena Bonomo on drums, Meghan Doyle on guitar, Monica Davis on violin, Sasha Ono on the cello, and Chris MacDonnell playing tenor sax.
Check out photos from the event below.


Jessica Vosk
Jessica Vosk and the Amplify house band
Jessica Vosk
Elena Bonomo, Sasha Ono, Monica Davis, Meghan Doyle, and Chris MacDonnell
Chris MacDonnell
Monica Davis
Kate Baldwin
Mikaela Bennett
Mikaela Bennett
Mikaela Bennett
Mikaela Bennett
Elena Bonomo, Sasha Ono, and Monica Davis
Fernell Hogan, Oliva Hardy, and Nina White
Bonnie Milligan
Bonnie Milligan
Bonnie Milligan
Olivia Hardy and Nina White
Fernell Hogan and Olivia Hardy
Fernell Hogan, Olivia Hardy, Nina White, and Bonnie Milligan
Bonnie Milligan
Michael Maliakel
Michael Maliakel
Michael Maliakel
Michael Maliakel
Michael Maliakel
Monica Davis
Yuka Tadano
Yuka Tadano
Bonnie Milligan, Olivia Hardy, Fernell Hogan, Michael Maliakel, Mikaela Bennett, and Darius de Haas
Meghan Doyle
Darius de Haas
Darius de Haas
Darius de Haas
Julianne B. Merrill
Kate Baldwin
Kate Baldwin, Yuka Tadano, Monica Davis, and Elena Bonomo
Kate Baldwin
Meghan Doyle
Monica Davis
Sasha Ono
Elena Bonomo
Elena Bonomo
Julianne B. Merrill
Sasha Ono, Monica Davis, and Meghan Doyle
Grace McLean
Grace Mclean
Grace McLean
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryhonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Kate Baldwin
Georgia Stitt
Georgia Stitt and the Amplify house band
Heidi Blickenstaff and Elizabeth Stanley
Heidi Blickenstaff and Elizabeth Stanley
Heidi Blickenstaff and Elizabeth Stanley
Elizabeth Stanley
Heidi Blickenstaff
Elizabeth Stanley
Heidi Blickenstaff and Elizabeth Stanley
Heidi Blickenstaff and Elizabeth Stanley
Heidi Blickenstaff and Elizabeth Stanley
Monica Davis, Meghan Doyle, and Chris MacDonnell
Lourdes Lane, Kennedy Caughell, and Jessica Wagner
Lourdes Lane, Kennedy Caughell, and Jessica Wagner
Julianne B. Merrill, Lourdes Lane, and Kennedy Caughell
Jessica Wagner
Lourds Lane, Kennedy Caughell, and Jessica Wagner
Lourdes Lane and Kennedy Caughell
Jessica Wagner
Julianne B. Merrill, Lourdes Lane, and Kennedy Caughell
Meghan Doyle, Chris MacDonnell, Yuka Tadano, Julianne B. Merrill, Elena Bonomo, Monica Davis, Sasha Ono, and Emily Erickson
Kate Baldwin
Heidi Blickenstaff and Elizabeth Stanley
Bryonha Marie Parham
Jessica Vosk
Michael Maliakel
Darius de Haas
Mikaela Bennett
Jessica Wagner, Lourds Lane, and Kennedy Caughell
Bonnie Milligan
Bonnie Milligan
Olivia Hardy, Fernell Hogan, Bonnie Milligan, and Nina White
Elizabeth Stanley
Heidi Blickenstaff and Elizabeth Stanley
Heidi Blickenstaff
Grace McLean
Grace McLean
Julianne B. Merrill
Georgia Stitt
Georgia Stitt
Olivia Hardy, Fernell Hogan, and Nina White
Laura Ivey
Georgia Stitt and Kate Baldwin
Georgia Stitt and Kate Baldwin
Georgia Stitt and Laura Ivey
Jessica Vosk and Bonnie Milligan
Lynne Shankel and Jessica Vosk
Carrie Caffrey and Yoanna Nikolova