New 42's Find Your Light Gala, celebrating the power of the performing arts and arts education, returns to the Plaza Hotel June 6.
Brandon Victor Dixon hosts the benefit, which features performances by Tony nominees Denée Benton, Matt Doyle, and Norm Lewis, as well as A Chorus Line's Jason Tam, Plaza Suite's Erin Dilly, and 2022 NYC Youth Poet Laureate Elizabeth Shvarts. The evening also includes an appearance by Tony winner John Benjamin Hickey and video appearances by Tony winners Bill Irwin, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Beth Leavel, and John Lithgow plus Tony nominee Arian Moayed.
The Marian Heiskell Award will be presented to Ambassador Theatre Group for its commitment to bringing live experiences to the widest audience possible, and the New Victory Arts Award will be presented to Ping Chong for his contributions as a renowned interdisciplinary theatre artist at New Victory and beyond.
“Ambassador Theatre Group and Ping Chong both exemplify values we hold at New 42: accessibility and ingenuity,” said Russell Granet, president and CEO of New 42, in an earlier statement. "We are fortunate to work with ATG as a stakeholder on 42nd Street with the beautiful Lyric Theatre and with Ping Chong as the leader of an artistic company we have featured multiple times on the New Victory stage. The arts are critical for the empowerment of young audiences and ATG and Ping Chong have demonstrated an impactful commitment to achieving this goal. They honor us by letting us honor them.”
Proceeds support the artistic, arts education, and engagement programs of New 42 and New Victory.
The evening begins at 6 PM with a cocktail reception followed by the 7 PM performance and ceremony. Visit New42.org/Gala.
