The newly renamed Prospect Musicals will honor three members of the theatre community during the company's 25th Anniversary Gala September 30 at The Edison Ballroom.
Receiving Muse Awards will be the previously reported Tony-winning director and actor Michael Arden (Parade, Maybe Happy Ending), arts advocate and author Kendall Crolius, and Tony recipient Baayork Lee (A Chorus Line).
Drama Desk Award winner Jay Armstrong Johnson (Parade, The Phantom of the Opera) and Jaygee Macapugay (Suffs, Here Lies Love) will co-host the event, celebrating the company’s 25 years of pioneering, developing, and producing new musical theatre works.
Newly announced for the evening are a host of Broadway favorites who will present or perform. Presenters are scheduled to include Tony winner Nikki M. James (Suffs, The Book of Mormon), Princeton Triangle Club alumna Michelle McGorty, and Tony winner Priscilla Lopez (A Chorus Line). Those set to perform include Tony nominee Stephen Bogardus (Falsettos), Bandits on the Run (Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Torin Shepherd, Regina Strayhorn), Ali Ewoldt (The Phantom of the Opera), Diane Phelan (Into the Woods), Jelani Remy (Back to the Future), Helen J Shen (Maybe Happy Ending), LaDonna Burns, Kimberley Chatterjee, Steven Eng, Tymothee Harrell, Devin Ilaw, Charlotte Kunesh, Gaea Lawton, Asher Muldoon, and Jasmine Sharma.
Attendees can expect cocktails, dinner, and entertainment.
“Prospect
is thrilled to honor the 2024 Muse Awardees, whose work has inspired us
through our 25 years of creativity,” said Producing Artistic Director
Cara Reichel in an earlier statement. “We can’t wait to sing their praises as we
look ahead to the company’s next chapter of serving our community.”
To reserve tickets, visit ProspectMusicals.org.