Our 40th Anniversary Gala will celebrate our legacy and propel us forward into the next 40 years commissioning, producing, and presenting visionary artists of color who create fearlessly at the intersection of art and social justice. We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to support the Harlem Stage 40th Anniversary Gala extravaganza.
This year's honorees include our very own Artistic Director and CEO Patricia Cruz, who we will recognize for her longtime service to the arts and our community. Then the first Patricia Cruz Medallion Award will be presented to our long-time Board member, publisher, producer, longtime former head of DC Comics and MAD Magazine, and co-founder of Double Nickel Entertainment, Jenette Kahn. The Philanthropy Award will be given to BET/Jeanine Liburd, Dancer, choreographer and educator Camille A. Brown will receive our Transformative Artist Award.
To find out more information about sponsorship, purchasing a ticket, or making a donation, contact our Development Manager Julianna Friedman: jfriedman@harlemstage.org
40th Anniversary Gala Co-Chairs
Agnes Gund
Courtney Lee-Mitchell
Gay McDougall
Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes
Dr. Indira Etwaroo, PHD
JoAnn Chase
Lynn Nottage
Mark Thomas
Maxine & John Potts
Stan Ponte
Tamara Tunie
Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante
40th Anniversary Gala Sponsors
BET Networks
Citi Foundation
SESAC | John Josephson and Carolina Zapf
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
The Perry Foundation
Manhattan Beer
Dr. Indira Etwaroo, PhD
IPG
City Winery
Berklee School of Music
Hell's Kitchen
The Public Theater
ABC7
40th Anniversary Gala Co-Chairs
Agnes Gund
John Josephson & Carolina Zapf
Gay McDougall
JoAnn Chase *
Barry Cohen
Dr. Indira Etwaroo, PhD
Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes *
Courtney Lee-Mitchell *
Lynn Nottage
Stan Ponte
Maxine & John Potts
Ted Snowdon & Duffy Violante
Rebecca Robertson*
Mark Thomas *
Lloyd & Teri Trotter
Michael Young *
Fiordellisi Williams Family Foundation
40th Anniversary Gala Committee
Kyle Abraham
Randy Adams
Linda Arrington
L. Kelly Atkinson, Jr.
Catherine Baker-Pitts & Will Pitts
Stefanie Batten Bland
Jenna Bond *
Bill Bragin
Ronald K. Brown
Jamie Cannon *
Caroline & Paul Cronson
Tovah Feldshuh & Andrew H. Levy
Laura Flanders & Elizabeth Streb
Alex Gansa
Stuart & Karen Gelwarg
Angela Glover Blackwell *
Craig Harris
Winnie Holtzman
Jenette Kahn * & Al Williams
Bill T. Jones
Ty Jones
Michael Kantrow & Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo
Steven Kirkpatrick
Brad Learmonth & Jon Gilman
Paul Levitz & Jeanette Cusimano
Sun Kim
Tania León
Loida Lewis
Carey Lovelace
Richard Massey
Jonathan McCrory
John Metzner
Kelly Myers
Sherman & Chris Meloni
Estelle Parsons
Jamila Ponton-Bragg *
Toshi Reagon
Adam Richman & Yadey Yawand-Wossen
Robyn L. Stein
Stew
Tamar-kali
Henry Threadgill
Lloyd & Teri Trotter
Tamara Tunie *
Reginald Van Lee
Carrie Mae Weems
Charles S. Whelan, Jr. & Cristiana Georgescu
Greg Williamson
Carol Wood Moore
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Board Member
Special Thanks To
The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
Uncle Nearest
LCM/247
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