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New York City Center President & CEO Arlene
Shuler today announced the 2020 Gala
presentation will take place on
Wednesday, December 9 at 7:30pm
(pre-show events begin at 6:30pm).
Supporting
the historic midtown theater founded for the people of New
York, this special benefit performance titled
An Evening with Audra McDonald
will be filmed live on the City Center stage and presented
digitally only at NYCityCenter.org.
The Gala concert will be available on demand for one week
only through Wednesday, December 16. Funds raised by all
streamed performances will ensure City Center is able to
continue its founding mission to provide access to the best
in the performing arts to the widest possible audience and
to support artists with new opportunities to create and
perform.
“We are so excited and honored that the great Audra McDonald
will be making her New York City Center debut as part of our
annual gala presentation and our commitment to turning the
lights back on at City Center,” said President & CEO Arlene
Shuler. “While we may not be able to gather
in celebration this year, I am delighted that we are able to
capture Audra’s exceptional talent on our stage and bring
the energy of this live performance directly to our
audience.”
Longtime collaborator and music director Andy
Einhorn will accompany the Tony, Grammy, and
Emmy Award-winning McDonald for an intimate evening of songs
showcasing her exceptional range from the golden age of
Broadway and the Great American Songbook to today's new
voices in musical theater.
Widely
praised for her unparalleled breadth and versatility as a
singer and an actor, McDonald is as much at home on Broadway
and opera stages as she is in roles on film and television.
In addition to her theatrical work, she maintains a major
career as a concert and recording artist and has appeared on
the great stages of the world. Off stage,
McDonald is a passionate advocate for equal rights, LGBTQ
causes, and underprivileged youth. She is also a founding
member of Black Theatre United, whose mission is to inspire
reform and combat systemic racism within the theater
community and throughout the nation.
Gala packages, including festive pre- and post-show events
with City Center artists and McDonald herself, are available
now starting at $2,500.
For additional information and reservations, email SpecialEvents@NYCityCenter.org.
Digital access for New York City Center’s 2020 Gala concert
starts at $35 and goes
on
sale to the general public Monday, November 16,
online at NYCityCenter.org.
The Gala concert will be available on demand for one week
only through Wednesday, December 16.
New York City Center is located at 131 West 55th Street
between 6th and 7th Avenues.
For information call 212.581.1212 or visit
NYCityCenter.org .
Programming subject to change.
NEW YORK CITY CENTER
(Arlene Shuler, President & CEO) has played a defining role
in the cultural life of the city since 1943. The distinctive
neo-Moorish theater welcomes over 300,000 annual visitors to
experience internationally acclaimed artists on the same
stage where legends like George Balanchine, Leonard
Bernstein, Barbara Cook, José Ferrer, Martha Graham, and
Paul Robeson made their mark. Its landmark 75th Anniversary
Season (2018 – 2019) paid tribute to this rich history and
celebrated the institution’s singular role in the arts
today. City Center’s Tony-honored Encores! series has
celebrated the tradition of American musical theater for
over 25 years.
In 2013, City Center launched the Encores! Off-Center
series, which brings today’s innovative artists into contact
with groundbreaking musicals from the more recent past.
Dance has also been integral to the theater’s mission from
the start and programs like the annual Fall for Dance
Festival, with all tickets $15, remain central to City
Center’s identity. Home to a roster of renowned national and
international companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater (City Center’s Principal Dance Company) and
Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center is Manhattan’s
first performing arts center, founded by Mayor Fiorello La
Guardia with the mission of making the best in
music, theater, and dance accessible to all audiences.
That mission continues today through its dynamic
programming, art exhibitions, studio events, and master
classes, which are complemented by education and community
engagement programs that bring the performing arts to over
11,000 New York City students, teachers, and families each
year. NYCityCenter.org |