NYU Tisch School
of the Arts will host its 50th
Anniversary Gala, Celebrating
the Past/Creating the Future,
on Monday, April 4, 2016, at
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
Frederick P. Rose Hall. Hosted
by alumni Alec Baldwin (’94) and
Spike Lee (’82), the event will
honor the Tisch family and
notable Tisch alumni Paul
Tazewell (’89), Wendy Calhoun
(’91) and Lili Cheng (’93).
RED CARPET:
Alec Baldwin,
actor, producer and comedian
Billy Crystal,
actor, director, comedian and
writer
Martin Scorsese,
director, producer, screenwriter
and actor
Javier Muñoz,
actor, Hamilton,
In the Heights
Andrew Tisch,
co-chair, Loews Corporation
Jonathan Tisch,
Chairman, Loews Hotels
Steve Tisch,
filmmaker, producer and
Executive Vice President, the
New York Giants
Paul Tazewell,
five-time Tony Award nominee,
costume designer, Hamilton and The
Wiz Live!
Wendy Calhoun,
writer, producer, Empire, Nashville and Justified
Lili Cheng,
Microsoft engineer
Vanna White,
hostess, Wheel
of Fortune
Allyson Green,
Dean, NYU Tisch School of the
Arts
Hilaria Baldwin,
yoga instructor and wellness
expert
Nancy Travis,
actress, Last
Man Standing
Jonathan Cohen (’12),
Tisch Gala co-chair, producer
Michael D. Ratner (’14),
Tisch Gala co-chair, writer,
director, producer
Emily Warren,
alumna, Clive Davis Institute of
Recorded Music; co-writer of
Jessie J’s “Masterpiece”
WHAT:
NYU Tisch School
of the Arts 50th Anniversary
Gala, Celebrating
the Past/Creating the Future. The
gala event is the culmination of
a year-long celebration of the
school’s 50th anniversary,
celebrating the impact of the
NYU Tisch community on the
cultural landscape over the last
50 years, and envisioning how
the school can continue its
legacy of excellence in arts
training over the next 50 years.
All proceeds from the evening
will go towards scholarship
funds to support talented
students for the next half
century.
WHEN:
Monday, April 4,
2016
Press check-in:
5:15 PM
Red carpet: 6:00
PM – 7:00 PM
Gala performance:
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
WHERE:
Jazz at Lincoln
Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall
Time Warner
Center
3 Columbus Circle
(enter at Broadway and 60th
Street)
New York, NY
10019
Tickets for
Celebrating the Past/Creating
the Future are available at
www.tischgala.com.
Media wishing to
cover this event must request
press credentials by contacting
Ann Kaiser at The TASC Group at
212-337-8870 or ann@thetascgroup.com.
About the NYU
Tisch School of the Arts
For almost 50
years, the NYU Tisch School
of the Arts has drawn on the
vast artistic and cultural
resources of New York City
and New York University to
create an extraordinary
training ground for the
individual artist and
scholar of the arts. Today,
students learn their craft
in a spirited, risk-taking
environment that combines
the professional training of
a conservatory with the
liberal arts education of a
premier global university
with campuses in New York,
Abu Dhabi, Shanghai and 11
academic centers around the
world. Learn more at
www.tisch.nyu.edu .