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Princess
Grace Awards Gala 2019
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Jon M. Chu, Leslie
Odom Jr., Chinonye Chukwu, Paul Tazewell, Tiler Peck, Aldis
Hodge - Photo by
Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images
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2019 PRINCESS GRACE AWARDS GALA HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE
OF MONACO HOSTED SPECIAL EVENING CELEBRATING THE 2019 PRINCESS
GRACE AWARDS GALA IN NEW YORK CITY |
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, 2019 Prince
Rainier III Award Recipient Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber
at the 2019 Princess Grace Awards Gala on
November 25, 2019 in New York City
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On Monday,
November 25, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGFUSA)
celebrated the 2019 Princess Grace Awards Gala at The Plaza
Hotel in New York City.
Held in the presence of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of
Monaco, the Awards Gala was an evening of elegance and
entertainment emceed by Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer
and 2016 Princess Grace Statue Award Recipient, Leslie Odom, Jr.
The Gala honored three-time Tony-recipient and Golden Globe
Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters and film director,
Chinonye Chukwu, winner of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Grand
Jury Prize Award for her film Clemency, and this year’s Princess
Grace Award winners in theater, dance and film.
The evening was also a special celebration of the 90th birthday
of Hollywood’s most iconic movie star and beloved Princess Grace
(Kelly) of Monaco and featured a special tribute video honoring
her as a film and fashion icon and philanthropist.
Bernadette Peters was honored with the distinguished Prince
Rainier III Award for her outstanding artistry and exemplary
give-back, which was presented to her by Peters’ Hello, Dolly!
co-star, Victor Garber and HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Peters was surprised with a special musical medley in her honor
led by Tony Awardwinner Gavin Creel featuring HSH Prince Albert
II of Monaco, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, Ian Mellencamp, and more
singing “Hello, Dolly!” Followed by Liz Callaway singing
“Children Will Listen” with dance performance by Marcella Lewis
& Tamisha Guy, Julia Murney singing “Broadway Baby,” and
Broadway Boys singing “There’s No Business Like Show Business.”
Clemency actor Aldis Hodge presented Chinonye Chukwu with the
2019 Princess Grace Statue Award for her continuing excellence
in her chosen discipline since receiving a Princess Grace Award
in 2009.
Additionally, the Gala awarded 25 emerging artists in theater,
dance, and film with Princess Grace Awards presented to them by
some of the Foundation’s most illustrious Award winners
including filmmaker Jon M. Chu (2011 Princess Grace Statue Award
Recipient), New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Tiler Peck
(2013 Princess Grace Statue Award Recipient), and Emmy and Tony
Award-winning Costume Designer Paul Tazewell (2004 Princess
Grace Statue Award Recipient). The 2019 Princess Grace Awards
Gala continues the legacy of Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco,
who helped emerging artists pursue their artistic goals during
Her lifetime. In total, the Foundation is awarding over $1
million to artists in theater, dance, and film annually.
During the gala, guests enjoyed a spirited live auction and pledge drive
led by Robbie Gordy (Associate Vice President & Auctioneer,
Christie's New York), which featured an Abercrombie & Kent
6-night luxury holiday to Botswana & Zambia, a limited edition
photographic print of “Kingdom” by David Yarrow, and a custom
designed jewely by Robert Procop Exceptional Jewels and Brooke
Shields. Additional VIP guests and Princess Grace Foundation-USA
supporters in attendance include Ron Chernow (Author, Alexander
Hamilton), H.E. Maguy Maccario Doyle (Ambassador of Monaco to
the United States and Canada), John Gore (Chairman & CEO, John
Gore Organization), Amy & Brian France, Rod & Karen Gancas
(Crown Sponsors), Karen Hillenburg, Hon. John F. Lehman (PGF-USA
Chairman), D. Christopher Le Vine (PGF-USA Board of Trustees),
Isabelle Picco (Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United
Nations), Gloria Swansong (aka Daniel Tyler Matthews, 2014
Princess Grace Award Winner / Costume Designer), Alex Soldier
(Prince Rainier III Award Designer), Brisa Trinchero (CEO,
Princess Grace FoundationUSA), Jon B. Turk, MD (PGF-USA Board of
Trustees), Lynn Wyatt (PGF-USA Board of Trustees), and more.
ABOUT THE PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION – USA The Princess Grace
Foundation-USA is a non-profit, publicly supported foundation,
headquartered in New York City and founded 37 years ago by
Prince Rainier III of Monaco to honor his wife, Princess Grace’s
[Kelly] legacy. The Foundation's mission is to identify and
assist emerging talent in theater, dance, and film by awarding
grants in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and
fellowships. Since its inception the Foundation has given awards
to more than 800 recipients. Some notable Princess Grace Award
recipients in Film include: Emmy winner Cary Fukunaga will
direct the next James Bond film, directed Netflix’s Maniac,
HBO’s “True Detective”, and Jane Eyre; Greg Mottola director of
Superbad, “Arrested Development”, and Amazon’s The Dangerous
Book for Boys; Stephen Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob
SquarePants. Theater recipients include: Tony Award winner for
Best Direction of a Play, Anna D. Shapiro; Pulitzer and Tony
Award winning playwright Tony Kushner; Golden Globe Award winner
Oscar Isaac; and Tony Award winning actor Leslie Odom Jr.
Dance/Choreography recipients include: Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater Artistic Director Robert Battle; American Ballet
Theatre’s Gillian Murphy and Isabella Boylston and New York City
Ballet’s Tiler Peck; as well as choreographers Camille A. Brown
and Kyle Abraham. The Princess Grace Awards Ceremony is produced
by Scott Mauro Entertainment, Inc/ Scott H. Mauro, Executive
Producer for the 13th year. For more information about the
Princess Grace Awards program, please visit
www.pgfusa.org |
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