Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet With the Cast and Creatives of LARAMIE: A LEGACY
By: Walter McBride Sep. 25, 2018
Tectonic Theater Project presented LARAMIE: A LEGACY, a reading of The Laramie Project honoring the life and legacy of Matthew Shepard for the 20th anniversary of his death, on Monday, September 24th at 7pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College.
BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos of the cast and creatives below!
Emmy and Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris (Hedwig & The Angry Inch; "How I Met Your Mother"); Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Mary Louise Parker (Proof, "Weeds"); and Tony Award winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots); Emmy Award nominee Samira Wiley(The Handmaid's Tale, Orange is the New Black), Olympic bronze medalist and U.S. Figure Skating champion Adam Rippon in his stage debut, YouTube star and comedian Randy Rainbow, and Critic's Choice Television Award nominee Asia Kate Dillon (John Wick 3: Parabellum, Billions).
The stars joined the original company of The Laramie Project: Stephen Belber, Amanda Gronich, Mercedes Herrero, Andy Paris, Greg Pierotti, Barbara Pitts McAdams and Kelli Simpkins, with Tectonic Theater Project company member Scott Barrow.
Tectonic Theater Project founder and Artistic Director Moisés Kaufman and company member Jimmy Maize directed
Emmy and Peabody Award winning journalist Anderson Cooper hosted the evening's benefit reception.
Twenty years ago, the eyes of the nation were drawn to Laramie, Wyoming after the hate crime murder of Matthew Shepard. In the following weeks, the Matthew Shepard Foundation was founded and members of Tectonic Theater Project traveled from New York to Laramie to conduct interviews with the people of the town. These interviews formed the basis of The Laramie Project, which has become one of the most performed contemporary plays in the world.
Proceeds from LARAMIE: A LEGACY benefit both the Matthew Shepard Foundation and Tectonic Theater Project, and their concurrent missions to educate and erase hate across the country through theater and activism. Company initiatives include Tectonic Theater Project's Moment Work Institute, which trains over 1,000 students and emerging artists each year in Tectonic's unique and powerful theater-making technique and The Matthew Shepard Foundation's continuing programs to foster a more caring and just world, including hate crime trainings for hundreds of police annually.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Jimmy Maize and Moises Kaufman
Moises Kaufman and Adam Rippon
Judy Shepard and Dennis Shepard
Danny Burstein and Mary Louise Parker
Danny Burstein, Mary Louise Parker, Samira Wiley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Michael Emerson, Adam Rippon, Billy Porter, Andy Paris, Purva Bedi, Asia Kate Dillon with cast and guests
Danny Burstein, Mary Louise Parker, Samira Wiley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Michael Emerson, Adam Rippon, Billy Porter, Andy Paris, Purva Bedi, Asia Kate Dillon with cast and guests
Danny Burstein, Mary Louise Parker, Samira Wiley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Michael Emerson, Adam Rippon, Billy Porter, Andy Paris, Purva Bedi, Asia Kate Dillon with cast and guests
Dennis Shepard, Judy Shepard, Danny Burstein, Mary Louise Parker, Samira Wiley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Michael Emerson, Adam Rippon, Billy Porter, Andy Paris, Purva Bedi, Asia Kate Dillon, Jimmy Maize, Moises Kaufman with cast and guests
Mary Louise Parker and Danny Burstein
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