New York Musical Theater Festival Announces The Sixth Season Awards Gala To Honor NY1 and Sh-K-Boom Records 11/22

The New York Musical Theater Festival will honor TV's NY 1 and Sh-K-Boom at its sixth Anniversary Season Awards Gala on Sunday, November 22nd at The Supper Club (230 West 46th Street). The winners of NYMF 2009 Awards for Excellence, which will be all announced later this month, will also be honored at the gala.

NY1 is Time Warner Cable's 24-hour newschannel in New York City. NY1 covers the city's five boroughs with more than 40 full-time reporters and is the only NYC network committed to covering the theater and offering the only weekly news program dedicated to live theater, airing six times a week, 52 weeks a year, in addition to their coverage that airs throughout the day through their "NY1 LIVING" arts reporting.

Founded 10 years ago by Kurt Deutsch and Sherie Rene Scott, Sh-K-Boom and its imprint Ghostlight Records has become the leading independent force in musical theatre recording-shining a light towards its future while continuing to honor its past. The label is renowned for its efforts to encourage and support the music of the most innovative new voices on Broadway, to help bridge the gap between pop/rock and musicals, and to preserve the scores of important works. Featured amongst the label's over 75 titles are the popular cast albums of Passing Strange, Legally Blonde, The Last Five Years, Hair, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and solo albums from major Broadway artists like Patti LuPone, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, Christine Ebersole, Alice Ripley and Adam Pascal. Ghostlight/Sh-K-Boom's work has not only brought them a loyal following of fans and supporters, but has also garnered a special Drama Desk Award, multiple Grammy Award nominations and their first Grammy win in 2008 for the Original Broadway Cast Recording of In the Heights. The label is also responsible for the cast recordings of several NYMF success stories, including Next to Normal, Altar Boyz and [title of show].
Special appearances and performances will include the award-winning NYMF 2009 shows.

Events of the Evening
6:30 PM Cocktails & Silent Auction
7:30 PM Dinner
8:30 PM Awards Presentation & Performance
10:00pm VIP After-Party

Tickets
Champion Tables of 10: $5,000 | Champion Tickets: $500
(includes preferred seating and admission to the VIP After-Party with the artists)
Supporter Tables of 10: $3,500 | Supporter Tickets: $350
Artist Sponsor Tickets: $200
(covers the cost of dinner for one of the award winners)

To purchase tickets or for sponsorship opportunities, call (212) 664-0979 x12 or email gala@nymf.org

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