Last night, May 2, 2016, The New York Pops celebrated its 33rd birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the revolutionary collaborations of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, the songwriting team behind LES MISERABLES, Miss Saigon, and more. Serving as Honorary Co-Chairs for the event were musical theatre legends Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Patti LuPone. BroadwayWorld takes you inside the dinner following the show below!
The event began at 7:00 PM with a concert in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, featuring a spectacular lineup of guest artists under the baton of Music Director Steven Reineke. The performances highlighted Boublil and Schonberg's four-decade partnership. Guest artists Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Montego Glover, Robert Marien, Laura Osnes, and Kyle Scatliffeperformed alongside Stephanie J. Block, Jon Jon Briones, Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, Patti LuPone, Eva Noblezada, John Owen-Jones, Hugh Panaro, Lea Salonga, and Marie Zamora. The concert also featured Judith Clurman's Essential Voices USA, as well as students from The New York Pops' Kids on Stage music education program and Camp Broadway Kids.
Photos by Stephen Sorkoff

Eric Gabbard, Patti LuPone, Steven Reineke, music director/conductor The New York Pops

Steven Reineke, June Freemazon, Board Member, Eric Gabbard, Stephanie J. Block, Sebastian Arcelus

Nathan Johnson, Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan, Ashley Spencer

Anne M. Swanson, executive director The New York Pops

James A. Read, Corporate Honoree

Maria Zamora & Alain Boublil

Jeremy Jordan, Ashley Spencer, Nathan Johnson, Laura Osnes

Montego Glover, Steven Reineke, Stephanie J. Block

Jeremy Jordan, Ashley Spencer, Nathan Johnson, Laura Osnes, Eda Sorokoff, Stephen Sorokoff

The New York Pops Gala

Steven Reineke, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg, James A. Read

Judith Clurman, Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes

The New York Pops Gala

Steven Reineke, Jeremy Jordan, Ashley Spencer

Eda Sorokoff, Frank DiLella, NY1, Christopher DiLella, Caroline Sorokoff, Gold Coast Arts Center & International Film Festival

Anne M. Swanson & James A. Read

Stephanie J. Block & Stephen Sorokoff

William T. Sullivan, Co-Chair Event Committee

Brian Worsdale, French Woods & Timothy Stoddard

Eric Gabbard, Stephen Sorokoff, Stephanie J. Block

Jamie deRoy, Paula Kaminsky Davis, Kyle Scatliffe

Carolyn Bolt & Sason Smoller

Caroline Sorokoff & Hugh Panaro

Steven Reineke, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michael Schonberg

Eda Sorokoff, Richard Matlby Jr.
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