Photo Coverage: Inside WP Theater's 40th Anniversary Gala Honoring Amanda Seyfried, Emily Warren, and Bonnie Comley
By: Walter McBride Apr. 16, 2019
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Last night, WP Theater held its 40th Anniversary Gala honoring game-changing women with the Women of Achievement Awards. The gala honored three-time Tony Award-Winning Producer & Founder of BroadwayHD Bonnie Comley (A Gentleman's Guide, War Horse), Award-Winning actress, activist, and singer-songwriter Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia, Dear John, Mean Girls), and Grammy Award-winning songwriter and recording artist Emily Warren (The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down", Dua Lipa's "New Rules").
Hosted by the star of WP's Hatef**k Sendhil Ramamurthy (NBC's "Heroes", "New Amsterdam"), the Gala featured special performances by the Broadway cast of Oklahoma!, an exclusive sneak peek at the Broadway-bound musical Empire Records, composed by WP Lab Alum Zoe Sarnak, and more to be announced. Additionally, special appearances were made by Thomas Sadoski (CBS's "Life in Pieces", Reasons To be Pretty), President of The Broadway League and 2012 Women of Achievement Award Honoree Charlotte St. Martin.
Check out photos below!
Each year WP honors truly outstanding women who have taken risks, pushed limits, and broken ground in a wide variety of fields, celebrating their unique accomplishments at the Women of Achievement Awards. Since its inception, WP Theater's Women of Achievement Awards has paid homage to luminaries such as Gloria Steinem, Whoopi Goldberg, Debra Messing, Audra McDonald, Eve Ensler, Dame Judi Dench, Kerry Washington, Vanessa Redgrave, and Chita Rivera, to name just a few. The Women of Achievement Awards delivers an inspiring, entertaining, star-studded night that celebrates the accomplishments of vital women across many disciplines in New York and beyond.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley
James F. Comley and Bonnie Comley
James F. Comley and Bonnie Comley
Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Kavi Ladnier
Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Kavi Ladnier
Adrienne Campbell-Holt
Adrienne Campbell-Holt
Adrienne Campbell-Holt
Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley
Aki Harimoto
Aki Harimoto and Hal Berman
Aki Harimoto, Hal Berman and Bonnie Comley
Charlotte St. Martin, Bonnie Comley and Nick Scandalios
Charlotte St. Martin, Bonnie Comley and Nick Scandalios
Emily Kaczmarek, Rachel Sussman, Lisa McNulty, Zoe Sarnack, Donnetta Lavinia Grays
Susan Tate Dwyer and Emily Warren
Susan Tate Dwyer
Susan Tate Dwyer
Susan Tate Dwyer and Emily Warren
Jamal Nusseibeh and Julia Balaeskoul Nusseibeh
Jamal Nusseibeh and Julia Balaeskoul Nusseibeh
Stan Ponte and Bonnie ComleyHotel on April 15, 2019 in New York City.
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Randi Zuckerber
Thomas Sadowski and Amanda Seyfried
Thomas Sadowski and Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried, Emily Warren and Bonnie Comley
Amanda Seyfried, Emily Warren, Bonnie Comley
Lisa McNulty, Amanda Seyfried, Emily Warren, Bonnie Comley, Michael Sagg
Lisa McNulty, Amanda Seyfried, Emily Warren, Bonnie Comley, Michael Sagg
Lisa McNulty, Amanda Seyfried, Emily Warren and Bonnie Comley
Bonnie Comley and Ellie Heyman
Thomas Sadowski and Amanda Seyfried
Thomas Sadowski and Amanda Seyfried
Thomas Sadowski and Amanda Seyfried
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