Photos: Ariana DeBose, Lauren Reid, and More Honored at the WP Women of Achievement Awards
WP Theater’s 2023 Gala, Celebrating Extraordinary Achievement By Women+ Artists and Industry Leaders, was held last night, May 8.
WP Theater's 2023 Gala, Celebrating Extraordinary Achievement By Women+ Artists and Industry Leaders, was held last night, May 8.
The event honored Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, Hamilton) with the Trailblazer Award, and Broadway League Chair & John Gore Organization President Lauren Reid with the Ceiling Breaker Award, in a ceremony at The Edison Ballroom.
Theater Board Member and Tony Award-nominated producer Rachel Sussman and WP Theater Board Member Joseph P. Petito Esq. served as the gala co-chairs.
BroadwayWorld was there and you can 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: Jennifer Broski
Rachel Sussman
Rachel Sussman
Sandy Ashendorf, Rachel Wax
Bonnie Comley
Bonnie Comley
Daryl Roth
Daryl Roth
Christin Eve Cato
Christin Eve Cato
Cori Thomas
Cori Thomas
Zuleyma Guevara
Zuleyma Guevara
Lila Blue
Lila Blue
Rachel Sussman, Lisa McNulty
Lisa McNulty
Lisa McNulty
Brandilyn Dumas
Brandilyn Dumas
Shirley Rumierk
Shirley Rumierk
Dan Moses, Kate Kilbane
Dan Moses, Kate Kilbane
Rebecca Martinez, Zuleyma Guevara, Shirely Rumierk, Christin Eve Cato
Lauren Reid
Lauren Reid
Queen Esther
Queen Esther
Lauren Reid, Rachel Sussman
Amanda Green
Kenny Leon
Kenny Leon
Lauren Reid, Kenny Leon
Anne Kauffman, Lisa McNulty
Anne Kauffman, Lisa McNulty
J. Harrison Ghee, Daryl Roth
J. Harrison Ghee
J. Harrison Ghee
Zoe Sarnak
Zoe Sarnak
Heidi Schreck
Heidi Schreck
Charlotte St. Martin
Charlotte St. Martin
Lila Blue, Kate Kilbane, Dan Moses, Dan Harris
Lisa Miles, Zizi Majid, Marya Cohn
Barry Grove, Lauren Reid
Beth Williams, Lauren Reid, Mindy Rich, Barbara Whitman
Ariana DeBose
Ariana DeBose
Jessica Vosk, Ariana DeBose
Jessica Vosk
Jessica Vosk
Lisa McNulty, Ariana DeBose, Lauren Reid
Robert Horn
Robert Horn
Mike Bosner, Robert Horn
Mike Bosner, Robert Horn
Cynthia Tong, Tom Kirdahy
Cynthia Tong, Tom Kirdahy
Tom Kirdahy
Tom Kirdahy
Sergio Trujillo
Sergio Trujillo
Alex Newell
Alex Newell
Sean Hayes
Sean Hayes
Lauren Reid, Sean Hayes
