Photos: Laura Benanti Honored At 2024 BROADWAY DREAMS Gala
The evening also featured the presentation of the 2024 Founder’s Award to Christine Duffy, the highly esteemed President of Carnival Cruise Line.
Broadway Dreams hosted its annual gala this weekend at The Plaza New York (768 5th Avenue). Jerry Mitchell, Jerry Zaks, and more turned out for the big night! See photos from the event!
The evening honored Tony Award-winner and five-time Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti and featured the presentation of the 2024 Founder’s Award to Christine Duffy, the highly esteemed President of Carnival Cruise Line.
Co-directed by Tony Award-winner Alex Newell and Emmy Award-nominated director and choreographer Spencer Liff, the Broadway Dreams Gala featured musical performances by an all-star cast of Broadway’s best together with an ensemble of the organization’s current students and alumni. The evening raised critical funds for Broadway Dreams’ global work in supporting performing arts education, career development, and mentorship.
Founded in 2006, Broadway Dreams offers mentorship-driven performing arts training programs throughout the year. It draws on a wide network of teaching artists from the Broadway community and inspires students to awaken their highest potential. Now in its 17th year, Broadway Dreams has inspired more than 20,000 students in more than eight countries, including a record 3,200 in-person students in 2022 alone. Broadway Dreams has to date awarded more than $1.8M in scholarships, with more than 150 students booking professional breakthrough jobs since 2018.
Photo Credit: Santiago Felipe
The Plaza Hotel
Lynn Ahrens, Sarah Harmann, Stephen Flaherty
Tom and Vickie Gabbard and Elizabeth and JC Faulkner
Erik Bottcher and Michael Hormel
John BattaGliesi
Gus Shonfeld, Jeremy Shonfeld, and Sarah-Jane Casey
Broadway Dreams Board of Directors
Samantha Gorjanc, Meghan Picerno, and Dee Pace sing for Laura Benanti
Jaymes Vaughn, Christine Duffy, and Jonathan Bennett
29. Freestyle Love Supreme David BS Bradshaw, Aneesa Folds, Kaila Mullady, Dizzy Sense,
Cait Martin
Broadway Dreams Students
Laura Benanti, Jerry Mitchell, Linda Benanti
Patrick Brown, Laura Benanti, Linda Benanti, Sal Benanti
The Carnival Cruise Line Team
Annette Tanner, Board Chair Elizabeth Faulkner with Honoree Christine Duffy and Chris Nelson
Annette Tanner, Laura Benanti and Ryan Ratelle
Gala Chairs Adam Sansiveri and Ryan Stana
Jaymes Vaughn and Jonathan Bennett
Jerry Mitchell and Ricky Schroeder
Melissa Gooding and Jerry Zaks
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