Photos: Inside BTC's 2nd Annual BUILDING THE CHANGE Gala
Guests include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kara Young, and more.
On Monday, BTC held its 2nd Annual “Building the Change” Gala at the Rainbow Room in New York City. This event celebrated entertainment professionals working in theater, film, television, cultural institutions, and music. Guests include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kara Young, and more.
The evening honored Phylicia Rashad (Award winning Actor, Director, Activist, Humanitarian) with the Lynn Nottage Bold Beacon Award, Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (Activist, Philanthropist, Producer) with the Poitier-Belafonte Award for Cultural Activism, John Gore Organization (leading presenter, distributor, and marketer of Broadway theatre worldwide) with the inaugural BTC Visionally Ally Award, and Girl Be Heard (non-profit organization) with the Chadwick Boseman Change Maker Award.
Special performances included Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose and cast members from the Original Broadway Cast of Motown the Musical including Valisia LeKae, Charl Brown, Bryan Terrell Clark, Ryan Shaw, and Morgan James.
Photo credit: Marc Franklin
Cast of Motown
Reggie Van Lee and Renee Elise Goldsberry
Christopher Jackson, T. Oliver Reid and guest
Anika Poitier
Merle Dandridge, Alex Newell, guest
David Belafonte, guest
Branden Jacobs Jenkins, David Henry Hwang
BTC Fellows
Anika Noni Rose, Reggie Van Lee
Renee Elise Goldsberry, guest
Charl Brown, Krystal Joy Brown, Morgan James, Bryan Terrell Clark, Ryan Shaw
Lin Manuel Miranda, guest
Lin Manuel Miranda, Luis. A Miranda Jr.
LaChanze
T. Oliver Reid and LaChanze
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