Nancy Schmidt

Just last night, The Women of Achievement Awards Gala celebrated truly outstanding women who have taken risks, pushed limits, and broken ground in a wide variety of fields. This year honored leaders committed to advancing women's narratives and to sharing women's voices on stage, in film and on television: eleven-time Tony Award winning producer Daryl Roth (Kinky Boots, Indecent) and Goldman Sachs Treasurer Beth Hammack.

WP Theater, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty and Managing Director Michael Sag, is thrilled to announce WP THEATER'S 40th ANNIVERSARY SEASON GALA honoring game-changing women with the Women of Achievement Awards. The gala, chaired by WP Board Members Laura Beinner and Jenna Segal, will honor Goldman Sachs Treasurer Beth Hammack and Tony Award-winning producer Daryl Roth (Kinky Boots, Indecent, The Normal Heart).

The Dramatists Guild Fund celebrated the work of Steve Martin (Broadway's Bright Star) on Thursday, October 13, at an intimate Salon hosted at the home of DGF supporter, novelist and playwright Elizabeth Dewberry. Scroll down for photos!

Co-hosts Thomas Schumacher, Producer and President of Disney Theatrical Group and Teri Schwartz, Dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) were on hand last night, April 7 to honor Elizabeth Kubota Whitney at New York's historic New Amsterdam Theater. The private reception was to acknowledged Whitney's generous $750,000 gift to The Jeanne Michiko Kubota Scholarship for UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television. The scholarship is named in honor of Whitney's sister. Whitney started this scholarship to make a significant difference in a student's life, especially those suffering financially and having to put their dreams on hold. The endowment will fund the school's first four-year, full-ride scholarship for a theater undergraduate student.

Co-hosts Thomas Schumacher, Producer and President of Disney Theatrical Group and Teri Schwartz, Dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) will honor Elizabeth Kubota Whitney this Thursday, April 7 at New York's historic New Amsterdam Theater.

Co-hosts Thomas Schumacher, Producer and President of Disney Theatrical Group and Teri Schwartz, Dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) will honor Elizabeth Kubota Whitney this Thursday, April 7 at New York's historic New Amsterdam Theater.