NYTW announces additional performers & appearances for RENT 25th Anniversary Gala
Photo credit: Joan Marcus
Additional performers and presenters have been confirmed to appear at New York Theatre Workshop’s 2021 Annual Gala celebrating the award-winning musical, Rent, on 2 March.
Joining the line-up will be original NYTW cast members: Kristen Lee Kelly, Jesse L. Martin & Fredi Walker-Browne. They join the previously announced performers: Gilles Chiasson, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rodney Hicks, Idina Menzel, Aiko Nakasone, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega & Byron Utley.
A special segment featuring over 130 artists who have performed in Rent across the globe will also be presented, along with an original composition by Pasek and Paul.
As if it couldn’t get any more exciting, the evening (directed by Andy Señor Jr, with musical direction by Will Van Dyke) will also feature Sebastian Arcelus, Annaleigh Ashford, Martha Banta, Adam Chanler-Berat, Linda Chapman, Nicholas Christopher, Paul Clay, Wilson Cruz, Brandon Victor Dixon, Wendy Ettinger, Stephen Graham, Michael Greif, Janet Harckham, Jeremy O. Harris, Neil Patrick Harris, Victoria Leacock Hoffman, Joe Iconis, Christopher Jackson, Mariko Kojima, Julie Larson, Tamika Lawrence, The Lazours, Telly Leung, Kamilah Marshall, Kevin McCollum, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anaïs Mitchell, Shakina Nayfack, James C. Nicola, Eva Noblezada, Dael Orlandersmith, Ben Platt, Billy Porter, Councilmember Carlina Rivera, Jai Rodriguez, Jeffrey Seller,Rona Siddiqui, Leigh Silverman, Ali Stroker, Ephraim Sykes, Bernie Telsey, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Tracie Thoms, Ivo van Hove, Tom Viola, Tim Weil, Angela Wendt, Marlies Yearby and more.
The gala will be presented online on 2 March at 8pm EST before being made available on demand until 6 March at 8pm EST.
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