A One Night Only Benefit for
Barrington Stage Company
in New York City
LET’S PAINT THE TOWN BARRINGTON STAGE RED
WITH
PHOTO CREDIT KEVIN MCINTYRE
The Incomparable Norm Lewis
An Emmy, Tony, Grammy, and SAG Award nominee, Mr. Lewis is the recipient of The NAACP 2024 Lifetime Achievement In Theatre Award. He starred in Spike Lee’s acclaimed, “Da 5 Bloods,” and made history as The Phantom of the Opera’s first African American Phantom on Broadway. Mr. Lewis received critical acclaim for his performance as Porgy in Broadway’s The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. Other Broadway credits include Once on this Island, The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, Chicago, Amour, The Wild Party, Miss Saigon, and The Who’s Tommy. In London’s West End he has appeared as Javert in Les Misérables and in The 25th Anniversary Concert, which aired on PBS.
“Just about everything a leading man with a mighty voice should be… Lewis encompasses opera, Broadway, pop crooning, gospel and Motown [and has] the remarkable ability to transcend stylistic barriers [with] deep dramatic instincts and musical identities.”
— The New York Times
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2024, 6PM
CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE – Hilton Fashion District Hotel
152 W. 26th St., New York, NY
Celebrate with a cocktail hour, a sit-down dinner, and a spectacular cabaret performance to close out Barrington Stage’s 30th Anniversary season in style!
Broadway veteran Mary Testa (BSC’s A New Brain) will receive the 2024 William Finn Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre. The three-time Tony nominee starred on Broadway in Oklahoma!, Wicked, Guys and Dolls, Xanadu, Chicago, and others.
The evening honors Rosita Sarnoff, who joined BSC’s Board in 2006 and remains actively involved as a Board Emeritus.
Mary Testa
Rosita Sarnoff
What to Wear: NYC Cocktail Party, dress to impress
Subway: nearby lines: 1, R, W, F, M
Parking: The Hilton does not have parking or valet.
Nearby Parking Lots:
• Manhattan Parking Group, 100 West 26th Street
• Icon Parking, 38 West 26th Street
• iPark, 55 West 26th Street
• Parking, 241 West 26th Street
Bid and win fabulous auction prizes and support New Work.
Prizes include:
• Backstage Tour of Back to the Future + Houseseats
• Dinner catered by Debra Jo Rupp
• Private Concert by Joe Iconis
**Auction items available online and/or in person
SUPPORT THE JULIANNE BOYD NEW WORKS FUND
BSC has produced 48 new works, 25 of which have moved on to New York and major regional theatres around the country. This includes The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Freud’s Last Session, Dr. Ruth, All the Way, The Chinese Lady, and All of Me, which premiered at BSC and just enjoyed a run at The New Group in Spring 2024.
Your support makes it possible for us to continue to bring compelling new work to the forefront of American Theatre!
Ticket Levels:
For more information, please contact Jessica Provenz, Director of Development, at 413.997.6110.
BSC>NYC COMMITTEE
Eda Sorokoff, Chair
Violet Eagan, Co-Chair
Rosita Sarnoff, Co-Chair
Mary Chris Bassman
Carole and Dan Burack
Nicole Deller
Mark H. Dold and Edgar McIntosh
Marita and David Glodt
Leslie and Stephen Jerome
Rhoda Levitt
Natalie Johnsonius Neubert
Mary Ann Quinson
Sheila Richman
Debra Jo Rupp
Mark St. Germain
Beth Sapery
Alyson and Richard Slutzky
Carol Tiffany
Karen and Bob Youdelman