Monday, May 9
City Winery at Pier 57

25 11th Ave at 15th St, NYC

 

Honoring Barbara Whitman

Producer of A Strange Loop on Broadway

 

TONIGHT’S
ENTERTAINMENT

 

Hosted by

James Jackson, Jr.

and John-Andrew Morrison

Stars of A Strange Loop and "5 Questions with James and JAM"

Welcome remarks

Michael Walkup, Artistic Director

honoring barbara whitman

with introductory remarks by Lisa Kron, Playwright
and Michael R. Jackson, Playwright & Composer, A Strange Loop and
2018 Interstate 73 writers group

Thank Yous

Carson Gleberman, Board President
Tonight’s celebration would not possible without the support of the 2022 Spring Benefit Co-Chairs — Dr. Qusai Hammouri and Kavita Saini, the Leadership Committee, and the Benefit Committee.

Musical Performances

“I Miss the Mountains” from Next to Normal
Music by Tom Kitt
Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Sung by Will Carlyon*

“Boundaries” from A Strange Loop
Music and Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson
Sung by Latoya Edwards*

Music Supervisor/Arrangements: Emily Gardner Xu Hall
Music Director/Piano: Jason Weisinger
Mandolin: Joe Brent
Cello: Kristine Kruta

Celebrating Page 73’s Graduating Playwrights

Kari Olmon, Associate Producer
See the full list of Page 73 of playwright’ productions this season on our New Play Map!

Playwright Remarks

Sanaz Toossi, Playwright, English and Wish You Were Here and 2019 Page 73 Playwriting Fellow

Raffle & Page 73’s Next Season

Amanda Feldman, Managing Director and
Rebecca Yaggy, Development Director

5 Questions with James & JAM

with featured playwright guests:
Zora Howard, Playwright, STEW and
Daniel K. Isaac, 2018 Interstate 73 Writers Group

 

Headshots and Biographies

Barbara Whitman (honoree) is a theatrical producer who made her Broadway debut producing A Raisin in the Sun, starring Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, and Sanaa Lathan. Other Broadway credits include Diana – The MusicalBurn This starring Adam Driver and Keri Russell, Angels in America (Tony and Drama Desk Award, Best Play Revival)1984The Glass Menagerie starring Sally Fields, War Paint starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, The Humans (Tony Award, Best Play), Oh, Hello starring Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, Fully Committed starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Fun Home (Tony Award, Best Musical), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony and Drama Desk Award, Best Musical Revival), Of Mice and Men starring James Franco, If/Then starring Idina Menzel, Hands on a HardbodyRed (Tony and Drama Desk Awards, Best Play), Next to Normal (Pulitzer Prize), Hamlet starring Jude Law, 33 Variations starring Jane Fonda, Mary StuartLegally Blonde - The MusicalThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.  National tours include Fun Home, Hedwig and the Angry InchIf/ThenMurder for Two, Next to NormalLegally Blonde – The Musical, …Spelling BeeDirty Rotten Scoundrels and Frost/Nixon.  A native New Yorker, Barbara attended NYU's Gallatin School and received an MFA in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University. She’s a member of the Board of Governors and the Executive Committee of the Broadway League, and also serves as a Co-Chair of the Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee.  In addition, she’s on the Board of Tectonic Theater Project, and Columbia University School of the Arts Dean’s Council. Upcoming productions include A Strange Loop and Good Night, Oscar starring Sean Hayes.

James Jackson, Jr. (co-host) currently on Broadway in Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop, is an actor, musician, and cabaret artist originally from Massachusetts. An Obie Award-winner (A Strange Loop, off-broadway at Playwrights Horizons), a featured singer with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, James’ cabaret work (Shady Sings the Blues, The Black-Ups) has been seen at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre, Boston’s Club Oberon at the American Repertory Theatre, as well as the Lyric Theatre of Los Angeles, The Green Room42, Feinstein’s/54 Below, and The Post Office Cabaret in Provincetown. National Tours: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down the Wind. Regional credits include Dreamgirls (DASH Supporting Actor Award), Henri Gabler (Exigent Theatre), The Wild Party (SpeakEasy Stage). As well as being the co-host of the Broadway-themed podcast 5 Questions with James and JAM, he’s proudly been blocked by both Kirstie Alley and Taylor Dayne. www.TheJamesJacksonJr.com and @JJacksonJr

John-Andrew Morrison (co-host) won a Lucille Lortel and an Obie Award for his work in the Pulitzer Prize–winning A Strange Loop (Playwrights Horizons and Page 73) and reprised his role at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. He is also an Outer Critics Circle honoree for his performance in the Off-Broadway premiere of Blues for an Alabama Sky with KEEN Company. John-Andrew spent many years working at La Mama with George Ferencz as a member of The Experimentals, working on readings, workshops, and productions of around 50 new plays. His work has been seen throughout the country at theaters including the Hartford Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, La Jolla Playhouse, and A.R.T. His TV work includes “The Last O.G.” and the pilot “West 40s.” He is a co-host and co-creator of the podcast “5 Questions with James and JAM” with James Jackson, Jr. He is also a guest interviewer for “The Live at the Lortel” podcast with host Eric Ostrow. He holds a BA in Theater Arts from Brandeis University and an MFA in Acting from U.C.S.D. This Broadway debut is for his family and especially his mom. He wants to thank his family for the prayers, worry, and support. Thank you, George.

Will Carlyon (“I Miss the Mountain” performer) he/him. Training: Northwestern University, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). Theatre includes Broadway: Cabaret (Roundabout Theatre Company, Swing/Cellist). Off-Broadway: Torch Song (Second Stage Theater). Regional: The Album (Miami New Drama, written and directed by Moisés Kaufman); The 25th Annual… Spelling Bee (Bristol Riverside Theater); A Funny Thing Happened… Forum (Totem Pole Playhouse). Other credits: Henry IV pt. 1 & 2/Henry V (Prince Hal / Henry), All Shook Up, Godspell, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Parade (Northwestern University); Two Gentlemen of Verona, Women Beware Women (LAMDA). Television includes “Instinct” (CBS).

Latoya Edwards (“Boundaries” performer) was last seen as Wummie in the American premiere of The Rolling Stone at Lincoln Center. Previously, she was seen as Ama in the remount of School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play at MCC in NY & Center Theatre Group in LA. Her TV/Film credits include: “The Many Saints of Newark”, “They Saw the Sun First” (BAFTA winner), "The Get Down", "Law & Order: SVU", the musical short film “Don’t Stay Safe”, and the music video “religion (u can lay your hands on me)”. www.latoyaedwards.nyc

Emily Gardner Xu Hall (Music Supervisor & Arranger) is a composer, lyricist, playwright, and actor (MFA, NYU Graduate Acting). She is American, Asian, and British, and now lives in New York. For her solo musical theatre writing (music, lyrics, and book) she won the Dramatists Guild Stephen Schwartz Award in 2021, in 2019, the American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Award for her solo writing, and she was the inaugural winner of the first-ever “Go Write A Musical” Lilly Award for Women in Theatre in 2018, mentored by Stacey Mindich. Currently developing Untitled Cherry Orchard Musical, MEI-DO, and for the Atlantic Theatre Company, Untitled Chongqing Musical (music and lyrics). This fall, Sony Pictures will release the live-action movie “Lyle Lyle Crocodile”, for which Emily co-wrote a song with the Grammy, Oscar, and Tony-winning songwriting team Pasek and Paul, to be performed by Constance Wu and Shawn Mendes.


Support from Friends and Family Honoring Barbara Whitman


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Event Staff

Event Consultants: Allison Gutstein and Connor Stribling, Donorly
Event Manager: Megan Schwarz Dickert*

Associate Event Manager: Mary Spadoni

Volunteers: Sydneii Colter, Kevin Connor, Julianna Cricchio, Michelle Hubbard, Henry Lombino, and Ellie Melick
Key Art and Graphic Designer: Gerda Mostonaite
Video Editor: Craig Feldman
Slide Designer: Stephen M. Cyr
City Winery Staff: Emily Piuggi, Matthew Schwalm, and MacKenzie Schmeling 

* Appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.



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