Emerging Playwrights will hold their annual spring luncheon tribute on Tuesday, May 14th at the New York Marriott Marquis. A beloved tradition in the theater community, this year's luncheon will honor Michael Greif, the acclaimed director of this season's films “The Days of Wine and Roses,” “The Notebook,” and “Hell's Kitchen.” Masu. The afternoon will feature several performances and tributes, including a tribute speech by Days of Wine and Roses' Brian d'Arcy James. Musical performances by Hell's His Kitchen cast members. John Cardoza, Jordan Tyson, Ryan Vasquez, and Joy Woods in “The Notebook.” Among other things. Tony Award-winning producers Kevin McCallum and Stacey Mindich will serve as honorary co-chairs of this year's luncheon.
At this year's luncheon, a new playwright will present Concord Theatricals with the inaugural Konecki Award. Named after board president Isabel Konecki and her husband, renowned entertainment lawyer Ron Konecki, beloved of emerging playwrights, the Konecki Award recognizes passion, dedication, excellence, and leadership in the field. It recognizes people in the theater and entertainment industry for their contributions.
“Michael Greif has traveled from downtown to Broadway to theaters across the country to perform alongside New Dramatists alumni Doug Wright, John Guare, Susan Lori Parks, Diana Song, and this season, Nilo Cruz, “Jeffrey Hatcher, Jeffrey M. Jones, Kate Moira Ryan and Christopher Diaz will be joining Hell's Kitchen,” said New Dramatists Artistic Director Emily Morse. “With his impressive career and three shows opening on Broadway, this feels like the perfect year for emerging playwrights to honor Michael and his distinguished career at our annual Spring Luncheon. ”
“Concord Theatricals, the parent company of theatrical publishing and licensing founder Samuel French and catalog custodian of R&H Theatricals, Tams Witmark and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, is a strong and dedicated group of creative artists. advocate,” says Christy Brown, executive director of New Dramatists. “We are pleased to recognize their contributions on the ground.”
The annual spring luncheon tribute to emerging playwrights on May 14 begins with a champagne reception at 11:15 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $450, or $4,000 for a table of 10 (some are tax deductible). Premium sponsorships are also available. For tickets and information, visit NewDramatists.org/luncheon or contact Sofie Wasserman-Smith (646) 381-4694, sofiewasserman-smith@newdramatists.org.
About honor
Michael Greif recently directed “Days of Wine and Roses'' on Broadway and the Atlantic Theater, Alicia Keys' “Hell's Kitchen'' at the Public Theater, and “The He directed “The Notebook'' and “Dear Evan Hansen'' and “War Paint'' in “The Music Box'' at the Nederlander on Broadway. . Other Broadway credits include “Rent,” “Grey Gardens” and “Next to Normal” (Tony name). Never dance. If/then. Other recent works include Man in the Ring (Huntington), The Low Road (Public), and Parallelogram (Second Stage). Our Lady of Kibeho and the American Angel (Signature Theatre, New York). The Intelligent Gay Guide… (released); The Public's Delacorte Theater screens The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, and Romeo and Juliet. Off-Broadway, he won an Obie Award for Machinal, Dogeaters (Public), Rent (NYTW), and appeared in Playwrights Horizons, Roundabout, MTC, MCC, New York Theater Workshop, and The Second His Stage, which he directed. We produce new plays and musicals. It's next to Normal and Dear Evan Hansen. Regional productions include premieres and revivals at Williamstown Theater Festival (10 seasons), La Jolla Playhouse (AD, 5 seasons), The Goodman, Arena Stage, Center Stage, Mark Taper Forum, Dallas Theater Center, and Trinity Repertory Company. It is included. Mr. Greif holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and a master's degree from the University of California, San Diego.
About the 1st KONECKY Award Winners
Concord Theatricals is one of the most important theater companies in the world, with a catalog of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams Witmark and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, as well as dozens of new signings each year. Our unparalleled roster includes Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George and Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Tom Kitt, Ken Ludwig, Marlowe & Moss, Includes works by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anais Mitchell, Dominique Morisseau, and Cole. Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder, August Wilson. We are the only company that provides creators and producers of plays and musicals with truly comprehensive services, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording, and top-notch production. www.concordtheatricals.com
Founded in 1949 by Michaela O'Hara in collaboration with Howard Lindsay, Richard Rodgers, Russell Close, Oscar Hammerstein II, John Golden, Moss Hart, Maxwell Anderson, John Wharton, Robert E. Sherwood, and Elmer Rice, the New Dramatists is the longest continuously operating community of playwrights in the United States. This small group of emerging writers banded together to develop their work, share resources, and expand their role in contemporary American theater. Even today, Shingeki writers continue to work in pursuit of a singular mission. It is about providing playwrights with the time, space, and resources to create their work, realize their artistic potential, and make a lasting contribution to the theater, along with talented colleagues.
Now in our 75th year, more than 700 playwrights have passed through our doors, creating works that set the standard for modern American dramatic literature. Our alumni include Robert Anderson, Annie Baker, Kia Corsulon, Nilo Cruz, Ron Elder III, Horton Foote, Richard Foreman, Maria Eileen Fornes, Melissa James Gibson, David Some of the most influential writers of our time include Greenspan, John Guare, and Quiara. Alegria Hudes, William Inge, David Lindsay-Abaire, Eduardo Machado, Taylor Mack, Donald Margulies, Joe Masteroff, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Lynn Nottage, Susan-Lori Parks, Sarah Ruhl , John Patrick Shanley, Mac Wellman, August Wilson, Lanford Wilson, Paula Vogel, Doug Wright, Chay Yu, and more.
The writers of the New Dramatists have made significant contributions to the American theatrical canon and to the cultural fabric of New York City's performing arts. To date, our resident and alumni writers have won 20 Pulitzer Prizes, 27 Tony Awards, 87 OBIEs, 18 Drama Desk Awards, eight MacArthur Fellowships, and the Susan Smith Blackburn It has won the award 14 times.
The emerging playwright himself received the Ross Wetzsteon Award for Excellence at the 2005 OBIEs, and in 2001 he was honored with the award for “new and outstanding work that has ensured both the rich theatrical tradition and the future of American theater.” He received a Tony Honor for “Celebrating His Celebration.''
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