| Rosie’s Theater Kids: Passing It On Gala An Evening of Mentorship 2024 Honoring Charles Randolph-Wright | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 09:26 pm EDT 04/05/24 | |
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| ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS TO PRESENT PASSING IT ON GALA AN EVENING OF MENTORSHIP HONORING WRITER, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER, CHARLES RANDOLPH-WRIGHT FEATURING ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND MENTORS QUENTIN EARL DARRINGTON , KARLA PUNO GARCIA, NIKKI KIMBROUGH, ORFEH, RACHELLE RAK, AND CHRISTOPHER PAGE-SANDERS MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024 PERFORMANCE AND HONOREE PRESENTATION THE KAYE PLAYHOUSE AT HUNTER COLLEGE DINNER TO FOLLOW HOSTED BY JUDY GOLD WITH PERFORMANCES BY ORFEH, NITA WHITAKER, JERUSHA CAVAZOS AND TEAL WICKS Founder Rosie O'Donnell, and Founding Artistic and Executive Director Lori Klinger announce that Rosie's Theater Kids will honor writer, director and producer Charles Randolph-Wright at this year's Passing It On Gala, an evening of performances celebrating 21 years of mentorship. The gala will be directed by Artistic Director Lisa Danser with music direction by Associate Artistic Director Steven Jamail and will take place Monday, April 15, 2024 beginning at 6:30 pm with a performance and honoree presentation at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues) followed by a dinner hosted by Judy Gold ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt") and a performances by Orfeh (Legally Blonde), Nita Whitaker (Trouble In Mind), Jerusha Cavazos (The Prom) and Teal Wicks (The Cher Show). Rosie's Theater Kids will be joined by this year's mentors who include Karla Puno Garcia (Days of Wine and Roses), Rachelle Rak (Fosse, Every Little Step), Christopher Page-Sanders (NU-World Contemporary Danse Theatre), Quentin Earl Darrington (MJ, Ragtime) and Nikki Kimbrough (A Night with Janis Joplin). This year's event is co-chaired by Tim Federle, Beth Matthews, Matthew Naclerio & Thomas Marino, Catherine Oppenheimer, Marva Smalls, BD Wong & Richert Schnorr, and Leslie Ziff. Founding Artistic and Executive Director Lori Klinger says of this year's gala, "We are celebrating the totality of arts training. It teaches us skills that go far beyond the classroom and stage, the life lessons of giving full energy, focus, respect, and passion instill a discipline that carries over to all aspects of adulthood. Though our primary goal is to teach Musical Theater, it is often the kids who in turn teach us—growing their leadership skills far beyond the stage." About Charles Randolph-Wright Charles Randolph-Wright has built a dynamic and diversified career in directing, writing, and producing for theatre, television, and film. Television credits include Producing Director and Executive Producer (with Oprah Winfrey) of the OWN series Delilah; and Director of The Santa Clauses (starring Tim Allen), Greenleaf, Will Trent, The Big Leap, Katy Keene, Step Up Highwater, Lincoln Heights, and South Of Nowhere. He produced and wrote the acclaimed series Linc's, directed the award-winning film Preaching To The Choir, and was an Executive Producer of the documentary Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (Grand Jury Prize NY Doc Film Festival). In theatre, Randolph-Wright directed the Tony Award-nominated Broadway premiere of Alice Childress' Trouble In Mind, the smash hit Motown: The Musical (Broadway, London and the National Tour), the new musical American Prophet: Frederick Douglass In His Own Words, the 75th anniversary tour of the opera Porgy and Bess, Guys and Dolls (50th anniversary national tour), Born For This (co-written with gospel icon Bebe Winans), Sophisticated Ladies (starring Maurice Hines) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined at Arena Stage, Senor Discretion Himself (the premiere of the last musical written by Frank Loesser, based on a story by Budd Schulberg), They're Playing Our Song (in Portuguese in Brasil), and The Diva Is Dismissed (co-written with and starring Jenifer Lewis at the Public Theater). Randolph-Wright wrote the play Blue (starring Phylicia Rashad, Diahann Carroll, and Clifton Davis), Cuttin' Up (based upon the book by Craig Marberry), The Night is a Child (starring JoBeth Williams), and co-wrote the Tony Award-nominated Just Between Friends starring Bea Arthur. A native of York, South Carolina, Randolph-Wright is an honor graduate of Duke University, where he was an A.B. Duke Scholar and received the Distinguished Alumni Award. He serves on the Advisory Committee of the American Theatre Wing, and the Board of Directors of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, the Roundabout Theatre, and the Flea Theater. Charles is a recipient of the Arena Stage American Artist Award, the S.C. Medal of Honor in the Arts, and the Paul Robeson Award from Actors' Equity. www.Randolph-Wright.com. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE PRODUCTION INFORMATION Monday, April 15, 2024 6:30 p.m. Performance and Honoree Presentation The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College 695 Park Ave, New York City (Entrance on 68th between Park & Lexington) 8:00 p.m. Dinner 583 Park Avenue, New York City (Transportation is available) Festive Attire WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE: www.rosiestheaterkids.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/RosiesTheaterKids X: https://twitter.com/rtkids INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/RTKIDS/ YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/rtkids |
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