Even more theatre artists are set for the April 14 Renaissance Gala, marking the reopening of the cabaret venue, The Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Named for the late, Tony-nominated star of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie, and Cats, the Manhattan cabaret is located within the West Bank Café, newly owned by Broadway producers Tom D’Angora and Michael D'Angora.
The 7 PM event, which will raise funds for Broadway Cares, will feature the newly announced Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, Tony nominee Andrea McArdle, stage and screen star Lorna Luft, and drag artist Nina West.
These performers join the previously reported Chip Zien, André De Shields, Lillias White, Matt Doyle, Lauren Patten, Jak Malone, Bryan Batt, Christine Pedi, Joe Iconis, Jelani Remy, Emma Pittman, and JJ Niemann.
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The Renaissance Gala will have music direction by Benjamin Rauhala and stage and venue lighting design Aiden Bezark with Brendan McCann as creative consultant.
Since its opening in 1983, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, previously known as the Downstairs Theatre Bar, has welcomed Joan Rivers, The Who, André De Shields, Tony Shalhoub, Aaron Sorkin, Jinkx Monsoon, and more. In the theatre’s first 14 years, more than 1,500 one-act plays were performed at the theatre. When the venue was scheduled to close in August 2024 after financial difficulties following the COVID-19 pandemic, the D'Angoras, Tim Guinee, and Joe Iconis joined forces to raise nearly $1 million to save the café and theatre.
General admission and VIP tickets are available at WBCNYC.com.
