New 42 hosted their annual gala June 3 at the Plaza Hotel. This year's event honored the Times Square Alliance and its president, Tom Harris, as well as Rennie Harris, choreographer and founder of Rennie Harris Puremovement. See photos from the gala below.
The evening was hosted by Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell and included performances from Aisha Jackson, Jacob Gutierrez, Nic Rouleau, 2023-2024 National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States Salome Agbaroji, The Voice season 14 winner Brynn Cartelli and the NYPD Band Vocalists, and the Ladies of Hip-Hop Dance Collective.
Rennie Harris and Rodney Hill
Rennie Harris and Mary Rose Lloyd
Mary Rose Lloyd, Fiona Howe Rudin, and Russell Granet
Tom Murro
Deeksha Gaur and Joe Slaughter
Tom Mendoza and Tai Mendoza
Russell Granet, Tom Harris, Fiona Howe Rudin, and Rennie Harris
Russell Granet, Fiona Howe Rudin, and Tom Harris
Brynn Cartelli
Brynn Cartelli
Carl Weisbrod
Russell Granet and Rachel Dratch
Russell Granet, Keith Powers, and Tom Harris
Russell Granet, Tom Harris, and Keith Powers
Ji Park Kwak and Edward Kwak
Sharon Coplan Hurowitz
Jessica Hecht
Stefanie Katz Rothman and James Rothman
Laurie A. Cumbo, Russell Granet, and Fiona Howe Rudin
Russell Granet, Elizabeth Cashour, and Steven Saden
Gale Brewer, Russell Granet, and Fiona Howe Rudin
Sammy Lopez, Fiona Howe Rudin, and Ben Holtzman
Fiona Howe Rudin and Elizabeth Cashour
Sammy Lopez and Christina Zagarino
Henry Tisch
Henry Tisch and Fiona Howe Rudin
Amber Shavers, Camille Joseph Varlack, and Prima Chambers
Nic Rouleau
Aisha Jackson
Aisha Jackson
Jacob Gutierrez
Nic Rouleau, Aisha Jackson, and Jacob Gutierrez
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Fiona Howe Rudin
Russell Granet, Laurie A. Cumbo, Edward A. Caban, and Tom Harris
Nic Rouleau, Aisha Jackson, and Jacob Gutierrez
Nic Rouleau, Aisha Jackson, and Jacob Gutierrez
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Fiona Howe Rudin and Russell Granet
Carl Weisbrod
Brynn Cartelli
Edward A. Caban
Edward A. Caban, Tom Harris, and Carl Weisbrod
Mary Rose Lloyd
Ladies of Hip Hop
Rennie Harris
Isaac Mizrahi
Aisha Jackson
Aisha Jackson
Additional guests included Rachel Dratch, Jessica Hecht, NYPD Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, and city council members Gale Brewer and Keith Powers.
The event raised a total of $1.3 million to support New 42's programming. The Marian Heiskell Award was presented to the Times Square Alliance and Tom Harris for their dedication to keeping Times Square safe and clean, and the New Victory Arts Award was presented to Rennie Harris for his contributions as a choreographer and hip-hop ambassador.
New 42 also announced the addition of Tony winner Laura Benanti and Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch to the company's Artist Council.
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