Susan Stroman Photo Credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director) honored Five-time Tony Award-winning musical theatre director/choreographer Susan Stroman with the 2018 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre and Betty Cooper Wallerstein with the York Theatre Company Founders’ Award at the 27th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala held on November 12, 2018 at The Edison Ballroom.
Matthew Broderick Photo Credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company
Hosted by Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick
Attending and performing were:
Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens Photo by Russ Roland
Sierra Boggess Photo Credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company
Nick Cordero Photo by Russ Roland
John Kander Photo by Russ Roland
William Ivey Long Photo Credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company
Richard Maltby, Jr., Terrence Mann
Debra Monk Photo by Russ Roland
Brad Oscar Photo Credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company
Tony Yazbeck, Laura Osnes Photo Credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company
Bryonha Marie Parham, Kaley Ann Voorhees. Photo Credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company
Tiler Peck, David Shire, David Thompson, John Weidman,
Tony Yazbeck Photo by Russ Roland
Karen Ziemba Photo by Russ Roland
and a cast of 60 performers recreating some of Ms. Stroman’s most memorable numbers from shows such as Crazy for You, Oklahoma!, Contact, And the World Goes ‘Round, Show Boat, Bullets Over Broadway, Steel Pier, Scottsboro Boys, The Producers, and more.
Brad Oscar, Matthew Broderick Photo by Russ Roland
York’s Associate Artistic Director Michael Unger directed the concert and award ceremony with music direction by Andy Einhorn. Ms. Stroman’s choreography was re-set by some of her closest associates, Tomé Cousin, James Gray, Angelique Ilo, Ginger Thatcher, and Jeff Whiting.
Susan Stroman with York Board of Directors. Photo Credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company
The Oscar Hammerstein Award is named in honor of the legendary lyricist and librettist who helped shape American musical theatre through his collaborations with a number of different composers and writers. His contributions to such landmark musicals as Show Boat, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, and Carousel are a legacy for all time. The award was created in 1988 by Janet Hayes Walker, Founding Artistic Director of The York Theatre Company, with the endorsement of the Hammerstein family and the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization. Its purpose is to recognize significant lifetime achievement in musical theatre and is presented at a gala evening held for the benefit of The York Theatre Company.
Susan Stroman, Matthew Brodrick and cast Photo by Russ Roland
The York Theatre Company Founders’ Award recognizes individuals who have made a significant impact on the sustainability of the Company, and of the arts. Past recipients of the award include Janet Hayes Walker, the Founding Artistic Director of the York, W. David McCoy, Sarah Tod Smith, Molly Grose, Robert Goldberg, and Gerald F. Fisher.
Bryonha Marie Parham, Kaley Ann Voorhees. Photo by Russ Roland
Emily Geller, Evans Haile, Hanna Brammer Photo Credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company
Matthew Broderick Photo by Russ Roland
Sierra Boggess Photo by Russ Roland
The Cast of “Bullets Over Broadway.” Photo by Russ Roland
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