Transport Group is celebrating 23 years of revolutionary new works and radically reimagined revivals. Join us for our 2024 Gala as we honor Jennifer Costello and Jan Svendsen Weiss for their achievements in the NYC theatre community, their passion for new works, and theatre that places artists first.

Attendees will enjoy a cocktail reception with an open bar, delicious dinner and dessert, silent/ live auctions, and performances from some of NYC's premiere theatre artists. We cannot wait to see you on April 30th!

Run of Show:
6:00 PM Cocktail, Networking, Silent Auction
7:00 PM Dinner, Performances, Live Auction

Festive Dress/ Cocktail Attire Suggested

About our Honorees:

Jennifer Costello began her career in the New York theatrical community by founding and acting as Artistic Director for an award-winning, not-for-profit ensemble troupe, Monster[less] Actors, Inc. In 1997, she joined the Broadway commercial sector by working for PACE Theatrical Group. For over 26 years, she served the various companies that grew from PACE’s beginnings, eventually acting as the Executive Vice President of Production for the John Gore Organization. In that capacity, Jennifer managed the company’s annual investment portfolio, and at the division’s height, helmed a small studio of producers, overseeing their multiple family, national, and international touring companies, while also acting as Executive Producer for select Broadway projects. Some of those projects include: Hands on a Hardbody, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Harry Connick, Jr., Million Dollar Quartet, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe, Promises, Promises starring Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenowith, The Producers, La Cage Aux Folles, and Sweet Charity starring Christina Applegate. Jennifer currently runs Big Red Barn Productions and is producing the new Broadway musical Water for Elephants, due to open at the Imperial Theatre March 21, 2024. Jennifer is proud wife to Micah Hollingworth, and happy mother to Dylan and Finn.

Jan Svendsen Weiss has 20+ years of experience in entertainment, partnership and cause marketing, philanthropic strategy, talent relations and business development. Most Recently, Jan founded Activate4Good, a social impact and philanthropy consulting agency where she supports the initiatives of artists, brands and organizations to elevate their philanthropy, enhance their activism and magnify their impact. For the last seven years, as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Creative Officer, Jan has overseen philanthropic initiatives for clients of Charity Network and its divisions Charitybuzz, an online charity auction platform, and Prizeo, an online fundraising platform. Jan led the marketing, event production and business development for the Tony Awards and the Broadway League, the national trade and marketing association for Broadway in New York City and around the world. Under Jan’s leadership as the Broadway League’s Director of Marketing and Business Development for 18 years, she revitalized the branding of Broadway and the Tonys while developing numerous audience development initiatives, diversity programs and corporate partnerships. She also produced many live and taped events and shows, receiving an Emmy nomination for her role as Executive Producer of the Tony Awards Preview Show. Jan created and currently hosts a podcast, Broadway Gives Back, focused on celebrities discussing their philanthropic and social impact work. Jan is the proud wife of Tony Awards Executive Producer and Director Glenn Weiss. They have five daughters between them and are extremely proud parents.

About Transport Group:
Co-Founded in 2001 by Jack Cummings III & Robyn Hussa, Transport Group is currently run by Cummings as Artistic Director and Executive Director, Denise Dickens. Since 2001, Transport Group has crafted risk-taking, thoughtful, acclaimed productions of plays and musicals that widen the lens on our American experience. By centering unlikely protagonists, embracing nontraditional casting, and incorporating daring design, we create unexpected theatrical experiences that allow audiences and artists to collaboratively explore what we mean by an “American identity.” Our work subverts expectations and challenges narrative conventions to create space for new American perspectives that deepen our shared capacity for empathy and understanding. Learn more about Transport Group here.

Questions? Contact us at Gabe@transportgroup.org.

FY2024: Gala