Sirius XM Radio’s Julie James will host New York Theatre Barn’s Awards Night honoring four women who have made an impact on the company’s 17-year history at 7PM on October 7th, 2024 at Gotham Comedy Club (208 West 23rd Street).

The company will honor award-winning writer and orchestrator Lynne Shankel (Allegiance, Altar Boyz) with the Impact Award, Tony nominated producer Nicole LaFountaine (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club) with the Meritorious Service Award, award-winning choreographer Maria Torres (On Your Feet!) with the Choreography Mentor Award, and multi-hyphenate artist Harmony Harris (Table 17) with the Emerging Artist Award. New York Theatre Barn has lifted Shankel’s musicals Postcard American Town, HoT and Perpetual Sunshine and the Ghost Girls, collaborates with LaFountaine on the company’s summer residency on Fire Island - Barn on Fire, curates and produces the company’s New Works Series with Harris, and receives ongoing and invaluable mentorship from Torres.

The evening will feature performances from Julie James (Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls), Ximone Rose (Lempicka, Into the Woods), Martin Storrow (King of Pangea), Chafik Jay (Mad Hatter), and Dwayne Washington (That Parenting Musical, Mad Hatter). The awards will be presented by Richard Israel, Georgia Stitt, Dwayne Washington, and New York Theatre Barn’s Choreography Lab Director Avital Asuleen.

All proceeds will support New York Theatre Barn's mission to bring the musicals of tomorrow to audiences for the first time! Please join us either in-person or online for this very special evening as we celebrate the women who've made an impact, and help us raise $17K to help us continue our mission. For tickets to the event, please reserve through TicketSpice.

We will be hosting an audience at Gotham Comedy Club in addition to streaming the show through YouTube Live. We will have raffle drawings and a live auction during the day of the show. If you are unable to attend, consider donating the following amounts to support New York Theatre Barn:

New Works Patron: $400 Supports one month of creating new digital marketing content through all of our social media and podcasting platforms.
Incubation Producer: $600 Supports essential supplies to each show produced through the New Works Series.
Line Producer: $1000 Supports performance space fees for one of our Choreography Labs.
Theatre Barn Producer: $2500 Supports one week of expenses for a Theatre Barn Records project.

Playbill Collector's Package: Signed Playbills from Cabaret, Gatsby and Hadestown!