American Songbook Association’s Third Annual Gala Honors Stephen Schwartz
The Oscar, Grammy, and Tony-winning composer and lyricist of “Wicked,” “Pippin,” “Godspell,” and more at New York’s Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center – Monday, May 9 at 7:30 PM
The American Songbook Association (ASA), along with Broadway performers Christine Andreas, Liz Callaway, Jason Graae, Sally Mayes, Debbie Gravitte, Ann Harada, Paul Shaffer, Rupert Holmes, Jim Brochu, John Bucchino, Kurt Peterson, Ben Vereen, Jessica Hendy, Kelli Rabke, John Boswell, David LaMarr, Anthony Murphy, Darnell White, and Teri Ralston, joined the lineup of their Third Annual Gala to honor Stephen Schwartz on Monday, May 9, 2022.
Schwartz – the Oscar, Grammy, and Tony-winning composer and lyricist ofWicked,Pippin,Godspell, and more – received the 2022 ASA Lifetime Achievement Award. The event played to a packed house at the Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (129 West 67th Street, NYC).
The evening was directed by Scott Coulter and featured ASA President Michael Roberts as music director. It was filmed by ASA contributor andTheatreArtLife’s own Michael Lee Stever. See below for highlights and musical selections from the evening’s festivities:
Also presented that evening was the first-ever Bill Sensenbrenner Dream Maker Award to James Brent White.
In attendance were ASA’s Executive Director & Director of Education and Outreach, Carolyn Montgomery, Vice President Craig Pomranz, Secretary Robin Westle, Board of Directors Norman S. Drubner & Keith Meritz, and Treasurer & Editor-in-Chief of Cabaret Scenes magazine, Frank Dain.
The American Songbook Association Inc. (ASA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in New York State, seeking to preserve, promote, and advance the legacy of American popular music — the Great American Songbook (classic and new) — and the unique art form of cabaret.
ASA publishes the long-establishedCabaret Scenes magazine in the U.S. and U.K., conducts educational programs in New York City public schools, and creates performances for seniors, students, and other audiences. They strive to inspire, transform, and create torchbearers for future generations to understand and embrace America’s rich musical heritage.
VisitAmericanSongbookAssociation.org for more information.
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