David Hyde Pierce will host Broadway Salutes on 11/7

10/18/2017 3:42pm


The Broadway League and The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) have announced that the ninth annual Broadway Salutes ceremony will take place on Tues Nov 7 at Sardi’s Restaurant (234 West 44th St).  The event will begin at 3:00 PM with arrivals and pinning, and the reception begins at 3:30 PM. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by David Hyde Pierce. The program is directed by Marc Bruni. Julie Menin, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, will also attend. In this industry-wide reception, theatre professionals will receive special recognition for having worked 25, 35 and 50+ years on Broadway for their valuable contributions to the business. Broadway Salutes honors actors, agents, attorneys, box office treasurers, casting directors, choreographers, composers, designers, directors, dressers, managers, musicians, orchestrators, producers, publicists, stagehands, stage managers, stylists, theatre owners, ticket sellers, ushers, writers, and many more theatre professionals who have dedicated their careers to the success of Broadway. The Broadway Salutes committee is comprised of: Co-chairs Tony DePaulo (IATSE) and Mark Schweppe (Shubert Organization) and committee members Lawrence Paone (IATSE), Laura Penn (SDC), Hal Goldberg (Jujamcyn), Paige Price (AEA), Ryan Hanley (AEA) and Barbara Wolkoff (SDC), and Chris Brockmeyer (Broadway League). Connie Wilkin and Jennifer O’Connor, of Foresight Events, are the production team. For more information, please go to: www.broadwaysalutes.com. Press contact: Martine Sainvil (212/703-0231)...