New York Theatre Workshop will honor their Artistic Director James C Nicola on Mon April 11 at with gala at Capitale (130 Bowery.) The evening will include dinner and performances starting at 6:00 PM written by Victor I Cazeres with direction by Kevin Cahoon and musical direction by Charlie Alterman. Performers and presenters will include Anthony Rapp (RENT, “Star Trek: Discovery”), Daphne Rubin-Vega (RENT, In the Heights), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (RENT, La Cage aux Folles), Shoshana Bean (Mr. Saturday Night), Nikki M. James (Suffs, The Book of Mormon), Andy Mientus (Spring Awakening), the stars of Hadestown, The Bengsons (Hundred Days), Dina Martina (Chariots of Failure), Somi Kakoma (Dreaming Zenzile), Martha Redbone (for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf) & more. The evening’s program will be directed by Kevin Cahoon (“Monarch”), scripted by Tow Playwright-in-Residence Victor I. Cazares (“Pinching Pennies with Penny Marshall”) and feature musical direction by Will van Dyke (Little Shop of Horrors). The live auction will be conducted by Robbie Gordy.

Mr Nicola will be ending his tenure as Artistic Director on June 30 after 34 years with the organization. For more information, please visit https://www.nytw.org/support/nytw-gala/. Press contact: Claire Wojciechowski (212/756-1248)...