The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Dir; Patrick Willingham, Exec Dir; Luis A Miranda, Jr. Board Chair) has announced that The Public’s Annual Gala, GALA ON THE GREEN, will take place on Mon June 12 at The Delacorte. The unique, one-night-only celebration on the lawn outside of The Delacorte in Central Park will feature appearances by Christopher Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda. This year’s program celebrates “the greatest city in the world” under the stars of Central Park, with additional guest performers to be announced at a later date. The evening will also include a sneak peek of The Public’s 2023-2024 Astor Place season. This year’s annual event will be hosted by Gala Co-Chairs Luis A Miranda, Jr, Jay Meredith Stein, and Reginald Van Lee. The Gala Benefit Committee includes Ursula Burns, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Agnes Gund, Mellody Hobson & George Lucas, Carol Sutton Lewis & William M. Lewis, Jr.,Elyse & Michael Newhouse, Holly Peterson, Paula Scher, Jeffrey Seller, Anna Deavere Smith, and the Alice L. Walton Foundation. This year, The Public honors Darren Walker, President, and the Ford Foundation, a global philanthropy that has distributed billions of dollars over the last eight decades to reduce inequality in communities worldwide.  The event will also honor Marlla Torres, community member of the Hunts Point Alliance for Children, with The Public’s annual Community Leadership Award. The Gala will kick off with a cocktail hour at 6:00 PM followed by a three-course dinner beginning at 7:00 PM. Musical performances will take place throughout cocktails and dinner. In the event of inclement weather the Annual Gala will take place on Tues June 13. Performances of HAMLET will not take place on either evening. Gala tickets are available online at publictheater.org/gala23. Press contact: Public Theater Press Team (212/539-8624)...