Tony Award winners Andr茅 De Shields, Lillias White, Matt Doyle, and Lauren Patten will be among the performers taking part in the April 14 Renaissance Gala, marking the reopening of the cabaret venue, The Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Named for the late, Tony-nominated star of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie, and Cats, the Manhattan cabaret is located within the West Bank Caf茅, newly owned by Broadway producers Tom D鈥橝ngora and Michael D'Angora.
The 7 PM event, which will raise funds for Broadway Cares, will also feature the talents of Chip Zien, Jak Malone, Milo Manheim, Elizabeth Gillies, Bryan Batt, Christine Pedi, Joe Iconis, Jelani Remy, Emma Pittman, and JJ Niemann, with more to be announced.
The Renaissance Gala will have music direction by Benjamin Rauhala and stage and venue lighting design Aiden Bezark with Brendan McCann as creative consultant.
Since its opening in 1983, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, previously known as the Downstairs Theatre Bar, has welcomed Joan Rivers, The Who, Andr茅 De Shields, Tony Shalhoub, Aaron Sorkin, Jinkx Monsoon, and more. In the theatre鈥檚 first 14 years, more than 1,500 one-act plays were performed at the theatre. When the venue was scheduled to close in August 2024 after financial difficulties following the COVID-19 pandemic, the D'Angoras, Tim Guinee, and Joe Iconis joined forces to raise nearly $1 million to save the caf茅 and theatre.
General admission and VIP tickets are available at .
