VINEYARD THEATRE 2017 GALA

Honoring [title of show]
with a toast to Kevin McCollum

Join us for a star-studded celebration in honor of the 10th anniversary of Vineyard Theatre’s [title of show] with Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, and a toast to Broadway producer Kevin McCollum!

 

Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen’s [title of show] has had an amazing journey from The Vineyard to Broadway, London, and hundreds of productions around the world. Our gala show will feature memorable performances from [title of show] and musicals that influenced it, by the original cast and a roster of renowned celebrity guests.

 

Broadway producer Kevin McCollum, champion of [title of show] and The Vineyard’s AVENUE Q on Broadway, has been a driving force behind such memorable shows as RENT, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, SOMETHING ROTTEN!, and many more. Kevin’s visionary support for artists and inventive new work has helped to expand the American musical theatre landscape.

 

Both [title of show] and Kevin McCollum exemplify the vision, passion, individuality, and heart that it takes to make a great musical. In that spirit, our gala will help launch our new Musical Theatre Fund, to ensure and expand The Vineyard’s commitment to developing and producing new musicals into the future.

 

Artists* performing include: Stephanie J. Block, Steven Boyer, Danielle Brooks, Betty Buckley, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Brandon Victor Dixon, Barrett Foa, Penny Fuller, Gideon Glick, Joanna Gleason, Colin Hanlon, Joe Iconis, Andrea McArdle, Bebe Neuwirth, Chris Sarandon, Liesl Tommy, and more to be announced.

*Artists subject to change.

Edison Ballroom

240 West 47th Street

New York City

6:00pm Cocktails | 7:30pm Dinner | 8:30pm Performance

READ OUR GALA JOURNAL:

Show-Only Tickets:

  • Stage Level Seating: $250 per ticket ($215 tax-deductible)
    Seats are in the front of the ballroom right next to the stage. Includes top shelf bar.
  • Balcony Seating: $150 per ticket ($115 tax-deductible)
    Seats in the balcony overlooking the stage. Includes top shelf bar.

Gala tables:

  • $25,000 Table (Goods and services estimated at $3,700)
    Includes premium seating for 10 guests; full page ad in the Gala Journal; acknowledgement from the stage during the Gala and in Vineyard show programs throughout the season; digital logo presence at the Gala; opportunity to host artists at your table; and complimentary Vineyard Theatre memberships for all table guests.
  • $15,000 Table (Goods and services estimated at $3,700)
    Includes preferred seating for 10 guests; half page ad in the Gala; acknowledgement in Vineyard show programs throughout the season; opportunity to host artists at your table; and complimentary Vineyard Theatre memberships for all table guests.
  • $10,000 Table (Goods and services estimated at $1,900)
    Includes seating for 10 guests; quarter page ad in the Gala; and acknowledgement throughout the season in Vineyard show programs.

Individual tickets:

  • $2,500 Ticket(s) (Goods and services estimated at $370 each)
    Includes premium seating; business card sized ad in the Gala; acknowledgement in the Gala Journal and Vineyard show programs; and complimentary Vineyard Theatre membership.
  • $1,500 Ticket(s) (Goods and services estimated at $370 each)
    Includes preferred seating; acknowledgement in the Gala Journal and Vineyard show programs; and complimentary Vineyard Theatre membership.
  • $1,000 Ticket(s) (Goods and services estimated at $190 each)
    Includes seating and acknowledgement in the Gala Journal and Vineyard show programs.

Gala Journal advertisements:*

      • Outside Back Cover* – $7,500 (Full bleed: w 8.5” x h 11” with 1/8th” bleed, Non-bleed: w 8” x h 10.5”)
        Includes acknowledgement from the stage during the Gala and in Vineyard show programs throughout the season; digital logo presence at the Gala; and two complimentary Vineyard Theatre memberships.
      • Inside Front or Back Cover* – $5,000 (Full bleed: w 8.5” x h 11” with 1/8th” bleed, Non-bleed: w 8” x h 10.5”) 
        Includes acknowledgement from the stage during the Gala and in Vineyard show programs throughout the season and digital logo presence at the Gala.
      • Full Page – $3,000 (w 8” x h 10.5”) Complimentary with the purchase of a $25,000 Table.
        Includes acknowledgement in Vineyard show programs throughout the season and digital logo presence at the Gala.
      • Half Page – $2,000 (w 8” x h 5.125”) Complimentary with the purchase of a $15,000 Table.
        Includes acknowledgement in Vineyard show programs throughout the season.
      • Quarter Page – $1,000 (w 3.875” x h 5.125”) Complimentary with the purchase of a $10,000 Table.
        Includes acknowledgement in Vineyard show programs throughout the season.
      • Eighth Page – $500 (w 3.875” x h 2.5”) Complimentary with the purchase of a $2,500 Ticket.
        Includes acknowledgement in Vineyard show programs throughout the season.

*These ad locations are available on a first-come, first-served basis only.

Artists

Larry Pressgrove

Music Direction/Orchestrations/ Vocal Arrangements- NOW. HERE. THIS. Music director/arranger for the Tony-nominated [title of show] for its premiere at the Vineyard and on Broadway. He was music director/arranger for EMMET OTTER’S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS at Goodspeed Opera House with Christopher Gatelli as director and music directed CATS (Broadway), LES MISERABLES (national tour) and conducted Colm Wilkinson’s last staged performance of LES MIZ in Shanghai. With playwright/ lyricist Rachel Lampert, he composed the scores for THE ANGLE Of THE SUN (NYMF 2007) and ESTELLE’S KITCHEN, which premieres at the Kitchen Theater in Ithaca this spring. He is currently Music Director for La Guardia High School of Music and Performing Arts.

Neil Patel

Scenic Design- Broadway: NOW. HERE. THIS., [title of show], OLEANNA, SIDEMAN, ‘NIGHT MOTHER, RING OF FIRE and WONDERLAND. Off-Broadway: Second Stage, Manhattan Theater Club, Roundabout Theatre Company, BAM, New York Theater Workshop, Vineyard Theater and Playwrights Horizon, having designed productions of BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, LIVING OUT, HERE LIES JENNY, DINNER WITH FRIENDS, THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME, QUILLS and THE GREY ZONE. Television: HBO’s “In Treatment”. Dance: Shadowland for Pilobolus which is currently on tour in Europe. Awards include the Helen Hayes Award, the 2000 EDDY Award, numerous Drama Desk and Hewes nominations and the 1996 and 2001 Obie Awards for sustained excellence in set design.

Michael Berresse

Director/Choreographer-is very proud to return to this collaboration and to the Vineyard with NOW. HERE. THIS., having previously been honored with an OBIE award for his direction of the Vineyard’s production of [title of show] in 2006. Though he made his Broadway directing debut with [title of show] in 2008, Michael has been a Broadway presence as an actor for many years, receiving Tony, Olivier, Outer Critics’ Circle and Astaire Award nominations. Broadway productions include: [title of show], A CHORUS LINE, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, KISS ME, KATE, CHICAGO, DAMN YANKEES, FASCINATING RHYTHM, GUYS & DOLLS, CAROUSEL, FIDDLER ON THE ROOf. Off-Broadway: [title of show], NO, NO, NANETTE, THE COCOANUTS, FOREVER PLAID, A WONDERFUL LIFE. Film: A.I., State of Play, and the forthcoming The Bourne Legacy. TV: “Person of  Interest”, “Law and Order”, “Law and Order: SVU”, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”, “Great Performances, Live from Lincoln Center”. As co-author of a development project for ABC, Michael recently joined his 5th union, count ‘em five.

Jeff Bowen

Actor/Music and Lyrics/Vocal Arrangements- Broadway: [title of show] (2009 Best Plays yearbook, Broadway.com Audience Award). Off-Broadway: NOW. HERRE. THIS, [title of show] (Vineyard Theatre, Obie Award, Drama League Nomination), SPARKLEFEST 2000 (Dixon Place). Music & Lyrics: VILLAINS TONIGHT! (Walt Disney Company), 53rd Drama Desk Awards, Actors fund 125, numerous Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS events. TV writing: “Glass Houses” (ABC Studios). Composition recordings: [title of show] (Original Cast), “Wonderland” for Broadway Bares Openings, and “Poppy” for Over the Moon: Broadway Lullaby Project. Internet: the [title of show] show. Member: ASCAP, AEA, WGAE, Dramatist Guild and the National    Audubon Society.

Heidi Blickenstaff

Most recently on Broadway, Heidi played Alice Beineke in THE ADDAMS FAMILY. Other Broadway credits include Ursula in THE LITTLE MERMAID, THE FULL MONTY, and her favorite Broadway role, playing herself in [title of show] with her friends and creative collaborators. Some Off-Broadway and regional credits include NOW.HERE.THIS. and [title of show] at The Vineyard Theatre, the solo piece, MOSAIC (Ruth) with Primary Stages, MEET JOHN DOE (Ann Mitchell) at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. (Helen Hayes Award), and FIRST YOU DREAM: THE MUSIC Of KANDER AND EBB at The Signature Theatre. I love you, Dad, Mom and Matt.

Susan Blackwell

Actor/Writer- played ‘Susan’ in the Broadway musical [title of show]. She has written and performed original material for many projects, including [title of show], Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street, and Broadway.com’s Side by Side by Susan Blackwell. As an actor, she has also appeared in [title of show] at the Vineyard, NyMf, The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center and Ars Nova, SPEECH AND DEBATE at The Roundabout, THE kID at The New Group, ANON at The Atlantic, and Peter Patrone in THE HEIDI CHRONICLES. TV: “Onion News Network”, “The Good wife”, “The Sopranos”, “Law & Order”. film: Margin Call, P.S.: I Love You, Margot at the Wedding. Susan is a proud MacDowell fellow, and an avid teacher of creative writing,
performance and vampire slaying. www.susanblackwell.com.

Hunter Bell

Actor/Writer- Earned an OBIE Award, a Drama League nomination, and a Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical all for the original Broadway musical [title of show]. Other credits include the books for SILENCE! THE MUSICAL, BELLOBRATION! (Ringling Bros. Circus), VILLAINS TONIGHT!(Disney Cruise Lines), NOW. HERE. THIS.(Vineyard Theatre) and the upcoming THE GREAT AMERICAN MOUSICAL (Goodspeed). He is a co-creator of the web series the [title of show] show and recently co-created and co-wrote the pilot “Glass Houses” for ABC Studios/Television and Cherry-wind     Productions. Hunter has developed new works at the O’Neill Center, Ars Nova, PS 122, weston Playhouse and the Manhattan Theatre Source. As an actor, he has appeared on and off Broadway and around the country in numerous regional theatres, as well as in the films The Men Who Stare at Goats and Goodbye Baby. He is a distinguished alumnus of webster University, a proud member of WGA, the Dramatists Guild, and a MacDowell fellow.

Reviews

[TITLE OF SHOW] Review Quotes

“BRACINGLY CLEVER WRITING.

A clever meta-musical!”

– Brian Scott Lipton, TheaterMania

“COMPELLING!

Mr. Bowen’s lyrics are wise and warm…Crystalline direction.”

– Eric Grode, The New York Sun

“DELECTABLE ENTERTAINMENT.

Directed and choreographed with smarts and pizazz. A postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals.”

– Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

“WONDERFULLY ENJOYABLE! SMART, FUNNY AND TUNEFUL.

Vibrantly directed by veteran Broadway actor and dancer Michael Berresse.”

– Joe Dziemianowicz, Daily News

“PERFECTLY ADORABLE! A GENUINE TREAT!

A witty modern-day spin on Mickey-and-Judy epics of way back when. Artfully simple.

– Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger