Chicago's Porchlight Music Theatre Will Honor Donna McKechnie With Icon Award

Chicago's Porchlight Music Theatre will hold its annual ICONS Gala September 23 at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago. The evening will honor Tony winner Donna McKechnie with the 2022 ICON Award, which celebrates a notable artist who has made an indelible contribution to American entertainment through our art form of music theatre.

McKechnie will also perform at the gala and join journalist Paul Lisnek for an intimate, onstage conversation as she accepts the award.

“I am honored to be this year’s Porchlight Music Theatre ICON Award recipient,” said McKechnie. “The ICONS Gala is definitely going to be a party, and I look forward to performing a few songs for Porchlight’s supporters and celebrating its history and future.”

McKechnie won a Best Actress Tony for the original production of A Chorus Line. Other Broadway credits include Company, On the Town, and Promises, Promises.

Previous ICON Award recipients include Joel Grey and Chita Rivera.

In addition to the ICON Award, Porchlight will present The Luminary Award to supporters Dan Ratner and The Genevieve and Daniel Ratner Foundation for their history of philanthropic and volunteer leadership. Past honorees include Rick and Deann Bayless and the Bayless Family Foundation, Elaine Cohen and Arlen D. Rubin, Jim Jensen, and Jean Klingenstein.

Visit PorchlightMusicTheatre.org for more information.

From Company to Chorus Line: Look Back at Donna McKechnie on the Stage

Baayork_Lee_Donna_McKechnie_Marge_Sappington_Promises_Promises_HR — From Company to Chorus Line: Look Back at Donna McKechnie on the Stage

McKechnie won a Tony for her performance in *A Chorus Line* in 1976.
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Donna McKechnie, Dean Jones and Pamela Myers in <i>Company</i>. — Donna McKechnie, Dean Jones and Pamela Myers in *Company*.

(l.-r.) Susan Browning, Donna McKechnie and Pamela Myers in the original production of <i>Company</i> — (l.-r.) Susan Browning, Donna McKechnie and Pamela Myers in the original production of *Company*

Photo by Martha Swope

Company_Production_Photo_Donna McKechnie_HR — Donna McKechnie in *Company*

On_the_Town_Broadway_Production_Photo_Donna McKechnie_Ron Husmann_HR — Donna McKechnie and Ron Husmann in *On the Town*

On_the_Town_Broadway_Production_Photo_Fran Stevens_Donna McKechnie_HR — Fran Stevens and Donna McKechnie in *On the Town*

On_the_Town_Broadway_Production_Photo_Ron Husmann_Donna McKechnie_HR — Ron Husmann and Donna McKechnie in *On the Town*

HR - A Chorus Line (Robert LuPone, Donna McKechnie) - Broadway — Company of *A Chorus Line*

Martha Swope / The New York Public Library

A_Chorus_Line_Broadway_Production_Photo_Donna McKechnie_HR — Donna McKechnie

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Donna McKechnie records the <i>Chorus Line</i> cast album — Donna McKechnie records the *Chorus Line* cast album

A_Chorus_Line_Production_Photo_Donna McKechnie_HR — Donna McKechnie in *A Chorus Line*

Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

A_Chorus_Line_Production_Photo_Donna McKechnie_Robert Lupone_HR — Donna McKechnie and Robert Lupone in *A Chorus Line*

Sweet_Charity_Production_Photo_nypl.digitalcollections.0c5d4750-eaa6-0132-be8f-58d385a7bbd0.001.w_HR.jpg — Donna McKechnie in *Sweet Charity*

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