Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jerry Mitchell, More Set for New York Theatre Barn Awards Night | Playbill

Awards Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jerry Mitchell, More Set for New York Theatre Barn Awards Night

The evening will honor Florencia Cuenca, Debra Barsha, Jeff Calhoun for their innovative creativity in musical theatre.

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New York Theatre Barn has amassed a roster of Broadway names to celebrate this year's honorees at the company's annual Awards Night, set for October 6 at the Gotham Comedy Club. The event will honor Florencia Cuenca (Real Women Have Curves), Debra Barsha (Radiant Baby), and Jeff Calhoun (Newsies) for their innovative creativity in musical theatre.

Hosting will be Sirius XM Radio's Julie James, with presenters and performers including Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent), Tony winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), Eden Espinosa (Lempicka), Jo Lampert (Joan of Arc), and Mayelah Barrera (El Otro Oz).

Barsha will receive the Impact Award. NYTB previously participated in the development of her musicals Boy Meets Girl and The Helena Project. Calhoun will receive the Culture Shifter Award, after work with the company on A Complicated Woman and Everyone Comes to Elaine's. Cuenca, most recently of Broadway's Real Women Have Curves, will receive the Emerging Artist Award. Cuenca was part of the company's inaugural Barn on Fire residency on Fire Island, where she worked on Sueños: Our American Musical.

The October 6 event will have an in-person audience and stream live. Proceeds will benefit the company's work developing new works from underrepresented communities.

Visit NYTheatreBarn.org for more.

 
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