Get an inside look with the photo gallery below at the Amas Musical Theatre 2023 Benefit Concert honoring Dreamgirls Tony nominee Sheryl Lee Ralph, held May 15 at Theatre 555.
Celebrating the company's 54th anniversary, the gala began with a champagne toast followed by a concert performance of Oh! Henry! The Music of Henry Krieger, directed by Bill Russell (Side Show, Lucky Duck). Performances of songs from such shows as The Tap Dance Kid, Lucky Duck, Kept, Side Show, Up in the Air, and Dreamgirls were by Erin Davie (Grey Gardens), Charity Angel Dawson, Bobby Daye (Moulin Rouge), Alexander Bello (Encores! Tap Dance Kid), Dewitt Fleming, Jr. (Encores! Tap Dance Kid), Robert Joy (Girl From the North Country), Kelvin Moon Loh (Beetlejuice), Marcy Harriell (In the Heights), Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown), Christiane Noll (Jekyll & Hyde), Emily Padgett (Side Show), Neptune (Hamilton), Miguel Angel Válesquez, Lillias White (Hadestown, The Life), and Sally Wilfert (Assasins). Students of The Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy also took part in the performance.
The evening concluded with the Rosie Award, presented to Sheryl Lee Ralph by Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Amas Musical Theatre was the inspiration of African-American actor Rosetta LeNoire (1911-2002). LeNoire founded Amas (Latin for “you love”) to combat racism, proclaiming, “We are all flowers in God’s glorious bouquet, every one of us, every color!” Since 1968, Amas has been a force in New York City, developing and producing new American musicals, a pioneer in non-traditional casting and multiculturalism, and a forerunner of theatre arts education for underserved young people.
2023 “Rosie Award” Recipient Sheryl Lee Ralph
Kelvin Moon Loh, Marcy Harriell, Bobby Daye, Neptune, Cheryl Lee Ralph,
Lillias White, Dewitt Fleming, Jr. Charity Dawson, Christiane Noll, and Alexander Bello
Bobby Daye, Neptune, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lillias White,
Dewitt Fleming, Jr. Charity Angél Dawson, and Christiane Noll
Company of Amas Benefit Concert
Lillias White
Lillias White
Kelvin Moon Loh, Neptune, Marcy Harriell, and Bobby Daye
Kelvin Moon Loh, Neptune, Marcy Harriell, and Bobby Daye
Jeff McCarthy, Emily Padgett, and Erin Davie
Jeff McCarthy
Emily Padgett and Erin Davie
Miguel Ángel Vásquez and Charity Angél Dawson
Miguel Ángel Vásquez and Charity Angél Dawson
Christiane Noll
Christiane Noll
Lillias White
Lillias White
Alexander Bello and Dewitt Fleming, Jr.
Alexander Bello and Dewitt Fleming, Jr.
Sally Wilfert
Sally Wilfert
Charity Angél Dawson
Charity Angél Dawson
Marcy Harriell
Robert Joy and company
Bill Russell
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Donna Trinkoff
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Henry Krieger
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Bobby Daye
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Brian Stokes Mitchell
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Donna Trinkoff and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Maria Torres, Donna Trinkoff, and Jonathan Cerullo
Donna Trinkoff and Henry Krieger
Donna Trinkoff, Henry Krieger, and Robert Joy
Donna Trinkoff and Marvin Kahn
Jack Noseworthy
Emily Padgett and Erin Davie
Jeff McCarthy and Donna Trinkoff
Jennie Harney-Fleming