PHOTO CALL: Daphne Rubin-Vega and Ashley Brown Perform at Jonathan Larson Grant Presentation

Dedicated to celebrating excellence and supporting theatre, the American Theatre Wing awards the Larson Grants to artists "to recognize and showcase their work with no strings attached - except to put it to the best use possible to help further the artist's creative endeavors," according to press notes.

This year's recipients are Danny Larsen (composer/co-lyricist) & Michelle Elliott (book writer/co-lyricist), Cloaked; Marisa Michelson (composer) & Joshua H. Cohen (book writer/lyricist), Tamar and the River; and Andy Monroe (composer), Jack Lechner (lyricist) & Michael Zam (book writer), The Kid.

Here's a look at the event:

Daphne Rubin-Vega and Ashley Brown Perform at Jonathan Larson Grant Presentation

Daphne Rubin-Vega and Michael Greif — Daphne Rubin-Vega and Ashley Brown Perform at Jonathan Larson Grant Presentation

The American Theatre Wing honored 2011 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients at a private event held on March 29, which featured presentations of the recipients work. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Dylan McCollum, Al Larson, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Nan Larson

Michelle Elliot, Devyn Rush and Danny Larsen

Theodore S. Chapin, Marisa Michelson, Al Larson and Joshua Cohen

Dylan McCollum, Al Larson, Nan Larson and Julie Larson

The 2011 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients with Al Larson, Nan Larson and Theodore S. Chapin

Andy Monroe, Michael Zam and Jack Lechner

Ashley Brown, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Devyn Rush and Jeff Blumenkrantz

Marisa Michelson, Joshua Cohen and Ashley Brown

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