PhotosPhotos: Broadway Dreams Gala Honors Ahrens and FlahertyBroadway Dreams honored Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty with the inaugural Arts Advancement Award, presented November 21 at the annual Night of Dreams Gala at The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse.
November 22, 2016
Directed by Stafford Arima, the evening included cocktails, dinner, and tribute performances. Christy Altomare and Derek Klena performed “In a Crowd of Thousands” from the anticipated new Ahrens/Flaherty musical Anastasia, which is set to open on Broadway April 24, 2017. Broadway Dreams teaching artists Quentin Earl Darrington (Cats) and Morgan James (Godspell) also performed.
A statement from the Off-Broadway company's board of directors pledges a future "filled with diversity," and "to continue our long legacy of supporting artists of all backgrounds."