Industry NewsJeremy Pope, Shakina Nayfack, Cody Renard Richard, More Make the 2020 Out100 ListThe annual list recognizes prominent members of the LGBTQ+ community for their impact around the world.
By
Logan Culwell-Block
November 19, 2020
Out Magazine has announced its annual Out100 list for 2020, recognizing prominent members of the LGBTQ+ community for their "groundbreaking, ripple-inducing, and culture-shifting impact around the world."
Among this year's list are such theatre names as two-time 2019 Tony Award nominee and Ain't Too Proud and Choir Boy star Jeremy Pope, actor and theatre maker Shakina Nayfack, and stage manager and activist Cody Renard Richard.
Also making the 2020 list: The Prom film star Jo Ellen Pellman, actor Cheyenne Jackson, two-time Tony-winning director Joe Mantello, TV director-producer and musical theatre writer Paris Barclay, choreographer Jamal Sims, and recording artist and Broadway Cinderella star KeKe Palmer. Find the complete list at Out.com.
The honorees will be recognized at the Out100 Virtual Honoree Induction Ceremony November 21 at 8 PM ET, with Jackson and Pope scheduled to make appearances. The ceremony will stream live at Out.com.
Laks, the League's former executive vice president and general counsel, has been serving in the role on an interim basis since the departure of Charlotte St. Martin.
Consisting of four distinct programs dedicated to supporting early career playwrights, the festival has formalized Second Stage Theater’s artistic pipeline.
The program awards three early-career playwrights with professional mentorship, a $7,500 stipend, a public reading, and additional networking opportunities.