ON THE TOWN Cast, Saul Williams & More Set for NYU Skirball's 10th Anniversary Gala

NYU SKIRBALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS will celebrate ten years of NYU Skirball with The Skir-BALL: a festive evening to celebrate the international artists and audiences who have made a decade of NYU Skirball such a great success.

"At this one night-night only concert performance featuring luminaries from dance, theater, music, and Broadway we will salute the vision and impact of our late founder - and my friend and mentor - Dr. L. Jay Oliva, recognize our honorees and their many significant contributions to the performing arts, and welcome the next decade of discoveries to come," said NYU Skirball Executive Director Michael Harrington.

The Skir-BALL will honor Martin Blackman, President of The Skirball Foundation; Howard and Janet Kagan, producers of Broadway's PIPPIN and On The Town, as well as co-producers of NYU Skirball's NOT BY BREAD ALONE; Kevin Roche, NYU Skirball Center Architect; and Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean Emerita, Tisch School of the Arts Professor, Art and Public Policy.

The Skir-BALL will also include performances by the cast of Broadway's On The Town, Pilobolus, Zalmen Mlotek & The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Klezmer Band, Saul Williams, the star of HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, and and celebrated NYU Alumni from Stage and Screen, and more!

Tickets for The Skir-BALL are on sale now and may be purchased online at www.nyuskirball.org/gala or in person at the NYU Skirball Center Box Office: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-6:00 P.M, or by calling 212-992-8482. The NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts is located at 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square, New York, New York 10012.