Photo Coverage: Alec Baldwin, Spike Lee & More Celebrate NYU Tisch School of the Arts

NYU Tisch School of the Arts just celebrated its 50th Anniversary Gala, "Celebrating the Past/Creating the Future," last night, April 4, 2016, at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall. The gala event was hosted by alumni Alec Baldwin ('94) and Spike Lee ('82). BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special night below!

Celebrating the Past/Creating the Future is the culmination of a year-long celebration of the school's 50th anniversary, celebrating the impact of the NYU Tisch community on the cultural landscape over the last 50 years, and envisioning how the school can continue its legacy of excellence in arts training over the next 50 years. The celebration has featured events with NYU Tisch 50th Anniversary Artist-in-Residence Pharrell Williams and alumnus Billy Crystal, and has provided unique opportunities for students, faculty, staff and alumni to highlight their own experiences at the institution.

Thousands of Tisch alumni have gone on to enjoy fulfilling careers in the arts. Tisch graduates include renowned artists such as Pulitzer Prize winners Annie Baker, Tony Kushner, Doug Wright and Chang Lee; Academy Award winners Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Keiko Ibi and Ang Lee; Tony Award winners Nina Arianda, Steve Kazee, George C. Wolfe, Michael Mayer, Idina Menzel, Stephen Spinella, and Frank Wood; Emmy Award winners Alec Baldwin, Billy Crystal, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Vince Gilligan, Kristen Johnston, Camryn Manheimand Debra Messing; acclaimed filmmakers Spike Lee, Amy Heckerling, Colin Treverrow; Grammy nominee Elle Varner; entrepreneur Dennis Crowley (foursquare); MacArthur Fellowship recipients Kyle Abraham, Camille Utterback, and Mimi Lien; visual artist Leo Villareal; and actors Danai Gurira, Gina Rodriguez, and Corey Stoll.

For almost 50 years, the NYU Tisch School of the Arts has drawn on the vast artistic and cultural resources of New York City and New York University to create an extraordinary training ground for the individual artist and scholar of the arts. Today, students learn their craft in a spirited, risk-taking environment that combines the professional training of a conservatory with the liberal arts education of a premier global university with campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai and 11 academic centers around the world. Learn more at www.tisch.nyu.edu.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

50th Anniversary NYU Tisch School of the Arts Gala

Javier Munoz

Javier Munoz

Rosie Fieldman

Javier Munoz and Rosie Fieldman

Emily Warren

Honoree Lili Cheng

Natalie Peyton

Lili Chang with her son Eli

Honoree Paul Tazewell

Honoree Wendy Calhoun

Wendy Calhoun and her mother Madeline

Wendy Calhoun, Paul Tazewell and Lili Cheng

Julie Menin

Jonathan Cohen (Gala Co-Chair) and Dr. Amy Weschler

Jonathan Cohen and Michael D. Ratner (Gala Co-Chair)

Billy Crystal

Allyson Green (Dean of NYU Tisch School of the Arts)

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Vanna White

Jonathan Tisch

Lizzie Tisch and Jonathan TIsch

Andrew Tisch, Allyson Green and Ann Tisch

Andrew Hamilton

Hilaria Baldwin

Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Steve Tisch and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarrity

Steve Tisch

Chen Man and Allyson Green

Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese

Spike Lee

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Iris Cantor