Photo Coverage: Andrea Burns & Daniel Dae Kim Honored at the Beacon Awards
By: Stephen Sorokoff Jun. 21, 2016
Inside Broadway honored Andrea Burns & Daniel Dae Kim at the Beacon Awards and BroadwayWorld was there. Michael Presser's organization celebrated TV & Broadway star Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-O on CBS, currently starring on Broadway as the King of Siam in The King & I thru 6/26) and Broadway actress Andréa Burns (currently appearing in On Your Feet) at their annual awards gala at the Marriott Essex House. The Beacon Award is presented to individuals in the theatre & Times Square community who have been advocates for increasing audiences for live theatre and understanding the importance of Arts and Education in the lives of New York City's young people.
The first Broadway Beacon Award was given to Carol Channing in 1995. Hosted by FOX5 reporter Baruch Shemtov, the Beacon Awards will also feature a performance from the cast of On Your Feet.
The evening, which began with a cocktail reception, with the awards presentation then special live performances also honored Richard Fitzgerald, CEO of Sound Associates, Inc. and Scott Nadeau, General Manager of the New York Marriott Marquis. Students from Inside Broadway's school program at IS 278 in Brooklyn will also be performing.
Funding raised from the Beacon Awards benefit directly supports Inside Broadway's theatre education programs to support our mission of bringing the joys and advantages of live theatre to NYC's under-served public school students throughout the five boroughs. Since 1982,Inside Broadway (Founder/Executive Director, Michael Presser) has impacted the lives of nearly one million New York City public school students with its one-of-a-kind theatre arts and education programs that enrich educate and foster new generations of theatergoers.
Danniel Dae Kim, Bernadette Peters, Andrea Burns, Michael Presser, Executive Director
Daniel Dae Kim & Michael Presser
Hudson, Andrea Burns, Peter Flynn
On Your Feet cast
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