Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala

Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre's 44th anniversary culminated with a special Gala at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center (199 Chambers Street) last night, March 16th. This special event saluting NFT, for over 40 years a seminal force in Black Theater, was hosted by Danny Glover and Debbi Morgan. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the big night below!

Founded by Woodie King, Jr. in 1970, New Federal Theatre has gone on to international acclaim for its bold mission to integrate minorities and women into the mainstream of American theater by training artists for the profession and by presenting plays by minorities and women to integrated, multicultural audiences - plays which evoke the truth through beautiful, artistic recreations of ourselves. Specializing in minority drama, New Federal Theatre has brought the joy of the living stage to not only the minority community living on the Lower East Side near NFT's home at Henry Street Settlement's Abrons Arts Center, but to audiences from all over the metropolitan area.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Voza Rivers

Danny Glover

Valerie Simpson

Billie Allen

Otto Neals

Tonya Pinkins

Playwright Ed Bullins

Playwright Lyle Kessler

Danny Glover

Woodie King Jr. and Danny Glover

Woodie King Jr., Valerie Graves and Danny Glover

Woodie King Jr. and Tonya Pinkins

Otto Neals

Billie Allen

Billie Allen

Danny Glover and Woodie King Jr.

Danny Glover and Woodie King Jr.

Danny Glover and Woodie King Jr.

Woodie King Jr. and Danny Glover

Woodie King Jr., Valerie Graves, Danny Glover and Otto Neals

Woodie King Jr., Valerie Graves, Danny Glover, Judge Laura Blacknurne and Otto Neals

Voza Rivera and Woodie King Jr.

Woodie King Jr. and David Greaves

Woodie King Jr. and David Greaves

Playwright Lyle Kessler and Woodie King Jr.

Playwright Lyle Kessler and wife Margaret Ladd

Ricardo Khan and fiancee with Woodie King Jr.

Tonya Pinkins and Woodie King Jr.

Playwright Ed Bullins and Woodie King Jr.

Roscoe Orman and his wife Kimberley LaMarque Orman

Elinor Tatum and Danny Glover

Valerie Simpson

Valerie Simpson and Van Dirk Fisher

Elinor Tatum and Valerie Simpson

Voza Rivers and Woodie King Jr.

Voza Rivers and Woodie King Jr.

Voza Rivers and Woodie King Jr.

Tonya Pinkins

Tonya Pinkins

Tonya Pinkins

Playwright Ed Bullins and Tonya Pinkins

Playwright Ed Bullins and Tonya Pinkins

Playwright Ed Bullins and Tonya Pinkins

Otto Neals, Voza Rivers, Woodie King Jr. and Ralph Carper

Otto Neals, Voza Rivers, Woodie King Jr. and Ralph Carper

Otto Neals, Voza Rivers, Woodie King Jr. and Ralph Carper

Voza Rivers and Woodie King Jr. and Douglad Turner Ward

Roscoe Orman and Playwright Ed Bullins

Ralph Carter and Danny Glover

Danny Glover, Voza Rivers and Douglas Turner Ward

Voza Rivers and Elinor Tatum

Irene Gandy and Playwright Ed Bullins

Irene Gandy and Voza Rivers

Roscoe Orman and Tonya Pinkins

Ricardo Khan with fiancee, Voza Rivers and Trazana Beverly

Ricardo Khan with fiancee, Voza Rivers and Trazana Beverly

Woodie King Jr., Tonya Pinkins and Roscoe Orman

Tonya Pinkins and guest

Tonya Pinkins, Roscoe Orman and his wife Kimberley LaMarque Orman

Woodie King Jr., Tonya Pinkins and Roscoe Orman