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

By: Mar. 17, 2014
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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

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Voza Rivers

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Danny Glover

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

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Billie Allen

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Otto Neals

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Tonya Pinkins

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Playwright Ed Bullins

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Playwright Lyle Kessler

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Danny Glover

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Woodie King Jr. and Danny Glover

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Woodie King Jr., Valerie Graves and Danny Glover

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Woodie King Jr. and Tonya Pinkins

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Otto Neals

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

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

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala  Image
Danny Glover and Woodie King Jr.

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala  Image
Danny Glover and Woodie King Jr.

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala  Image
Danny Glover and Woodie King Jr.

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala  Image
Woodie King Jr. and Danny Glover

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala  Image
Woodie King Jr., Valerie Graves, Danny Glover and Otto Neals

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

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Voza Rivera and Woodie King Jr.

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Woodie King Jr. and David Greaves

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Woodie King Jr. and David Greaves

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Playwright Lyle Kessler and Woodie King Jr.

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Playwright Lyle Kessler and wife Margaret Ladd

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Ricardo Khan and fiancee with Woodie King Jr.

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Tonya Pinkins and Woodie King Jr.

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Playwright Ed Bullins and Woodie King Jr.

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Roscoe Orman and his wife Kimberley LaMarque Orman

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Elinor Tatum and Danny Glover

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

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Valerie Simpson and Van Dirk Fisher

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Elinor Tatum and Valerie Simpson

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Voza Rivers and Woodie King Jr.

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Voza Rivers and Woodie King Jr.

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala  Image
Voza Rivers and Woodie King Jr.

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

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Tonya Pinkins

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

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Playwright Ed Bullins and Tonya Pinkins

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Playwright Ed Bullins and Tonya Pinkins

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Playwright Ed Bullins and Tonya Pinkins

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

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

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala  Image
Otto Neals, Voza Rivers, Woodie King Jr. and Ralph Carper

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Voza Rivers and Woodie King Jr. and Douglad Turner Ward

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Roscoe Orman and Playwright Ed Bullins

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Ralph Carter and Danny Glover

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Danny Glover, Voza Rivers and Douglas Turner Ward

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Voza Rivers and Elinor Tatum

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Irene Gandy and Playwright Ed Bullins

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Irene Gandy and Voza Rivers

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Roscoe Orman and Tonya Pinkins

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Ricardo Khan with fiancee, Voza Rivers and Trazana Beverly

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala  Image
Ricardo Khan with fiancee, Voza Rivers and Trazana Beverly

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Woodie King Jr., Tonya Pinkins and Roscoe Orman

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Tonya Pinkins and guest

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Tonya Pinkins, Roscoe Orman and his wife Kimberley LaMarque Orman

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the New Federal Theatre's 44th Anniversary Gala  Image
Woodie King Jr., Tonya Pinkins and Roscoe Orman







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