Williamstown Theatre Festival to Host 2016 NYC Gala in February

Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced that the annual WTF Gala will be held at City Winery in New York City (155 Varick Street) on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 6:30 PM. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, and live auction led by Charity Auctioneer Robbie Gordy of Christie's New York, along with special appearances and performances including: Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht (Broadway's Fiddler on the Roof), Kristolyn Lloyd (last season's Paradise Blue at WTF), New York's hottest new band Sky-Pony (led by Tony Award-nominated singer/actress Lauren Worsham and musician/writer Kyle Jarrow), star of stage and screen David Hyde Pierce and more!

This year's 2016 Gala Artist Committee includes many passionate advocates for the Williamstown Theatre Festival including: Becky Ann Baker and Dylan Baker, Eric Bogosian and Jo Bonney, Fernanda Coppel, Trip Cullman, Halley Feiffer, Michael Friedman, Ana Gasteyer, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jessica Hecht, Kristolyn Lloyd, Chris Lowell and Kerry Bishe, Dominique Morisseau, Lila Neugebauer, Cynthia Nixon, Benjamin Scheuer, Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon, Lucy Thurber, and Blair Underwood.

Williamstown Theatre Festival's Gala Committee includes: Fredi and Alan Carver, Kim and Wole Coaxum, Denise Cohn and Adam Blank, Tracy and Joe Finnegan, Shana Fisher and Jonathan Glick, Pamela Milam and Jamie Fowler, Jessica and Matt Harris, Kristen Johanson and Tom Green, Anne and Josh Morris, KK and Bo Peabody, Annie and Nick Pell, Olivia Sabine, Caren Pasquale Seckler and Michael Seckler, Courtney Smith and Graham Duncan, Alex Volckhausen, Julianne and Michael Wainstein, and Carolyn Zakrevsky and Jeff Altman.

To support the Williamstown Theatre Festival and purchase tickets to the 2016 Gala, please contact Emily Curro at (413) 458-3200 x14 or ecurro@wtfestival.org.

Additional information about the 2016 Gala will be announced at a later date.