Tyne Daly, Chita Rivera and Jerry Mitchell Set for GMHC's A PART OF OUR WORLD Cabaret Honoring Terrence McNally Tonight

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) honors Tony and Emmy Award-winning playwright and librettist Terrence McNally, whose art and activism have profoundly affected the visibility and understanding of HIV/AIDS. McNally will receive the 2014 Howard Ashman Award, named for the Grammy and Academy Award-winning lyricist, who passed away in 1991 due to complications from AIDS. The Howard Ashman award is given annually to honor theater professionals who have made a difference in the fight to end the epidemic.

Broadway legends including Tyne Daly, Chita Rivera and Jerry Mitchell will honor McNally's achievements at the 2014 Howard Ashman Award & Cabaret, a benefit for GMHC. The evening will feature songs from musicals with lyrics written by Ashman, from Little Shop of Horrors and his Oscar-winning work in Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid, to lesser known gems. Songs from musicals penned by McNally, including Ragtime, The Full Monty, and Kiss of the Spiderwoman, will also be showcased. Click here to watch a clip from the 2013 cabaret.

Featuring - Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), Terrence McNally, Tyne Daly, Chita Rivera, Jerry Mitchell and performers including:

· Marin Mazzie (Ragtime)

· Roger Rees (The Visit)

· Bobby Steggert (Ragtime, Mothers and Sons)

· Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, Master Class)

· Christopher DeAngelis (Beauty and the Beast, Jersey Boys)

· John Edwards (Jersey Boys)

· Stephanie Estep

· Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys)

· Jonathan Hadley (Director - Jersey Boys)

· Janet Krupin (If/Then, Hand on a Hard Body)

· Benjamin Rauhala (Music Director - Pippin)

· Courter Simmons (Jersey Boys)

· Rob Sutton (Beauty and the Beast)

"A Part of Our World: The 2014 Howard Ashman Award & Cabaret Benefiting GMHC" will be held tonight, September 29, 2014. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Cabaret and award presentation: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. It all takes place at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street near Astor Place, NYC.

The Howard Ashman Award & Cabaret continues a long tradition of the Broadway community, which lost so many bright stars and creative minds to AIDS, raising vital funds for GMHC and HIV/AIDS services organizations around the country.

About Gay Men's Health Crisis - Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) is the nation's leading provider of HIV/AIDS care, prevention services and advocacy, serving nearly 9,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in New York City, the epidemic's largest U.S. epicenter. As the world's first HIV and AIDS service organization GMHC is an expert in providing services that every person affected by the epidemic deserves. GMHC is on the front lines caring for people who are both HIV negative and positive, including: testing, nutrition, legal, mental health and education services. GMHC also advocates for stronger public policies at the local, state and federal level with the goal of ending AIDS as an epidemic in New York State by 2020. Most recently, GMHC and other HIV/AIDS organizations successfully persuaded the federal government to recommend widespread use of PrEP, a new daily treatment that is over 90% effective in preventing HIV infection. For more information, visit www.gmhc.org.

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