L to R: 2019 Outstanding Performer nominee Molly Poerstel, the 2019 Outstanding Performer Bessie winner Leslie Cuyjet (honored for Sustained Achievement with Jane Comfort, Niall Jones, Juliana F. May, Photo
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Photo Flash: Inside The 2019 Bessie Awards!
Over 800 artists and supporters of the New York dance community had gathered to celebrate the nominees, winners, and The Bessies' 35th anniversary gala event on Monday, October 14. Obie and Bessie Award-winning performance artist Justin Vivian Bond hosted this year's ceremony, which was held at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.