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Nancy Rhodes, Artistic Director
Daniel J. De Siena, Chairman
The Board of Trustees
Sheldon Harnick and Maury Yeston
Invite You To
We made the safe decision for the well-being of our artists and our audiences, to re-schedule our Musical Salute Gala, due to concerns about Omicron Covid-19 cases.

On March 20, 2022, we will welcome you to a grand celebration honoring two luminaries of the American Musical Theatre CHITA RIVERA and DANNY BURSTEIN! 

PLEASE JOIN US!
Hosted by Midge Woolsey WNET/Thirteen
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*Photograph: Laura Marie Duncan

A theatrical icon and one of Broadway's greatest triple-threat talents, Chita Rivera is one of the most nominated performers in Tony Award history having earned 10 nominations, won twice and received the 2018 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. 

She trained as a ballerina (from age nine) before receiving a scholarship to the School of American Ballet from the legendary choreographer George Balanchine. Her electric performance as Anita in the original Broadway premiere of West Side Story brought her international stardom. Her career is highlighted by starring roles in Bye Bye Birdie, The Rink (Tony Award), Chicago, Jerry’s Girls, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony Award), The Dancer's Life, The Visit; the revivals of The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Nine; and original Broadway casts of Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, Seventh Heaven, and Mr. Wonderful. 

Chita was awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom and the coveted Kennedy Center Honor; performed her solo concert at London's Cadogan Hall and Carnegie Hall. Her most treasured production is her daughter, singer/dancer/choreographer Lisa Mordente. 

Chita Rivera will be honored with the
 Encompass "Lifetime
Achievement Award"
Chita Rivera performs America and All That Jazz
 
Danny Burstein will be honored with the Encompass "Sheldon Harnick Award for Creative Excellence"
* Photograph: Theo Wargo, Getty Images

Danny Burstein won the Tony Award 2020 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in the Broadway hit Moulin Rouge! The Musical. His role of Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! earned him the coveted 2020 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Burstein has also won two Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, received seven Tony Award nominations, and three Grammy Award nominations. He has been seen in eighteen Broadway shows including The Drowsy ChaperoneSouth Pacific, Golden BoyCabaret, Fiddler on the RoofTitanic, and Company. Other Broadway credits include The SeagullSaint JoanWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and Follies. 

He played the role of Buddy Plummer in the Kennedy Center production of Follies, co-starring with Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines, and Jan Maxwell. He reprised that role in the Broadway engagement of Follies.

He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Frosch in Die Fledermaus. Off-Broadway performances include, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Talley’s Folly, Mrs. Farnsworth, and Merrily We Roll Along.

Film/TV features include The Same Storm, Indignation, Madam Secretary, Louie, Absolutely Fabulous, Law & OrderThe Good Fight, EvilBlacklistand Elementary

Danny Burstein sings in Follies on Broadway
Join us for a glorious evening of exciting musical performances, as stars of stage and screen pay tribute to our honorees. 

Lift a toast to celebrate the luminous careers of Chita Rivera and Danny Burstein!
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Sunday, March 20th, 2022
At The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10003


5:30 pm: Reception
6:30 pm: Dinner
7:30 pm: Musical Program followed by Champagne & Dessert
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At Encompass, we believe in the power of music to uplift and enrich the human spirit. With your support, Encompass creates, develops, and produces adventurous new music theatre-opera by new composers and lyricists that explores our place in the universe.

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