Tony Award Winner Rob McClure, Two-Time Tony Nominee Christopher Sieber and Marilu Henner Join The York Theatre's 33rd Annual Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala
Honoring Four-Time Tony Award Winner Jerry Zaks and Librettist/Lyricist Joan Ross Sorkin
New York, NY (September 22, 2025) – The York Theatre (Joseph Hayward, Producing Artistic Director, Wendy Hall, General Manager) is proud to announce that the 33rd Annual Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala will take place on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street, NYC). The celebratory evening will include performances from Christopher Sieber (Death Becomes Her, Spamalot, The Prom, Company; nominated for two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and two Outer Critics Circle Awards), Marilu Henner (original Broadway Grease), and Rob McClure (Tony Award nominee Chaplin, Mrs. Doubtfire), with additional talent to be announced. Tickets start at $1,000 and are available at www.yorktheatre.org/gala
This year’s Gala will honor four-time Tony Award-winning director Jerry Zaks, (Hello, Dolly!, The Music Man, Guys and Dolls), with the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theater, and Joan Ross Sorkin, librettist and lyricist (Black Swan Blues, Go Green!, Dandelion) and former York Theatre Board President, with The York Theatre Founders’ Award.
Since its inception in 1988, the Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala has been a highlight of the New York theater season, celebrating legendary figures in musical theater and supporting The York Theatre’s mission of developing new musicals and preserving notable works from the past. Past honorees have included Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, and André De Shields.
Gala tickets include pre-show cocktails, seated dinner and a star-studded evening of entertainment. For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org or call The York Theatre Box Office at (212) 935-5820.
NOW ON SALE! From real-life urgency to historic homage and classic intrigue, The York Theatre’s 2025–2026 season promises unforgettable stories, rich music, and a deep celebration of the musical form. Single tickets, priced at $50 for premium and $35 for standard, can be purchased here, with a limited number of subsidized $25 tickets available for each performance for students, patrons under 40, artists, seniors, and first responders.
The York Theatre, “Where Musicals Come to Life,” is the only theatre in New York City—and one of very few in the world—dedicated to developing and fully producing new musicals and preserving notable shows from the past. For over five decades, York’s intimate, imaginative style of producing both original and classic musicals has resulted in critical acclaim and recognition from artists and audiences alike. Since 1997, The York has focused on new musicals in its Mainstage Series—most of them world, American, or New York premieres—by some of the field’s most esteemed creators and has also helped launch the careers of many talented new writers. Over 45 cast recordings from York Theatre productions are now available, including its acclaimed revival of Closer Than Ever (2013 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Revival). Commercial transfers of such York premieres as The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), Souvenir (Tony Award Nomination for actress Judy Kaye), and Jolson & Company, and revivals of Pacific Overtures and Sweeney Todd (four Tony Nominations including Best Revival) have all showcased the importance of The York and its programs.
The York is the recipient of an Emmy Nomination, a special Drama Desk Award for “Developing and Producing New Musicals,” and a special Outer Critics Circle Award for “50 Years of Producing New and Classic Musicals.” The York is currently producing at The Theatre at St. Jean’s at 76th Street and Lexington Avenue.
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