Welcome to our Women in Theatre: A Centennial Celebration concert, honoring the women who changed the theatrical landscape over the past 100 years. Stream it here: https://playbill.com/womenintheatre 

Tonight raises money for @bwayadvoacycoalition’s new Artivism Fellowship, with the inaugural class supporting Black cis and trans women artist-activists focused on issues related to systemic racism and criminal justice reform.

Show the world all the love in your heart <3 Jessie Mueller, @bbraxtonact2, @theandreaburns, @CharlottedAmboi, Dayna Jarae Dantzler, @Morgansiobhang, @annharada, @biancamarroquin, and Charlotte Odusanya kick things off with @beautifulbway’s title song!

Say hello to tonight’s co-hosts, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony nominee @heidibschreck and Drama Desk nominee @rebeccasername!

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner @lynnbrooklyn talks through the milestones of the 1920s, including Zona Gale, who became the first female playwright to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Miss Lulu Bett.

Tonight’s second performance is @shaynasteele singing “Fine and Dandy” by Kay Swift!

Tony-nominated costume designer Toni-Leslie James and director Madeline Sayet discuss the milestones of the 1930s, including Kay Swift, who became the first woman to write the complete score to a hit Broadway musical, Fine and Dandy.

Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl discuss playwriting and mentorship.

As we move into the 1940s, @Cristalzheat performs “I Can Cook Too” from On The Town, which she sang in the 2014 revival as Hildy!

. @WPTheater’s associate artistic director @rebeccapdx, producer Roxanna Barrios, and choreographer
@NatalioMayte discuss the 1940s, including the very first #TonyAwards, named for actor and @thewing co-founder Antoinette Perry.

Jaqueline B. Arnold and @TreshelleEdmond perform “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” from Stormy Weather to close out the 1940s.

Playwright and performer @jjbioh, stage manager @sjhajhasm, and music director, arranger, and conductor Madeline Smith share 1950s milestones, including Lorraine Hansberry, the first Black female playwright to have a play on Broadway with A Raisin in the Sun in 1959.

Hey nonny, nonny is it @JElaineMarcos performing “Shy” from Once Upon a Mattress, composed by Mary Rodgers? It is!

Welcome to the 60's! Musical director/arranger/conductor Madeline Smith, lighting designer Natasha Katz, costume designer Linda Cho, & director Leigh Silverman will share key moments, including the launch of @LaMaMaETC, & Jane Greenwood scoring her first (of 21!) Tony nods.