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Our 2025 Annual Gala
George Street Playhouse's 2025 Gala Benefit
Our 2025 Annual Gala was a truly magical evening, which included:
- A Performance by Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose and other Broadway and George Street Playhouse artists
- A Celebration of Governor Thomas H. Kean on the occasion of his 90th birthday and a lifetime of visionary leadership and passionate advocacy for the arts.
- A Presentation of the 2025 Thomas H. Kean Arts Advocacy Award to two of our most devoted trustees: Ronald Bleich and Norman Politziner
- A Salute Artistic Director David Saint as he concludes 27 remarkable years of artistic excellence in his final season at the Playhouse.
Our Sponsors
Producer
Norman and Dorothy Politziner
Playwright
Robert and Joan Campbell
James N. Heston
Sharon Karmazin and The Karma Foundation
The Honorable Thomas H. Kean
Friend of the Playhouse
Director
Ronald and Lois Bleich
Lucy Hughes and Sean Devlin
Philip Kirstein and Melinda Raso Kirstein
Kimberlee S.P. and Mark Murphy
Parker Health Group Inc.
Friend of the Playhouse
Artist
Joe and Nan Benincasa
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Penelope Lattimer, Ph.D
Adele Macula Ed.D
Dina Mastellone Tan & Phil Tan
Northfield Bank
Jocelyn Schwartzman
Janice and Lewis Stolar
Lora Tremayne
Cuyler and Lexine Tremayne
Withum+
Friend
Clinton Honda
EisnerAmper
The Erdmann Group - Erdmann, Giannetti, Brookfield, Carpentieri
Betsy and Lou Garlatti and Family
The Merrill G. and Emita E. Hastings Foundation
Laurie Kamhi, LCK Wealth Management, Hightower Associates
Duncan and Nancy MacMillan
Sean O'Connell
Stevens and Lee
Friend of the Playhouse
Red Carpet Sponsor
Musical Theatre International
Wine Sponsor
Catherine Lombardi and Stage Left
Cocktail Sponsors
Fox Rothschild
Maple Capital Management
Acknowledgements
Amblin Entertainment
Walter Anderson and Julian Schlossberg
Carol Auerbach & Al Berger
Charles and Ann Brown
Thomas and Meg Gorrie
Ruth & Steve Hendel
Julie Larson
Carol and Robert Lerner
Yvonne Marcuse
Ali Marsh
Nassau Communications
Marlene and Michael Nissenblatt
F. Richard Pappas
Barbara and James Pertrosini
Puleo International
Judith and Robert Rubin
Ludmila Sak
Carole & Stephen Schneider
Jeffrey Seller
Paul and Nonny Stahlin
Joseph Zerillo
Special thanks to Francis, Mark, Julie, and the staff of Catherine Lombardi and Stage Left.
About The Deborah Bye and Thomas H. Kean Education and Audience Experience Fund
The gala provided the perfect setting to officially announce the Deborah Bye and Thomas H. Kean Education and Audience Experience Fund—a tribute to the profound legacy Governor Kean built with his late wife, Deborah, and their shared conviction that theater has the power to transform lives and that all New Jerseyans deserve access to the arts.
The Deborah Bye and Thomas H. Kean Education and Audience Experience Fund is only starting its important work—if you'd like to contribute to this lasting legacy, there's still time to make a donation. With your continued support, we can expand access to theater for students, seniors, veterans, and communities throughout New Jersey.
Gala Photos are by Jeffrey Auger Photography
