Vineyard Theatre Artistic Director Sarah Stern and Managing Director Suzanne Appel have announced that Patti LuPone will perform at the Vineyard's Annual Gala honoring actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Celebratory toasts will also be given to Rosemarie Bray, Educator at Union Square Academy for Health Sciences and Christina Poon, General Manager of W Hotel - New York - Union Square. The Gala will be held Mon Feb 26, 2024 beginning at 6:00 PM at the Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street). Previously confirmed artists for the Gala include Sara Bareilles, Chelsea Clinton, Lea DeLaria, Crystal Dickinson, Brandon J. Dirden, Michael R. Jackson, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tony Kushner, Luke Macfarlane, Deirdre O’Connell, Zachary Quinto, Rolanda Watts and Rosie’s Theatre Kids.  
The Gala is co-directed by Leigh Silverman and Colin Hanlon with musical direction by Vadim Feichtner. 
In addition to live performances and presentations, the Vineyard's Annual Gala will include cocktails, dinner and an auction. The event will support Vineyard’s 2024-2025 season, as well as its Good Neighbor ticket accessibility program, which provides free and low-cost tickets to thousands of New Yorkers each season. The Gala host committee includes the Patrick J Adams, Blavatnik Family Foundation, John Barrie and Betsy Smith, Kathleen and Henry Chalfant, Ken and Rande Greiner, Mark Lerner and Steven Frank, Padma Lakshmi, Sue Marks, Justin Mikita, David J. Schwartz and Trudy Zohn, Annette Stover and Richard Feiner and Julia Vitullo-Martin. For more information, please visit https://vineyardtheatre.org/shows/2024-gala/. Press contact: The Press Room NYC (212/763-7724)...