OneLove OneTheater Gala 2026

Tickets start at $200 and include:

• Table seating at the event and additional benefits based on your selected ticket level
• Three course dinner catered of Night Kitchen BK and full open bar with signature cocktails courtesy of Aupale Vodka
• Live performances including hilarious Molière excerpts, Broadway hits, and unorthodox cello by Drama Desk nominated composer Johnathan Moore
• A silent auction including destination getaways in the Alps and The Hamptons

All proceeds from the Gala go towards funding our operating costs and paying our artists equitable wages.

The Fair Market Value (aka non-tax-deductible value) of each ticket is $140. You purchase receipt will outline the tax-deductible portion of each ticket.

Hosted by: Kaliswa Brewtser and Lakisha May

Performers: Gizel Jiménez and Johnathan Moore

Gizel Jiménez stars as Rembrandt in Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’s stage musical Warriors. She can be heard as McNamara in “One by One” on the recently released deluxe edition of Heathers Off-Broadway album. On Broadway, Gizel was seen as Nessarose in Wicked. Tour/Off-Broadway credits include Rosalia in West Side Story (1st National Tour), Misty in Cornelia Street (Atlantic Theater), Kate Monster/Lucy in Avenue Q (New World Stages), Olivia in Miss You Like Hell (The Public, Drama Desk & Lortel nominations), Party People (The Public), Susan Wilkes in Big River (Encores!) and Unseamly (Urban Stages). Recent regional credits include Somebody to Love (Rubicon Theatre), Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Denver Center), Dracula A Comedy of Terrors (Old Globe), Dawn in Waitress (Ogunquit Playhouse) and the world premiere musical Bliss (5thAve). Film/Television: ‘Sextet’ in “Tick, tick BOOM!” (Netflix), “Bad Monkey” (recurring, AppleTV), “Dexter: New Blood” (recurring, Showtime), “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC), “Divorce” (HBO). @gizeljimenezofficial

Johnathan Moore, Drama Desk-nominated composer and cellist, originally from New Haven, Connecticut, is recognized for his unconventional approach to music and distinctive cello style. He won First Place in the Yale School of Music Solo Competition with an original composition, an achievement that led to a solo performance in collaboration with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra at the Arts & Ideas Festival. Moore’s work has been featured at prominent venues and institutions, including the Guggenheim Museum, Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Space, and Florida State University’s Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography. In addition to his work as a performer, Moore has composed music for Molière in the Park’s productions of Don Juan and The Imaginary Invalid. Blending innovative musical ideas with a distinctive artistic voice, Moore continues to explore the possibilities of contemporary composition and performance, bringing his unique perspective to concert stages and theatrical productions.

Shoulder to Shoulder Award recipients: Lynn Nottage, Tony Gerber and Shahana Hanif

Lynn Nottage is the first woman in history to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Her plays have been produced widely in the United States and throughout the world. Recent work includes the libretto for This House at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, co-written with Ruby Aiyo Gerber and composed by Ricky Ian Gordon (Finalist for 2025 International Opera Award), libretto for the opera Intimate Apparel (LCT), the book for the musical MJ (Broadway), Clyde’s (Broadway, 2ST), and the book for The Secret Life of Bees. Other credits include the libretto for Intimate Apparel, the Opera ( Lincoln Center Theater), and co-curating the performance installation The Watering Hole (Signature Theater). (Atlantic); Mlima’s Tale; Sweat (Pulitzer Prize, Obie, Evening Standard Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize); By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award); Ruined (Pulitzer Prize, Obie, Lortel, NY Drama Critics’ Circle, AUDELCO, Drama Desk and OCC awards); Intimate Apparel (American Theatre Critics and NY Drama Critics' Circle). TV: Writer/Producer of She's Gotta Have It (Netflix), Consulting Producer on Dickinson (Apple TV+). Awards: PEN/Laura Pels Master Dramatist Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship. She is a Professor at Columbia University School of the Arts, and is a member of the Theater Hall of Fame and the Dramatists Guild.

Tony Gerber, an award-winning filmmaker, has directed in some of the most remote regions of the world including Kingdom of the White Wolf (2018, Nat Geo), a natural-history series filmed in Canada’s High Arctic. Gerber’s collaborated with artists Matthew Barney, Allora|Calzadilla, Ann-Sofi Sidén and Blane de St. Croix on various film and museum installations. He wrote and directed WGA-nominated War Game (Sundance, 2023,) is a producer on Brett Morgan’s Jane (TIFF, 2017,) and the Emmy-nominated Takeover (Tribeca, 2012.) Other directing credits include Full Battle Rattle (Berlinale, SXSX Special-Jury Prize 2007,) and The Notorious Mr. Bout (Sundance 2014, BBC Storyville.) Forthcoming, Our Golden Age in Hell (2027) a documentary about PS122 and the heyday of NY performance art, produced by Lynn Nottage (with whom Gerber founded Market Road Films in 2005.)

Council Member Shahana Hanif made history in 2021 as the first Bangladeshi and Muslim woman elected to the New York City Council, representing District 39 in Brooklyn. In her first term, she served as Co-Chair of the Council’s Progressive Caucus, leading successful budget fights to invest in housing, mental health services, non-carceral justice, and immigrant communities. Advancing disability justice has been a central priority throughout her work in office.
Council Member Hanif currently chairs the Council’s Committee on Disabilities and Accessibility. Her journey into public service began after she was diagnosed with Lupus at seventeen, an illness that eventually required both hip replacements and a left shoulder replacement. After being denied Access-A-Ride, she experienced firsthand how difficult it can be to navigate New York City with an inaccessible subway system and prohibitively expensive car service options. That experience continues to shape her work advancing disability justice and accessibility across the city.
During her time in office, she has passed landmark laws expanding abortion access, advancing climate justice through universal composting, strengthening worker protections, and investing in safety upgrades for survivors of domestic violence. She formerly served as Chair of the Immigration Committee and Co-chair of the Task Force to Combat Hate. In 2025, she was re-elected to serve her final term as Council Member.

Thank you to our 2026 Gala Host Committee!

David Auburn and Frances Rosenfeld, Hugo Barreca and Wendy Schlemm, Kara and Rich Berlin, Stuart Breslow and Anne Miller, *Kaliswa Brewster, *Paul Brill, *Clara Cassan, Dann Fink, *Lisa Gorlitsky, Willy Holtzman, Iman, Jeff Jacobson, *Dordy Jourdain, Julia Jordan, *Daniel Klingenstein, Judy Kuhn and David Schwab, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, Zahra Lutfeali, Noble Dental Care, Parker Posey, Tricia Quartey-Sagaille, Carol Rabenhorst, Srilata Remala, Matthew and Joanna Rego, J.T. Rogers and Rebecca Ashley, *Maria Ryan, *Muriel Soenens *Alessandro Uzielli, *Mary Vines, Playfair Inc., Mia Marie White, Dan Wilhelm and Courtney O'Malley, *Anne-Sophie de Villeroy, Beau Willimon and Michele Galiounghi, Nancy Woodruff and Mark Lancaster

*MIP Board Member

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