DONATION CAMPAIGNS
York Strong!
Join us in the campaign to keep The York going strong as we entertain LIVE audiences at our beautiful temporary space, The Theatre at St. Jeans (76th & Lexington).
With your generosity, The York will continue its mission and dedication of bringing new musicals to life, as well as rediscovering musical gems of the past.
With your generosity, The York will continue its mission and dedication of bringing new musicals to life, as well as rediscovering musical gems of the past.
Developmental Reading Series Donation Fund
The York presents more than thirty readings of new musicals a year, giving writers, performers, and audiences the opportunity to see musicals come to life right off the page. Give to our Developmental Reading Series and help continue the future of musical theater!
Musical Theatre Training Program (MTTP)
Each summer and winter, The York hosts its Musical Theatre Training Program (MTTP), bringing students from all over the country and the world to study with the industry's top artists. By supporting MTTP, you will be giving an inspirational opportunity to a gifted young student.
Production Support
Producing a fully-staged musical at The York costs, on average, $450,000. In addition to grants and corporate support, we greatly depend on generous individual contributions. By giving towards Production Support, your donation will directly influence bringing our musicals to life.
NEO (new emerging outstanding)
Each year, new, emerging, and outstanding musical theatre writers or teams are selected for The York's NEO program. By giving to NEO, you are helping The York to support, mentor, and showcase the next generation of great musical theatre writing talent.
Mildred Kayden Fund
Mildred Kayden was a gifted composer whose musicals Ionescopade and Storyville were seen on The York's stage; she was also passionate about educating younger generations of music and theatre artists. A generous donation has been made to seed a fund in her memory to provide scholarships to MTTP students and to support emerging female musical theatre writers as part of the NEO program. By giving to the Mildred Kayden Fund, you are keeping her passion and legacy alive.
Sally Smith Fund
Sally Smith was a devoted patron and longtime board member of The York who preferred to make her contributions behind the scenes, as part of the technical crew in the company's early days. This fund established in her memory helps The York to cover the costs for all of the things that happen backstage for the show to happen: set design and construction, lighting, sound, and much more. Giving to the Sally Smith Fund helps with all of these things that are necessary but often overlooked in the creation of musical theatre.
Rhoda Goldberg Fund
Longtime board member Robert Goldberg started this fund in honor of his mother, Rhoda. The York honors both of their memories with this fund, and are accepting donations in their memory.
The Austin Graham Memorial Fund
The York honors the memory of longtime York Theatre Company board member and supporter Austin Graham.
Austin Andrew Graham, Jr., age 89, peacefully passed away at his home in New York City surrounded by his family on Friday, December 28, 2018. He served as a Lieutenant in the Navy during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in January 1955. Austin graduated from Fordham University and was a Merrill Lynch Stock Broker with a career spanning over six decades. His favorite pastime was baseball and was captain of the Merrill Lynch team where he earned the nickname "Commissioner" of which he used liberally throughout his life.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to The York Theatre Company of NYC.
Austin Andrew Graham, Jr., age 89, peacefully passed away at his home in New York City surrounded by his family on Friday, December 28, 2018. He served as a Lieutenant in the Navy during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in January 1955. Austin graduated from Fordham University and was a Merrill Lynch Stock Broker with a career spanning over six decades. His favorite pastime was baseball and was captain of the Merrill Lynch team where he earned the nickname "Commissioner" of which he used liberally throughout his life.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to The York Theatre Company of NYC.
OH Donations 2024
Thank you for supporting our 2024 Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala honoring Bernadette Peters and Ted Snowdon! We are so grateful for your generosity.
If you prefer, checks can also be mailed to:
The York Theatre Company
4867 Broadway
#933
New York, NY 10034
If you prefer, checks can also be mailed to:
The York Theatre Company
4867 Broadway
#933
New York, NY 10034
Summer 2024
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And while the sun shines down on us, it seems like the perfect moment to reflect on the warmth we felt from our audiences over the last year.?As our fiscal year comes to an end, we are busy preparing for a new season at The York—and as we tend to do, we’re pulling out all the stops.
Our mission to support emerging talent and develop new work is at the heart of everything we do, and this season promises to be one of our most memorable yet. Your support makes all this possible. By making a tax-deductible donation to The York Theatre Company by August 31st, you help ensure that we can continue to develop and premiere new musicals, and continue to be the place “where musicals come?to?life."
With your help, we can make this upcoming season another to remember.?Thank you for your generous support!
Our mission to support emerging talent and develop new work is at the heart of everything we do, and this season promises to be one of our most memorable yet. Your support makes all this possible. By making a tax-deductible donation to The York Theatre Company by August 31st, you help ensure that we can continue to develop and premiere new musicals, and continue to be the place “where musicals come?to?life."
With your help, we can make this upcoming season another to remember.?Thank you for your generous support!
OH GenYork 2024
All Pearl level benefits, available for ticket purchasers 35-year old or under (ID will be checked at door)
OH Pearl 2024
– 1 ticket to cocktail reception
– Preferred seating for our dinner & show
– Pearl sponsorship credit in our journal
– Quarter-page ad in journal
– Preferred seating for our dinner & show
– Pearl sponsorship credit in our journal
– Quarter-page ad in journal
OH Sapphire 2024
– 1 VIP ticket to cocktail reception & red carpet area
– Premium seating for our dinner & show
– Sapphire sponsorship credit in our journal
– Half-page ad in journal
– Premium seating for our dinner & show
– Sapphire sponsorship credit in our journal
– Half-page ad in journal
OH Silver 2024
– 10 tickets to cocktail reception
– Preferred seating for our dinner & show
– Silver sponsorship credit on our invitation and journal
– Two bottles of champagne for the table
– Full-page ad in journal
– Preferred seating for our dinner & show
– Silver sponsorship credit on our invitation and journal
– Two bottles of champagne for the table
– Full-page ad in journal
OH Gold 2024
– 10 VIP tickets to cocktail reception & red carpet area
– Premium seating for our dinner & show
– Gold sponsorship credit on our invitation and journal
– Two bottles of champagne for the table
– Full-page ad in journal
– Additional VIP surprises
– Premium seating for our dinner & show
– Gold sponsorship credit on our invitation and journal
– Two bottles of champagne for the table
– Full-page ad in journal
– Additional VIP surprises
OH Diamond 2024
– 10 VIP tickets to cocktail reception & red carpet area
– The best seating in the house for our dinner & show
– Above the title sponsorship credit
– The chance to sit with an OH artist at your table
– Two bottles of champagne for the table
– 2 Full-page ads in journal and on-stage recognition
– Additional VIP surprises
– The best seating in the house for our dinner & show
– Above the title sponsorship credit
– The chance to sit with an OH artist at your table
– Two bottles of champagne for the table
– 2 Full-page ads in journal and on-stage recognition
– Additional VIP surprises
Production Support: Welcome to the Big Dipper
Thank you for supporting our upcoming production of Welcome to the Big Dipper! We are so grateful for your help in making the York's work possible!
Spring Gala 2024
Thank you for supporting our 2024 Spring Gala, LIZ CALLAWAY: THEIR STORY GOES ON! This incredible evening will salute all the incredible writers who have worked at The York: Sondheim, Maltby & Shire, Jones & Schmidt, Cryer & Ford, and of course, Ahrens & Flaherty, among many others. Don't miss this chance to hear Liz perform her most iconic songs LIVE and in person on Monday, April 15 at 7:30 at the Theater at St. Jean's.
End-of-Year 2023
As we wind down the year, we at the York are most grateful to YOU, our stalwart supporters! Thank you for all that you have enabled us to do this year: two mainstage productions, four Muftis, a New2NY, our very first GenYork concert, a fabulous spring benefit, our most successful Oscar Hammerstein gala to date (wow!), and a heap of developmental readings! Your generosity brings musicals to life at The York! Thank you for including us in your end-of-year giving.
OH 2023: Silent Auction
This link is for payment of the 2023 OH Gala's Silent Auction items -- thank you for your generous support!
OH 2023: Paddle Raise
This is the fundraising link for the 2023 OH Gala's Paddle Raise, in support of Muftis at the York!
OH Lilac Sponsorship 2023
Thank you for supporting the 31st Annual Oscar Hammerstein Gala on November 13, 2023 honoring Patti LuPone and Jamie deRoy.
For local small businesses or individuals representing a non-profit organization, our Lilac Sponsorship is the best way to get the word out about your organization at our Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala! For a sponsorship cost of $1,000, you will receive signage with your organization's logo placed around the cocktail hour, listing in our program, and branding displayed on a centerpiece at the event.
Donations can also be mailed to The York's mailing address:
The York Theatre Company
4768 Broadway, #533
New York, NY 10034
For local small businesses or individuals representing a non-profit organization, our Lilac Sponsorship is the best way to get the word out about your organization at our Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala! For a sponsorship cost of $1,000, you will receive signage with your organization's logo placed around the cocktail hour, listing in our program, and branding displayed on a centerpiece at the event.
Donations can also be mailed to The York's mailing address:
The York Theatre Company
4768 Broadway, #533
New York, NY 10034
The Felicia Needleman Memorial Fund
The York Theatre Company is proud to honor the memory of talented lyricist-librettist Felicia Needleman.
Felicia, who was the longtime collaborator of York Board member Laurence Holzman, passed away on July 18, 2023 after a battle with metastatic breast cancer.
The duo’s holiday musical revue, That Time of the Year, was one of our mainstage productions in 2006, and returned for a brief concert run in 2009. Their show, One Night, was part of our Developmental Readings Series, as was their original musical comedy, The Jerusalem Syndrome, which will be presented again this coming fall as part of our Mainstage season.
This fund will help to keep Felicia’s passion and legacy alive by bringing The Jerusalem Syndrome to our stage and helping the York in its mission to continue to produce original musicals.
Felicia, who was the longtime collaborator of York Board member Laurence Holzman, passed away on July 18, 2023 after a battle with metastatic breast cancer.
The duo’s holiday musical revue, That Time of the Year, was one of our mainstage productions in 2006, and returned for a brief concert run in 2009. Their show, One Night, was part of our Developmental Readings Series, as was their original musical comedy, The Jerusalem Syndrome, which will be presented again this coming fall as part of our Mainstage season.
This fund will help to keep Felicia’s passion and legacy alive by bringing The Jerusalem Syndrome to our stage and helping the York in its mission to continue to produce original musicals.
OH 2023 Donations
Thank you for supporting the 31st Annual Oscar Hammerstein Gala on November 13, 2023 honoring Patti LuPone and Jamie deRoy.
Donations can also be mailed to The York's mailing address:
The York Theatre Company
4768 Broadway, #533
New York, NY 10034
Donations can also be mailed to The York's mailing address:
The York Theatre Company
4768 Broadway, #533
New York, NY 10034
Muftis at the York
Join us in supporting the Musicals in Muftis Series at the York! These staged concert readings of musical theater gems of the past are an important part of the York's work, and they cannot take place without your support. Thank you for your generosity!
The Musicals in Mufti Series presents three to five concert revival readings of underappreciated Broadway musicals for 11 performances each. "Mufti" means "in everyday clothes, without all the trappings of a large production," and each show is presented script-in-hand, with minimal staging. The series has celebrated such writers as Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, Jerry Herman, Joseph Stein, Sheldon Harnick, Jule Styne, and, most recently, Alan Jay Lerner.
The Musicals in Mufti Series presents three to five concert revival readings of underappreciated Broadway musicals for 11 performances each. "Mufti" means "in everyday clothes, without all the trappings of a large production," and each show is presented script-in-hand, with minimal staging. The series has celebrated such writers as Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, Jerry Herman, Joseph Stein, Sheldon Harnick, Jule Styne, and, most recently, Alan Jay Lerner.
The Jim Morgan Fund
To commemorate Jim Morgan's 25 years as Producing Artistic Director of The York Theatre Company, The Jim Morgan Fund will support projects that are important to him and continue our unique mission.
If you prefer to donate by check, please mail to:
The York Theatre Company
c/o Aaron Simms
4768 Broadway, #533
New York, NY 10034
Memo: The Jim Morgan Fund
If you prefer to donate by check, please mail to:
The York Theatre Company
c/o Aaron Simms
4768 Broadway, #533
New York, NY 10034
Memo: The Jim Morgan Fund