Join the A.T.A. for a Dazzling Evening of Theatre Awards!
The 50th Anniversary Gala Awards Night
Tuesday April 7th, 2026
6:30pm VIP Admission: Includes photoshoot and open bar hour + Dinner & Awards
7:30pm: Dinner & Awards only
Together we will acknowledge excellence in theatre among our community of artists, distributing the Jean Dalrymple Awards and the Hell’s Kitchen Awards.
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GUEST OF HONOR: LYLE KESSLER
Lifetime Achievement Award in Playwriting
Lyle Kessler is a playwright, actor and director. His films include Orphans, The Saint of Fort Washington starring Danny Glover and Matt Dillion, Gladiator starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Touched starring Ned Beatty and Mr. Kessler.
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GUEST OF HONOR: LEN CARIOU
Lifetime Achievement Award in Acting
Len Cariou is an internationally recognized, Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actor. Mr. Cariou’s career spans sixty-five years on regional stages, Broadway, off-Broadway, film and television. A member of the Theatre Hall of Fame, he is known best for his legendary performance as the title character in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
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Jean (Van Kirk) Dalrymple
September 2nd, 1902 – November 15th, 1998
Jean Dalrymple was a founding member of City Center and the American Theatre Wing. She is hailed as a publicist, writer, and producer.
From 1984 she mentored James Jennings, founder of American Theatre of Actors. In 1985, James and Jean together established the Jean Dalrymple Awards to honor theatrical talent at the Off-Off- and Off-Broadway level. Notable recipients for the Jean Dalrymple Lifetime Achievement Award have included Ginger Rodgers, Patricia Neal, and Danny Aiello.
F.A.Q.
Where? 30 W. 44th Street, The Penn Club.
Dress code? Cocktail or Black Tie. Dress to impress!
Can I pay at the door? No. Please pay in advance.
Sit anywhere? No. You will be seated with your guests. 10 ppl. per table. Assigned Seating.
End Time? Expect to end between 10:45 – 11:45pm.
Parking? There’s no on-site parking. Try a parking app like SpotHero.
Hotel? The Penn Club has hotel rooms on the upper floors. To book a reservation call: (212) 764-3550
Will there be dancing? It depends how long the acceptance speeches run!
What’s for Dinner? First Course: Salad. Second Course: Glazed Pomegranate Shrimp. Third Course: choice of Entree*. Dessert: Opera Cake. *[Entree: Beef, Salmon or Vegetarian].
Wine service at table. Tea & Coffee service with dessert.