The 90 Square Arts Festival
Donation protected
Now in our sixth year, please help us support our annual Arts Festival, featuring the amazingly talented artists of Great Performances!
Tickets now on sale! Click here.
Since 2012, the Artists of Great Performances Caterers (our "day job") have produced an annual show to showcase the sheer depth and range of talent on offer at the company. We have Broadway and National Tour veterans, television regulars, published authors, award-winning musicians... almost every art form is represented among the staff by people at the top of their game. (Click here to read the write-up in the New York Times from our first year.)
Every year has been jaw-dropping, every year we get bigger and better, and this year will be no exception. We have some fantastic performances lined up, and quite a few surprises.
And we need your help!
Here's a rundown of what's on tap for this year's Festival:
90X Mainstage
(The cast of Urinetown at the 2016 90X Arts Festival.)
This year we are producing the premiere of the new pop musical, The Star and the Fire by Kevin Horne and Kat Liz Kramer. This is an immersive theatre experience complete with food and drink - prepared by one of Great Performances' top chefs from their personal recipe collection. Join us in our pop-up restaurant as the action unfolds around you: two lonely hearts sell their souls to the Devil to find true love. Watch them as they race against time to save their souls, and each other.
The cast:
Mat Labotka*
Lezane Harvard Trapani
Darius-Anthony Robinson*
Carlos Martin*
Kat Liz Kramer*
Kevin Horne*
Chandra Albritton
Lauren Cupples*
Kwame Wilder
Lauren Capples*
*member, Actors Equity Association
90X Cabaret
(Aubrey Barnes at the 2016 90XArts Cabaret. Photo credit Rashid Kapovich.)
(Chris Bunatta and dancers at the 2016 90XArts Cabaret. Photo credit Rashid Kapovich.)
(Arturo Campos at the 2016 90XArts Cabaret. Photo credit Rashid Kapovich.)
(Jenne Elise Galuzzi, Jessica Lawyer, Tamrin Goldberg, Mallory Gladman, and Ashley Picciallo vocals, Jake Lloyd Piano, at the 2016 90XArts Cabaret. Photo credit Kevin Horne.)
The Cabaret features music, dance, and the Culinary Arts. Dine on some of the most delicious food you've ever tasted prepared by the party chefs of Great Performances, all from their personal recipes. Listen to some of the most talented singers and musicians perform everything from rock to musical theatre to opera. And watch as some of the most beautiful and talented dancers you've ever seen perform styles ranging from hip-hop to modern to traditional Japanese.
90X Gallery
The Gallery is open every night of the Festival, so no matter when you come you'll be treated to some amazing pieces of visual art. Painting, photography, 3-D textural pieces, woodworking, comic books, sketches, drawing, sculpture... they're all here. And for sale!
Reward Tiers
At different levels of giving, you can earn Rewards. Here's what you can get:
$5 (Night level contributor)
You get your name listed on our Facebook page as being a Contributor.
$25 (Wind level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor.
$50 (Sky level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, plus two free drink tickets with each ticket you purchase to the 90 Square Arts Festival (requires separate purchase of show tickets for redemption, and redemption is transferrable.)
$100 (Earth level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, plus unlimited drinks for each ticket you purchase to the 90 Square Arts Festival (requires separate purchase of show tickets for redemption, and redemption is transferrable.)
$250 (Star level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, and unlimited drinks for each ticket you purchase to the 90 Square Arts Festival (requires separate purchase of show tickets for redemption, and redemption is transferrable.) Also, you may attend the rehearsal of your choice.
$500 (Fire level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, special recognition during the show, and two tickets to the 90X Arts Festival, to be used in any combination you like, with unlimited drinks for each ticket holder, and tickets are transferrable.
$1000 (Angel level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, special recognition during the show, billing as an Associate Producer, and four tickets to the 90X Arts Festival, to be used in any combination you like. The tickets will be VIP seating, with unlimited drinks for each ticket holder, and tickets are transferrable.
How the raised funds will be used
Producing work in New York City is expensive, especially in Manhattan. Everybody who works on the Festival is giving freely of their time and talent, and we have been able to leverage our relationships with the broader GP family to secure many of the items we need,
so the funds we raise here will help cover production expenses including:
-Theatre Rental
-Rehearsal Space
-Lighting and Sound Equipment
-Costumes
-Set
-Props
-Food
-Insurance
-Advertising
Great Performances offers invaluable production support, but we literally can't make the Festival happen without you and your generous donations.
The theatre space has been secured, performers have been cast, and rehearsals will begin in January. We hope to have the necessary funds raised by January 6th, 2017 so that we can immediately put them to use.
Our Gratitude
We are now in our 6th year, and each year we have been humbled by the outpouring of love and support for the annual 90X Arts Festival. Many of you have donated in the past, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Your donations have enabled us to produce some truly wonderful works of art. New York City performing opportunities are few, so even the most elite among us has to travel to other cities to perform. Being able to showcase ourselves in a professional setting at home, surrounded by peers and friends and family is a dream.
It's a dream that YOU make possible. And we thank you.
So if you've donated in the past and are considering doing so again, or if this is your first time considering donating, thank you. Please donate what you can, even $1 helps, and please copy and paste this webpage and let your friends and family know about the wonderful art you're making happen.
Tickets now on sale! Click here.
Since 2012, the Artists of Great Performances Caterers (our "day job") have produced an annual show to showcase the sheer depth and range of talent on offer at the company. We have Broadway and National Tour veterans, television regulars, published authors, award-winning musicians... almost every art form is represented among the staff by people at the top of their game. (Click here to read the write-up in the New York Times from our first year.)
Every year has been jaw-dropping, every year we get bigger and better, and this year will be no exception. We have some fantastic performances lined up, and quite a few surprises.
And we need your help!
Here's a rundown of what's on tap for this year's Festival:
90X Mainstage
(The cast of Urinetown at the 2016 90X Arts Festival.)This year we are producing the premiere of the new pop musical, The Star and the Fire by Kevin Horne and Kat Liz Kramer. This is an immersive theatre experience complete with food and drink - prepared by one of Great Performances' top chefs from their personal recipe collection. Join us in our pop-up restaurant as the action unfolds around you: two lonely hearts sell their souls to the Devil to find true love. Watch them as they race against time to save their souls, and each other.
The cast:
Mat Labotka*
Lezane Harvard Trapani
Darius-Anthony Robinson*
Carlos Martin*
Kat Liz Kramer*
Kevin Horne*
Chandra Albritton
Lauren Cupples*
Kwame Wilder
Lauren Capples*
*member, Actors Equity Association
90X Cabaret
(Aubrey Barnes at the 2016 90XArts Cabaret. Photo credit Rashid Kapovich.)(Chris Bunatta and dancers at the 2016 90XArts Cabaret. Photo credit Rashid Kapovich.)(Arturo Campos at the 2016 90XArts Cabaret. Photo credit Rashid Kapovich.)(Jenne Elise Galuzzi, Jessica Lawyer, Tamrin Goldberg, Mallory Gladman, and Ashley Picciallo vocals, Jake Lloyd Piano, at the 2016 90XArts Cabaret. Photo credit Kevin Horne.)
The Cabaret features music, dance, and the Culinary Arts. Dine on some of the most delicious food you've ever tasted prepared by the party chefs of Great Performances, all from their personal recipes. Listen to some of the most talented singers and musicians perform everything from rock to musical theatre to opera. And watch as some of the most beautiful and talented dancers you've ever seen perform styles ranging from hip-hop to modern to traditional Japanese.
90X Gallery
The Gallery is open every night of the Festival, so no matter when you come you'll be treated to some amazing pieces of visual art. Painting, photography, 3-D textural pieces, woodworking, comic books, sketches, drawing, sculpture... they're all here. And for sale!
Reward Tiers
At different levels of giving, you can earn Rewards. Here's what you can get:
$5 (Night level contributor)
You get your name listed on our Facebook page as being a Contributor.
$25 (Wind level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor.
$50 (Sky level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, plus two free drink tickets with each ticket you purchase to the 90 Square Arts Festival (requires separate purchase of show tickets for redemption, and redemption is transferrable.)
$100 (Earth level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, plus unlimited drinks for each ticket you purchase to the 90 Square Arts Festival (requires separate purchase of show tickets for redemption, and redemption is transferrable.)
$250 (Star level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, and unlimited drinks for each ticket you purchase to the 90 Square Arts Festival (requires separate purchase of show tickets for redemption, and redemption is transferrable.) Also, you may attend the rehearsal of your choice.
$500 (Fire level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, special recognition during the show, and two tickets to the 90X Arts Festival, to be used in any combination you like, with unlimited drinks for each ticket holder, and tickets are transferrable.
$1000 (Angel level contributor)
You get listed on our Facebook page, and in our printed program as a Contributor, special recognition during the show, billing as an Associate Producer, and four tickets to the 90X Arts Festival, to be used in any combination you like. The tickets will be VIP seating, with unlimited drinks for each ticket holder, and tickets are transferrable.
How the raised funds will be used
Producing work in New York City is expensive, especially in Manhattan. Everybody who works on the Festival is giving freely of their time and talent, and we have been able to leverage our relationships with the broader GP family to secure many of the items we need,
so the funds we raise here will help cover production expenses including:
-Theatre Rental
-Rehearsal Space
-Lighting and Sound Equipment
-Costumes
-Set
-Props
-Food
-Insurance
-Advertising
Great Performances offers invaluable production support, but we literally can't make the Festival happen without you and your generous donations.
The theatre space has been secured, performers have been cast, and rehearsals will begin in January. We hope to have the necessary funds raised by January 6th, 2017 so that we can immediately put them to use.
Our Gratitude
We are now in our 6th year, and each year we have been humbled by the outpouring of love and support for the annual 90X Arts Festival. Many of you have donated in the past, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Your donations have enabled us to produce some truly wonderful works of art. New York City performing opportunities are few, so even the most elite among us has to travel to other cities to perform. Being able to showcase ourselves in a professional setting at home, surrounded by peers and friends and family is a dream.
It's a dream that YOU make possible. And we thank you.
So if you've donated in the past and are considering doing so again, or if this is your first time considering donating, thank you. Please donate what you can, even $1 helps, and please copy and paste this webpage and let your friends and family know about the wonderful art you're making happen.
Organizer
Kevin Horne
Organizer
New York, NY
