Mazzoni Center Honors George Takei

Following an inaugural 2023 benefit in which Mazzoni Center honored legendary Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz with a show that included Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Tony, Peabody, and Pulitzer Prize winners, we are literally setting our sights on the stars this year. We are thrilled to announce that our 2nd annual Mazzoni Center Honors event, scheduled for Monday, November 18, 2024, in Marian Anderson Hall in Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Arts, will honor legendary actor and activist…

Special Guests*
Reanne Acasio, Broadway Performer (Here Lies Love)
Richard Barone, MTV VMA nominee and lead singer of The Bongos
Eric Bazilian, Philadelphia Rock Legend (The Hooters)
Reeve Carney, Broadway Performer (Hadestown, Spiderman)
Vance Gilbert, acclaimed singer-songwriter
Jolene Cuisine, Drag Bear of Delaware
Celia Rose Gooding, Grammy Award winner and Tony award nominee, Nyota Uhura on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Lauren Hart, Greatest Anthem Singer in NHL History
Rob Hyman, Philadelphia Rock Legend (The Hooters)
Ka-Na, Japanese Gold record-selling singer and Best Songwriter of the Year winner.
Telly Leung, Broadway Performer (Allegiance, Aladdin)
Dawnn Lewis, Grammy Award winner and actor (A Different World, Star Trek: Lower Decks)
Brittany Lynn, Drag Visionary and Philly Phifty honoree
Alan Muraoka, Emmy Award Winner (Sesame Street)
Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer, Franklin Institute
Rocceaux, Drag Queen, Nightlife Artiste
Justin Sargent, Broadway Performer (Rock of Ages, Bonne & Clyde)
Martha Wash, Grammy nominated voice behind such songs as “It’s Raining Men”
BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company
Hosted by Emmy and Peabody Award winner, Soledad O’Brien
With a special appearance by Rosario Dawson