On Monday, March 24th, Tom and Michael D’Angora were honored at the 2025 Spring GALA of The York Theatre Company. This event took place at The Theatre at St. Jean’s in New York.
Mark Waldrop served as GALA director with Eugene Gwozdz as the music director.
The program featured warm remarks and performances by the American Dance Machine, Christine Pedi, Jelani Remy, Tony Yazbeck, Tony winner Karen Ziemba, and a finale from the legendary Ben Vereen, among other talented performers.
All of the artists that performed were so unique and gifted, and they showcased their respective talents in theatre, singing, and dance. The audience loved them in return.
Background on Tom and Micheal D’Angora
A Broadway couple, Tom and Michael D’Angora are Emmy and Tony-nominated producers, and they are the new owners of the iconic Theatre District restaurant West Bank Café and Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Their Broadway credits include Suffs, Cabaret, Harmony, How to Dance in Ohio and Caroline, or Change, as well as next seasons Queen of Versailles, Off-Broadway’s Messy White Gays and My Son’s a Queer But What Can You Do.
They have also served as producers for countless films, albums, concerts, special events, and television shows, most notably the critically-acclaimed Liza Minnelli documentary Liza: A Truly Terrific Totally True Story, the LGBTQ+ drama Mélange, starring Morgan Fairchild, and the Emmy award-winning digital drama series After Forever.
Awards and recognition
Throughout their career in the theater industry, have been nominated for three Tony awards, two Emmy awards, six Drama Desk awards, three Outer Critics Circle awards, four Drama League awards, a GLAAD Media Award, and a Lucille Lortel award.
They have won an Outer Critics Circle Award, four Off Broadway Alliance awards, three Broadway World Awards, and have recently been inducted into The New England Music Hall of Fame.
In December of 2021, Tom was given a Human Rights award for his activism and Senator Brad Hoylman proclaimed 12/12/21 as “Tom and Michael D’Angora Appreciation Day” in NYC’s theater district.
Michael and Tom’s acceptance speech
A fan fact was that in 2002-2003 Michael was an intern at The York Theatre Company. “I was an intern at The York,” Michael admitted in his acceptance speech at this year’s Spring GALA. “That is so surreal,” Michael stated, and noted the full-circle moment.
Not only were their achievements celebrated at this event, but also their “spirit, passion, resilience, and their commitment to making theater a home for all of us.” They were commended for their artistry, leadership, generosity, and unwavering belief in the power of theater.
“Thank you to our beloved Christine Pedi, who is such a gem, and we love so much,” Tom D’Angora said.
“I also want to thank Tom D’Angora because I would not be here being honored without the other half, so thank you Tom,” Michael said. Tom responded, “I want to say ‘you’re welcome.’ Thank you to the genius next to me.”
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For more information on Michael D’Angora, visit his official website.
