Thank You For Joining Us!

Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Montego Glover

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Lena Hall

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Brad Oscar

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Rachel Dratch

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Mario Cantone

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Seth Rudetsky

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Richard & Ashlee

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Brian Stokes Mitchell ───── Montego Glover ───── Lena Hall ───── Brad Oscar ───── Rachel Dratch ───── Mario Cantone ───── Seth Rudetsky ───── Richard & Ashlee ─────

Announcement for the 25th anniversary gala on Broadway, held at St. James Theatre on Monday, October 28, 2024, at 7 PM, with a dark blue background and gold accents.

Only Make Believe’s 25th Annual Gala featured performances by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Montego Glover, Lena Hall, Brad Oscar, Richard & Ashlee, Seth Rudetsky and special appearances by Rachel Dratch, Mario Cantone, and Joelle Garguilo.


On Monday, October 28th, we celebrated our 25th Anniversary as we gathered at the St. James Theatre to recognize those who inspire us with their dedication to philanthropy while raising crucial funds to support our interactive theatre programming.

The event honored Sam Khichi, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel, CVS Health® with the OMB Founder's Award, and program participant, 11-year old Max Pisarczyk with the Clay Stefanki Award. In commemorating our 25th Anniversary, Only Make Believe also honored our Founder, Dena Hammerstein, with the Visionary Award.

This spectacular show was conceived and co-directed by Joe DiPietro and Brad Oscar with musical direction by Steven Jamail.

Only Make Believe’s 25th Annual Gala included performances by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Montego Glover, Lena Hall, Brad Oscar, Richard & Ashlee, Seth Rudetsky and special appearances by Rachel Dratch, Mario Cantone, Joelle Garguilo.

Mon, October 28th at 7PM

ON BROADWAY

St. James Theatre | 246 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036



HONORING

Promotional digital graphic featuring Sam Khichi, executive vice president, chief policy officer for CVS Health, celebrating the 25th anniversary of a gala on Broadway. The image has a professional headshot of Sam Khichi with a dark blue background and gold accents.
A woman with short curly hair, smiling and holding a microphone, standing in front of a dark blue background with gold decorations. Text on the image reads 'Dena Hammerstein, Only Make Believe Founder' and '25th Anniversary Gala on Broadway'.
Promotional graphic featuring Maximus Pisarczyk, a young man with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a light blue polo shirt, smiling at the camera. Text indicates he was a participant in a 25th-anniversary gala on Broadway, with a dark blue background and gold accents.

SPONSORS

The text 'DavisPolk' in large blue letters.

Champion

O'Melveny logo with a stylized black and white O and blue text
Logo of Paul Weiss law firm with the name split by a vertical line
Williams & Connelly LLP logo in black text on a white background.

CVS Health logo with a red heart symbol followed by the text 'CVS Health' in black letters.

Advocate

Logo with the name Morgan Lewis in black text on a white background.
The ANF logo with green geometric symbol and the text 'ANF' in green, and 'An Aon Company' in smaller dark blue letters underneath.
The image displays the logo of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates. The logo features the word 'Skadden' in large white letters on a red background, with the full firm name written below in black text on a white background.
Zuckerman Spaeder logo with a circular emblem containing a Z, and text below reading 'Zuckerman Spaeder'.

Julie and Frank Cohen

Logo of A&O Shearman with green text on a white background.
A person holding a yellow balloon.

Sarah and Eric Rosand


Benefactor

A person in a black suit and white shirt holding a glass of orange juice over a table with a croissant and a bagel.
Logo of McDermott Will & Emery law firm with a teal circular symbol containing stylized initials and the firm's name in matching teal font.
NBCUniversal logo in purple text on a white background.
Text reading 'Simpson Thacher' in black and white
Logo with the text 'ROPES & GRAY' in blue and gray letters.
The text 'WHITE & CASE' in bold blue uppercase letters on a white background.

The Kafedzic Family

The Travin Family


Patron

Close-up of the blue text logo 'Katten' on a white background.
Logo of Kutak Rock with the tagline 'Attorneys at Law' below the company name.
Latham & Watkins LLP logo with red text on a black background.
Scottdale logo on a red background
Seyfarth logo with a black and white design
Logo with the text 'Robinson + Cole' on a dark background.
Company logo with the text 'SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP' in black font on a white background.
Logo with blue and white design next to the word 'HUNT' in bold red letters.
The logo of Decipher LP, featuring the company's name in blue text on a white background.
The image features the text 'MAYER BROWN' with a vertical orange line dividing the words.
Logo of Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP with the company name in large blue letters.

Monica & Daryl Spruill

Randi and Bradley Butwin

Waseem Noor & Klaus Kjaer-Pederson

Robert and Cristina Morris

Achilles Perry and Family

The Hardiman Family (Isak & Rose Weinman Foundation)


Photos By Alan Perlman