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BTC ANNOUNCES HOST COMMITTEE FOR 2ND ANNUAL “BUILDING THE CHANGE” GALA

by DKC/O&M, February 6, 2025

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

BTC
ANNOUNCES HOST COMMITTEE FOR
2ND ANNUAL
“BUILDING THE CHANGE” GALA
IN NEW YORK CITY

INCLUDING
HUGH JACKMAN
ALEX NEWELL
LATANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON
THOMAS SCHUMACHER
AND
MORE 

AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED
THE POITIER-BELAFONTE AWARD FOR CULTURAL ACTIVISM,
THE CHADWICK BOSEMAN CHANGE MAKER AWARD,
THE LYNN NOTTAGE BOLD BEACON AWARD
AND
THE INAUGURAL BTC VISIONARY ALLY AWARD 

ON MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025
AT THE RAINBOW ROOM 

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

New York, NY (February 6, 2025) – Co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, along with Board Members Aaliytha Stevens and Naila McKenzie, announced today that the host committee for the 2nd Annual “Building the Change” Gala will include David Belafonte, George Faison, Irene Gandy, David Henry Hwang, Hugh Jackman, Sade Lythcott, Jonathan McCrory, Alex Newell, Gigi Pritzker, Clint Ramos, Lauren Reid, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, and Thomas Schumacher.

It was previously announced that BTC will host its 2nd Annual Gala on Monday, March 3, 2025 in New York City at the Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor).

Performers and honorees to be announced soon.

This event, the 2nd Annual BTC Gala, is celebrating entertainment professionals working in theater, film, television, cultural institutions, and music which will be held at the Rainbow Room at 6:00pm ET cocktails, followed by a 7:00pm ET dinner and tribute.

Tickets to the “Building the Change” Gala begin at $1,000. Visit the event page and purchase tickets at https://givebutter.com/buildingthechange2025.

To purchase tables or sponsor the event, please contact Dwight Johnson at djohnson@dwightjohnsondesign.com or visit the event page to purchase tickets at: https://givebutter.com/ri2kaW.

ABOUT BTC

BTC was founded by T. Oliver Reid and Warren Adams during the Summer of 2019. They identified the disparity between the growing inclusivity onstage, versus the almost non-existence of Black professionals off stage. They invited their colleague, Reggie Van Lee, to join them as Co-Founder in their march towards dismantling the systemically racist and biased ideology in the theatrical job space. BTC officially filed as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) in June of 2020.

BTC’s mission is to remove the “Illusion of Inclusion” in the American Theatre by removing barriers to access for those who have been historically marginalized and building a sustainable, ethical roadmap that will increase opportunities for the next generation of emerging talent.

For more information about BTC, visit their website https://buildingthechange.org/.

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