EMBRACE THE SEASON featured a dazzling array of exclusive performances, appearances, and “sneak peeks” of Broadway productions to come. The evening will include Tony and Drama League Award Winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sweeney Todd); Andrew Durand (Shucked); Betsy Aidem (Prayer for the French Republic), Arielle Jacobs (Here Lies Love); Ben Velez and Joy Huerta (Real Women Have Curves); thoughts from the history making director Schele Williams (The Wiz, The Notebook), special glimpses into the upcoming Broadway musicals How To Dance In Ohio and Water For Elephants; and a series of tributes to 2023 Embrace The Season Gala Honoree, producer Jeffrey Richards, from Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus, Tony Award Winner Danny Burstein, and Tony nominees Norm Lewis and Jessica Hecht, Leslie Odom, Jr., among others.