Art Omi Benefit 2023

Art Omi Benefit 2021 and 2022. Photos by Rathkopf Photography.

When

Jun 07

5 - 8 PM

Type

Benefit

Where

Partner

Hosted by Francis J. Greenburger

Chairman of Art Omi; Chairman & CEO of Time Equities Inc.

PURCHASE TICKETS

The Art Omi Benefit will take place from 5-8 PM on Wednesday June 7, 2023 at the elegant Edison Rooftop in Manhattan.

The annual Art Omi Benefit is a star-studded evening featuring performances by Broadway’s brightest talents atop the dazzling skyline of Times Square. Enjoy cocktails, a sit-down dinner, and networking at the Edison Rooftop in the heart of New York City.

Proceeds from this event ensure Art Omi can succeed in its mission: to support an array of diverse and innovative artists, foster cross-cultural connections, present contemporary art of the highest caliber, and nurture young artists through arts education programs.

Support

If you are unable to attend but wish to support the Art Omi Benefit, please click here.

Venue

Edison Rooftop: Entrance at 221 West 46th Street, NYC.

Performances by Broadway Stars:

Farah Alvin is a powerhouse Broadway belter who has appeared in the Broadway casts of It Shoulda Been You, Grease!, Saturday Night Fever, The Look of Love: The Music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the Tony Award winning revival of Nine, and Madison Square Garden’s A Christmas Carol. Farah is well known for her appearances in the Off Broadway productions of The Marvelous Wonderettes for which she received a 2009 Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical, The Last Smoker In America, I Love You Because, Cam Jansen and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Other Story Books and the revival of Kuni-Leml.

Sam Primack is a native of Phoenix, AZ and comes straight from the Broadway and National Tour casts of Dear Evan Hansen where he has spent over a year playing the Evan Hansen all around the country, he then went on Broadway as the final Evan Hansen. Past credits include The Addams Family National Tour (Pugsley Addams), Catch Me If You Can (Frank Jr.), Spring Awakening (Moritz), American Idiot (Johnny), and he is also 2017 Jimmy Award finalist.

Jeremy Stolle is a recording artist and concert singer most recently seen in the long-running Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. Jeremy starred in the Disney theatricals production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, directed by Scott Schwartz and written by Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, and Peter Parnil. Theater credits include the workshop production of Broadway’s A Tale of Two Cities, Music Theater Wichita’s Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Adam) and Thoroughly Modern Millie, (Trevor Graydon), North Shore Music Theater’s Camelot (Lionel), and multiple national productions of Beauty and the Beast, (Gaston). Jeremy also played the title role in Jekyll and Hyde and Scarlet Pimpernel.

Samantha Williams is a Texas native, and made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning hit musical Dear Evan Hansen playing the principal role of Alana Beck when she was in her junior year at Pace University. After playing the title role while in her senior year, Sammie returned to Broadway as Emmie in Caroline, or Change. Most recently, Samantha was seen reprising the role of Alana Beck on the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen and as Mabel in the Roundabout's benefit-concert of Pirates of Penzance on Broadway. Her additional university credits include the role of Dot in Sunday in the Park with George.

Musical Director

Luke Williams is a pianist, music director, songwriter, arranger, orchestrator, educator, producer, and more. An Ohio native, he has built his career in New York combining pop, rock, and musical theater at world-class venues across the city. He made his Broadway debut in 2019 as a pianist on Tootsie, and his work as a musical director has been heard on a variety of off-Broadway productions across New York. Luke is frequently seen onstage at Feinstein's/54 Below, where he has music directed and performed in nearly 50 concerts, including a concert of his original songs in February 2023.

Master of Ceremonies

Frank DiLella is the eight-time Emmy Award winning host of “On Stage” on Spectrum News NY1, the news channel’s weekly half-hour theater program. DiLella’s celebrity interviews, along with his in-depth reporting of the theatrical scene, have helped make him a trusted friend and confidant within the theater and entertainment communities in New York City and around the globe.
Over the years, DiLella has acted as a contributing correspondent for the Tony Awards, the Olivier Awards at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Playbill, MANHATTAN Magazine and Broadway Direct, and has given lectures on entertainment and journalism at Hofstra University and The American Theatre Wing. He has also appeared as an entertainment correspondent. In January 2022, Frank executive produced and hosted the documentary“Reopening: The Broadway Revival” for Great Performances on PBS. He’s made multiple big and small screen appearances as “himself.”
A strong advocate of arts education, DiLella currently serves on the board of The Roger Rees Awards and is a part of the selection committee for the annual Clive Barnes Award and Foundation – which honors talented young professionals in the artistic fields of dance and theater. DiLella received a degree from Fordham University at Lincoln Center and has since returned to his alma mater as an adjunct professor teaching theater journalism.
Twitter & Instagram: @fdilella

Diamond Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

GKX Painting Inc.

Silver Sponsors

Cherrie Nanninga
City National Bank
David Groom, Groom Construction Co., Inc.
Eversept Partners
Hayman Company
Heide Lange & Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Jane & Robert Kantor

Jerrick Associates Inc., In Honor of Bradley Lewart
Kuwayama-Naito Foundation
Pioneer Inc.
Prominent Cleaning Co.
Royal Abstract
Stephen Reinhard & Goldman Sachs

Master Cooling Service
Merion Commercial Realty, Inc.
Newmark
PNC Real Estate Banking
Rabina
SoMa Equity Partners
Sompo International
Stanley Perelman
Statistical Energy LLC
Streamstown Construction
Susan & Harry Newton
Transmark Equities
Wendy & Harry Kantor
Woodruff Property Management Company

Supporters ($1,000+)

Aaron Medeiros, TEI
Aaron Moore, TEI
Alice Aycock
ALL Masonry Construction
AMS Industries, Inc.
Ashelron Ltd.
BFL Canada
BKSK Architects
Bourbon Tile & Marble, Inc.
Brown, Udell, Pomerantz, & Delrahim, LTD
Crowe BGK LLP
Cushman & Wakefield
David Feinberg, TEI
Debra & Seth Chwast
Dorothy Biondo, TEI
Duane Morris
EastRock Properties
Engle Martin
Entretien 4M, Inc.
Errands Pro
Gavin Berger
Glyn Vincent
Great Lakes Stair & Steel Inc.
Greenspoon Marder LLP
Hamlin Ventures
Hayden Building Maintenance Corp.
Howard Scott
Ici Inc
Irina & Javier Lattanzio, TEI
Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jane Trombley
Jason Cohen, TEI
Jayne & Robert Gunther

JK Equities
Joseph Friedman, TEI
Joshua Stein PLLC
Kapnag Heating & Plumbing Corp.
Kra Equities, Inc.
LaForce
Langdon Title
Louis C. Ciliberti & Associates
Magis Real Estate
Matthew Doering, Global Gateway Advisors
Max Pastor, TEI
MidFirst Bank
Nicole & Brett Goldberg
Pyramid Brokerage Company
Quinn
RGB Architects
RG Construction Services
Richard Recny, TEI
Robert Singer, TEI
Sentinel Property Management
Sebastian Sarmiento, Marlborough Gallery
Seth Coston, TEI
Sheila & Arvind Bajaj
SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership
Solomon Organization
Statistical Energy LLC
Stuart Bruck, TEI
Susanne Emmerich
Sustainable Development Inc.
Terri Gumula
USA Fire Protection
Wendel