Join Us for NBT’s Inaugural Fall Fête
Honoring:
John Legend, Mike Jackson, & Get Lifted Film Co.
Margaret Anadu
Sanford Biggers
Nona Hendryx
Hosted by Bevy Smith
Join us to honor remarkable forces across theater, music, film, and fine art whose work reflects the imagination, innovation, and enduring legacy at the heart of National Black Theatre.
DATE: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
TIME: 6:00 PM Reception; 7:00 PM Dinner, Performances & Dancing
LOCATION: Current at Chelsea Piers
Secure Your Seat At The Table. Reach out to Breanna Foister at [email protected] for more information.
Purchase Tables & Tickets
John Legend, Mike Jackson, & Get Lifted Film Co.
Margaret Anadu
Sanford Biggers
Nona Hendryx
Hosted by Bevy Smith
Join us to honor remarkable forces across theater, music, film, and fine art whose work reflects the imagination, innovation, and enduring legacy at the heart of National Black Theatre.
DATE: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
TIME: 6:00 PM Reception; 7:00 PM Dinner, Performances & Dancing
LOCATION: Current at Chelsea Piers
Secure Your Seat At The Table. Reach out to Breanna Foister at [email protected] for more information.
Purchase Tables & TicketsCO-CHAIRS
Andi Bernstein
Sonja Warfield
HOST COMMITEE
Debra Martin ChaseSherrese ClarkeTonya Lewis LeeDenise Bradley TysonDasha Zhukova NiarchosReginald Van Lee
Words from Our CEO:
“The Fall Fête is an opportunity to gather in joy and celebrate the extraordinary artists, cultural leaders, and community who continue to imagine what is possible alongside us. For nearly six decades, NBT has believed in the transformative power of Black artists and Black storytelling, and in creating spaces where our community can see the fullness of ourselves and the futures we want to inhabit. As we step into this next chapter, it feels especially meaningful to honor visionaries who embody that spirit while investing in the artists, stories, and radical imagination that will carry us forward.”
– Sade Lythcott, NBT CEO
Words from Our Co-Chairs
“As a young adult child, my mother would bring me to the International Black Theatre Festival in North Carolina every summer. Serendipitously, this is where I first encountered National Black Theatre’s work and was so inspired by their visionary founder, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer. She made me fall in love with Black theater, and what it means to tell OUR stories. All these years later, I couldn’t be more proud to support NBT’s essential work onstage and off, and the enduring legacy of Dr. Teer.”
– Sonja Warfield, Co-Chair
“National Black Theatre is creating some of the most exciting, bold, and imaginative work in theater today. NBT reminds us of the power of art to bring people together, inspire, and strengthen communities. With its remarkable new building, NBT is creating not just a home for great art, but a place where community, creativity, and connection can flourish for generations to come. I’m incredibly proud to support NBT and to co-chair its gala at such an exciting moment in its history.”
– Andi Bernstein, Co-Chair
HONOREES
John Legend & Get Lifted Film Co.
Margaret Anadu
Sanford Biggers
Mike Jackson & Get Lifted Film Co.
Nona Hendryx