Miscast, MCC Theater’s annual gala celebration, is one of the most anticipated and exciting theater events in New York each year, where the biggest stars of stage and screen take the stage to sing songs from roles in which they would never be cast. This year, for the first time ever, Miscast will go entirely digital, inviting in theater fans everywhere. The free, 90-minute broadcast will be captioned, and will feature all new performances, special guests, and more.
Funds raised from Miscast20 help MCC Theater produce exciting new work Off-Broadway and support its Youth Company and in-school partnerships that serve New York City public high school students, as well as MCC’s literary development work with emerging playwrights. This year Miscast20 will also support The Mental Health Coalition (MHC), who will receive 10% of funds raised during the broadcast. MHC is a new initiative focused on destigmatizing mental health experiences that was founded by social activist and fashion designer Kenneth Cole.
Performers and presenters include: Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz (MCC’s Fifty Words, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Tony Award nominee Robert Fairchild (An American in Paris, Cats), Emmy Award nominee Ingrid Michaelson (The Great Comet), Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton, Harriet), Isaac Powell (West Side Story, Once on This Island), Tony Award nominee Lauren Ridloff (Children of a Lesser God, “The Walking Dead”), social activist and fashion designer Kenneth Cole, Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”), Piper Perabo (MCC’s Lost Girls, “Covert Affairs”), Tony Award nominee Thomas Sadoski (“Tommy,” “Life in Pieces”), Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Jocelyn Bioh (MCC’s School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play), Tony Award nominee Raúl Esparza (MCC’s Seared, Company), Golden Globe nominee Beanie Feldstein (Hello, Dolly!, Booksmart), Tony Award winner Heather Headley (Aida, The Lion King), Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry (MCC’s The Wrong Man, Carousel), two-time Emmy and two-time Tony Award winner Judith Light (MCC’s All The Ways To Say I Love You, “The Politician”), Tony Award nominee Rob McClure (Mrs. Doubtfire, Beetlejuice), Nicolette Robinson (Waitress, Invisible Thread), Tony Award nominee Phillipa Soo (Hamilton, Amélie) and Tony Award nominee Adrienne Warren (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Shuffle Along).
