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Photos: Shoshana Bean Headlines 2026 Public Theater Gala

The Public Theater launched its 2026 Shakespeare for the City season and Free Shakespeare in the Park at this year's Gala, held at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park and headlined by Grammy and Tony winner Shoshana Bean.

BroadwayWorld·Jun 9, 2026·via BroadwayWorld

Photos: Shoshana Bean Headlines 2026 Public Theater Gala

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The Public Theater's 2026 Shakespeare in the Park season includes Romeo & Juliet and The Winter's Tale.

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Just last night, The Public Theater kicked off another Shakespeare for the City season and Free Shakespeare in the Park at its 2026 Gala. Grammy Award winner and 2026 Tony winner Shoshana Bean headlined the special night, hosted at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

Honorees included Peggy Cooper Davis & Gordon J. Davis and Benay & Steven Taub, longtime board members and their spouses; JetBlue Airways, in recognition of their extraordinary impact on The Public Theater and the City of New York; and A&O Shearman for a decade of unwavering support of The Public and Free Shakespeare in the Park. The Gala was co-chaired by Kurt Chauviere, Lisa E. Davis, Kim Y. Lew, and Janice Cook Roberts.

Guests and performers included John Leguizamo , Danai Gurira , Susan Kelechi Watson , Lily Rabe , Hamish Linklater , Miriam Silverman , Madeline Brewer , Roger Bart , Tamika Lawrence , Martyna Majok , Jo Bonney , Daniel Sullivan , Mimi Lieber , Tyne Rafaeli , Emma Rosa Went , Else Went , Jethro Compton , Jason Blum , Gail Merrifield Papp ; City Councilmember Gale A. Brewer; Board Chair Luis A. Miranda Jr; Gala Co-Chairs Kurt Chauviere, Lisa E. Davis, Kim Y. Lew, and Janice Cook Roberts; and more.

Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski

Luz-Towns Miranda, Luis A. Miranda , Jr.

Oskar Eustis , Laurie Eustis

Benay Taub, Steven Taub

Oskar Eustis , Laurie Eustis , Kyle Eustis-Brown, Travis Libin

Patrick Willingham , Luis A. Miranda , Jr. Glorisel Regalis, Janet Gershman, Angela Gow, Oskar Eustis

Patrick Willingham , Luis A. Miranda , Jr., Pat Fili-Krushel , Oskar Eustis

Benay Taub, Steven Taub, Luis A. Miranda , Jr., Pat Fili-Krushel , Oskar Eustis , Patrick Willingham

Patrick Willingham , Saheem Ali , Alexa Smith, Oskar Eustis

The Public Theater Board of Trustees

Roger Bart

Kenny Leon

Janice Cook Roberts, Kurt Chauviere, Lisa E. Davis , Kim Y. Lew

Janice Cook Roberts, Oskar Eustis , Kurt Chauviere, Lisa E. Davis , Kim Y. Lew, Patrick Willingham

The Public Theater Board of Trustees and Gala Co-Chairs

Miriam Silverman

Vanessa Lauren , Derek DelGaudio

Emma Rosa Went , Else Went

Georgia Stitt , Jason Robert Brown , Susannah Brown, Molly Brown

Christian Konopka, Suzan-Lori Parks

Jason Tam

Tamika Lawrence

Ra'Mya Latiah Aikens , Daniel Bravo Hernández

Ra'Mya Latiah Aikens

Daniel Bravo Hernández

Ra'Mya Latiah Aikens , Peggy Cooper Davis, Elizabeth Cooper Davis, Gordon J. Davis , Daniel Bravo Hernández

Madeline Brewer

Jethro Compton

Susan Kelechi Watson

Karine Jean-Pierre

Susan Kelechi Watson, Karine Jean-Pierre

Mimi Lieber , Daniel Sullivan

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You can now get a first look at The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of ROMEO & JULIET, directed by Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director Saheem Ali.

The Public Theater will kick off this summer’s Free Shakespeare in the Park season with ROMEO & JULIET, beginning performances at the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park at the end of May.

The Public Theater will welcome more New Yorkers than ever this summer to Shakespeare for the City taking place in parks and plazas across New York City and at the revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-Inside-the-2026-Public-Theater-Gala-Headlined-by-Shoshana-Bean-20260609)._

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