Photos: Stephen Schwartz Honored at New Dramatists Spring Luncheon

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Stars in attendance included Ariana Debose, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Judy Kuhn, Joshua Henry, and more.

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The New Dramatists Annual Spring Luncheon, honoring multi-award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz , was held on Tuesday, May 26, in the Broadway Ballroom at the New York Marriott Marquis. Stars in attendance included Ariana DeBose , Rachel Dratch , Ana Gasteyer , Judy Kuhn , Joshua Henry , and more. Check out photos below!

Founded in 1949 by Michaela O'Harra, in association with Howard Lindsay , Richard Rodgers , Russel Crouse , Oscar Hammerstein II , John Golden , Moss Hart , Maxwell Anderson , John Wharton, Robert E. Sherwood and Elmer Rice , New Dramatists is rooted in the vision of talented writers banding together to develop their work, share resources, and expand their role in the contemporary American theatre.

New Dramatists hosts the longest-running, continuous community of playwrights in the United States and is still working in pursuit of a singular mission: to provide playwrights with time, space, and resources in the company of gifted peers, to create work, realize their artistic potential, and make lasting contributions to the theatre. Now in its 77th year, more than 700 playwrights have passed through New Dramatists’ doors, creating work that has set a standard for contemporary American dramatic literature.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

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Steve Bargonetti

Winnie Holzman

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Richard Thomas

Jim Dale

Hannah Cruz

David Lindsay-Abaire

Brandon Uranowitz

Samuel D. Hunter

Betsy Aidem

Ana Gasteyer

Bill Rauch

Ben Ahlers

Michael McCorry Rose and Stephen Schwartz

Christie Brown, Stephen Schwartz and Emily Morse

Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz

Aya Cash

Amanda Green

Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons

Constantine Rousouli and Marla Mindelle

Deborah Cox

Bryan Perri

Ben Levi Ross

Sara Chase

Bess Wohl

Eva Price , Bess Wohl , Rachel Sussman and Daryl Roth

Rachel Sussman , Eva Price and Daryl Roth

Ali Louis Bourzgui

Ariana DeBose

Emma Flynn

Carl Man

Keri Rene Fuller

Carl Man , Keri Rene Fuller and Emma Flynn

Eva Pricem Daryl Roth , Betsy Aidem , Susannah Flood , Bess Wohl , Whitney White and Rachel Sussman

Susannah Flood

Whitney White

Maria-Christina Oliveras

Christiani Pitts

Scarlett Strallen and Bryce Pinkham

Bryce Pinkham

Ellenore Scott

John Riddle

Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

Constantine Rousouli , Eva Price , John Riddle , Deborah Cox , Marla Mindelle and Frankie Grande

Shoshana Bean

Tempress

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Marcus Chait , Patrick Wilson and James Carpinello

Julia Knitel

Nicholas Christopher

Rachel Dratch

Nicholas Christopher and Bryce Pinkham

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Caissie Levy

Kevin McCollum

Nina White

Layton Williams

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-Inside-the-New-Dramatists-Spring-Luncheon-Honoring-Stephen-Schwartz-20260527)._