The ARTHUR MILLER FOUNDATION held the annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. This year’s gala event celebrated the 10th anniversary of Arthur Miller Foundation Theater Education Programs in partnership with NYC Public Schools while raising crucial program funds. The benefit paid tribute to the power of theater education by honoring artists, educators, and advocates who have made significant contributions to the arts and arts education. This year’s honorees included 16-time Grammy Award winner ALICIA KEYS, Tony nominated playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist KRISTOFFER DIAZ, alongside musician and Keys’ former educator LINDA AZIZA MILLER. See photos from the event here!
The Arthur Miller Foundation is a nonprofit organization, created to honor the legacy of Arthur Miller and his New York City public school education by increasing equitable access to quality theater education for public school students. AMF Theater Education Programs provide theater teachers with certification, training, and critical resources to build and sustain quality in-school theater programs impacting over 60,000 public school students in all 5 boroughs of NYC and in Bridgeport and Norwalk Public Schools in Connecticut. The Arthur Miller Foundation Honors celebrates the power of public school theater education and is produced by AMF Executive Director Jaime Hastings.
Alicia Keys received the AMF Arts & Culture Award, as a former NYC public school student who has remained committed throughout her career to creating opportunities for young artists and puts access to education at the forefront of much of her philanthropic work. AMF honored Kristoffer Diaz, also an alumnus of NYC Public Schools, with the AMF Legacy Award, for carving a meaningful impact in the American theater. Former Professional Performing Arts High School educator Linda Aziza Miller received the AMF Excellence in Arts Education Award for her dedication to public school students and access to quality, comprehensive arts instruction.
Photo credit: Natalie Powers & Laurel Hinton
Daija North, Recipient Lisanne Shaffer, and CK Kittrell
Aziza Miller
Trevor Smith, Meghan Gunther, Jamie Hastings, Daryl Embry and Janie Slavens
Keeshon Morrow, Lisanne Shaffer, Linda Key, Talia Jaime, Jaime Hastings and Peter Avery
Aziza Miller
Takia Hopson, Shonica Gooden, Jaime Hastings, Sasha Hutchings and Lily Ling
Kristoffer Diaz and the Cast of Hell’s Kitchen
Kristoffer Diaz
Sasha Hutchings, Jamie Hasting, and Peter Avery
Jackie Leon and Onyxx Noel
Jamie Hastings
Jamie Hastings
Janine Smith, Dawson Horn, Aaron Sigel, David Homan, Jamie Hasting, Rebecca Miller, Barbara Ricci, Geri Haupt, Alia Jones Harvey
Aziza Miller
Aziza Miller
Student Performers from M408 Professional Performing Arts School
Student Performers from M408 Professional Performing Arts School
Student Performers from M408 Professional Performing Arts School
Student Performers from M408 Professional Performing Arts School
Student Performers from M408 Professional Performing Arts School
Student Performers from M408 Professional Performing Arts School
Shoshana Bean
Jamie Hastings
Peter Avery
Kristoffer Diaz
Kecia Lewis