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2025 Sondheim Award Gala

Honoring Mandy Patinkin Apr 14, 2025
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Join Signature on Monday, April 14 for a star-studded evening with live performances and video tributes to celebrate Tony® and Emmy Award® winner Mandy Patinkin, the recipient of the 2025 Stephen Sondheim Award!   

The presentation will feature tribute performances by notable Broadway and Signature artists including Annaleigh Ashford (Broadway's Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George), Ben Platt (Broadway’s Parade, Dear Evan Hansen), Nathan Gunn (The Metropolitan Opera’s The Magic Flute, Live from Lincoln Center’s Carousel), Ángel Lozada (Broadway’s Bad Cinderella, Signature’s In the Heights), Awa Sal Secka (Signature’s Ragtime, National Tour of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding), Tracy Lynn Olivera (Signature’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Round House Theatre’s Next to Normal) and more.  

Read more about Mandy Patinkin by clicking his headshot below.

Event Information

  • Location

    The Anthem

    The Wharf
    901 Wharf Street
    Washington, DC 20024

  • Schedule

    6:00PM Cocktails

    7:00PM Seated Dinner and Award Presentation

  • Dress

    Black Tie

  • Parking

    Complimentary Valet Parking

Honoring

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin was nominated several times for the award-winning Showtime Original Series Homeland as ‘CIA Agent Saul Berenson.' In television, Mandy won an Emmy Award, as well as a Golden Globe, for his performance in the CBS series Chicago Hope. Most recently, Mandy can be seen in NBC’s Brilliant Minds. He recently wrapped on The Artist, directed by Aram Rappaport for The Network. He starred in the CBS series Criminal Minds as well as in the Showtime Original Series Dead Like Me, and recently in Death and Other Details for ABC Signature and Hulu. Patinkin, a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City, has been fortunate to carve out a varied career including theater, the concert stage, film, television, and as a recording artist. His career started triumphantly with his Broadway debut as the role of ‘Che’ in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita. The role won him his first Tony Award, which was followed by another nomination in 1984 for the musical Sunday in the Park with George. In 1989, he began his concert career at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater in New York City. Since then he has toured, and continue to tour, across the globe, while also collaborating with other artists. His feature film career has allowed him to act in films such as Wonder, Life Itself, Wish I Was Here, Yentl, Daniel, Ragtime, Dick Tracy, The Princess Bride, and many more. 

Individual Tickets and Sponsorships

$1,200

Individual Level Sponsorship

1 Person

$6,000

Silver Level Sponsorship

5 People/Half Table

$12,000

Gold Level Sponsorship

10 People/One Table

$25,000

Platinum Level Sponsorship

10 People/Premier Table

$50,000

Diamond Level Sponsorship

20 People/Two Premier Tables

2025 Sondheim Award Gala Sponsors

DIAMOND
Dottie Bennett and Richard Morton

PLATINUM
Amazon
Bonnie Feld
Celie and Tabitha Niehaus
Patricia Payne
Ted and Mary Jo Shen

GOLD
Greg Albright and Wesley Combs
Mike Blank
David W. Briggs
Michael DeSantis and Patrick Baugh
Bradley S. Frey/J. Watkins Fund for Arts and Education
Marilyn and Michael Hausfeld
Michelle S. Lee and Dr. C. Daniel Chou

Peter and Mary Jay Michel
Susan C. Schwab
Carl Spatz and Thomas Hesselbrock
Peter and Ann Tanous

SILVER
Max Barger
Elizabeth Bartz
Cathy Bernard
Jean Cantrell
Kathleen deLaski
Veronika Folz
Marybeth Fraser and the Magnificent Manors Team
Dana A. Hearn and Kevin J. McCloskey
Russ Schriefer and Nina Easton
Maya Weil and Rob Schurgin

*as of March 21, 2025

About the Sondheim Award Gala

Signature’s annual Sondheim Award Gala honors those who have contributed to the works of Stephen Sondheim and the canon of American Musical Theater. The Sondheim Award Gala benefits Signature’s artistic, education, and community outreach programs.

The Gala is a festive evening that includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a gourmet seated dinner, and a delicious dessert buffet. Each year, the honoree receives a special award presentation that includes tribute performances by notable Broadway and Signature artists.

For more information, please contact: 571.527.1828 or events@sigtheatre.org.

Sondheim Award Past Recipients

J. Watkins Distinguished Service Award

The Anthem

901 Wharf St SW Washington, DC 20024