Fifteenth Annual Fred Ebb Award Winners: Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez
Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez receive the Fifteenth Annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting
The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell Bernard , Trustee) in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes , Artistic Director) also presents an annual award, named for Mr. Ebb, to aspiring musical theatre songwriters. The Fred Ebb Award recognizes excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a songwriter or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success. The award is meant to encourage and support aspiring songwriters to create new works for the musical theatre, and includes a $60,000 award. This year’s award was presented to Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez .
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All photos by Henry McGee
2019 Recipients Benjamin Velez and Angela Sclafani attend the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
2019 Recipient Angela Sclafani attends the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
2019 Recipient Benjamin Velez attends the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
The fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
The fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
Kate Baldwin with 2019 Recipients Benjamin Velez and Angela Sclafani at the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
Kate Baldwin presents 2019 Fred Ebb Award to Angela Sclafani at the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring for Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
Kate Baldwin presents 2019 Fred Ebb Award to Angela Sclafani at the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring for Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
Kate Baldwin presents 2019 Fred Ebb Award to Benjamin Velez at the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring for Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
2019 Recipient Angela Sclafani attends the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
2019 Recipient Benjamin Velez attends the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
2019 Recipient Angela Sclafani performing at the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation
2019 Recipient Benjamin Velez attends the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting honoring Angela Sclafani and Benjamin Velez in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on December 2, 2019. Photo by Henry McGee/Fred Ebb Foundation