On Sunday, Oct. 27, at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, the annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Theater Education Programs. Honorees included Alicia Keys, Kristoffer Diaz, and Linda Aziza Miller.
The Arthur Miller Foundation (AMF) is an independent, 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. 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 include 16-time Grammy Award winner, Alicia Keys, who received the AMF Arts & Culture Award. Keys, a former NYC public school student, has remained committed throughout her career to creating opportunities for young artists and putting access to education at the forefront of much of her philanthropic work. Tony nominated playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, also an alumnus of NYC Public Schools, was awarded the AMF Legacy Award, for carving a meaningful impact in the American theater. Former Professional Performing Arts High School educator, and Keys’ former 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.
AMF’s 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.
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