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New York, NY – October 9, 2024 – TDF is pleased to announce that stage and screen star Ana Gasteyer (Once Upon a Mattress, Wicked, Mean Girls, “Saturday Night Live”) has joined the lineup for its annual fall fundraiser, Broadway Breakfast, to be held at City Winery New York City (25 Eleventh Avenue at Pier 57 in Chelsea) on Wednesday, October 23 at 8 a.m. As previously announced, TDF’s Broadway Breakfast will be hosted by Frank DiLella and Irene Gandy and feature performances by Tony Award winner Laura Benanti (Gypsy, My Fair Lady) and Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Once on This Island).

TDF, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to sharing the power of the performing arts with everyone, led by Board Chair Gwen Marcus and Executive Director Deeksha Gaur, will honor Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson, Union Settlement, and Sony Corporation of America.

Last year’s Broadway Breakfast hosts, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson, will receive the TDF Founders Award. Over the years, their philanthropic efforts have championed Broadway and nonprofit theatre organizations, and they have been dedicated to raising awareness for marginalized communities and advancing civil rights. This award honors individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a deep commitment to TDF and its mission, and who embody TDF’s vision of a world where the transformative experience of attending live theatre and dance is essential, relevant, accessible, and inspirational.

TDF will present the Victoria Bailey Impact Award, named for TDF’s former executive director, to Union Settlement. The nonprofit creates opportunity in East Harlem by offering comprehensive programs that help underserved residents improve their skills and build better lives for themselves and their families. Union Settlement has been an active TDF Community Partner since 2020. This award is presented each year to an individual or community organization that furthers TDF's mission.

TDF will also celebrate 30 years of partnership with Sony Corporation of America, which supports our Education programs, including Introduction to Theatre and Dance, the Wendy Wasserstein Project, TDF Accessibility Program for Students, and TDF’s Graduation Gift.

The funds raised at TDF’s Broadway Breakfast will provide vital support for the not-for-profit’s wide range of Accessibility, Education, and Public Engagement programs that ensure the performing arts are accessible to all.

The benefit co-chairs are Tony Award-winning producer Dale A. Mott and TDF Trustee Nicole Manning Hart. Tables start at $5,000 and individual tickets are available for $500.

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Broadway Breakfast Benefit Committee: Lauren Brooten, Holly Cohen, Sandy Danziger, Mia Gonzalez, Mary Good, Meg Herrman, Zak Karim, Jacqueline LiCalzi, and Gwen Marcus.

ANA GASTEYER can be currently seen as Queen Aggravain in Once Upon a Mattress at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway.

Recently, Gasteyer was seen in Doin' It opposite Lilly Singh and Stephanie Beatriz, which had its premiere at SXSW. Gasteyer was also in the second season of Apple TV+'s “Loot” opposite Maya Rudolph. Additionally, Gasteyer starred, co-wrote, and executive produced the hilarious holiday film parody A Clüsterfünke Christmas for Comedy Central alongside Rachel Dratch. She is perhaps best known for her iconic work as a regular on “Saturday Night Live.”

Her additional television credits include the critically acclaimed “Lady Dynamite” for Netflix, “People of Earth” for TBS, ABC’s hit “The Goldbergs,” “American Auto,” “Great News,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The Good Wife,” “Suburgatory,” “Girls,” and “Law & Order.” She also starred in two live musicals for Fox: Grease Live! as Principal McGee and A Christmas Story Live! as Mrs. Schwartz (performing the original song “In the Market for a Miracle” by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul). Gasteyer also recently stunned judges on FOX’s “The Masked Singer” as Tree.

On the big screen, Gasteyer can be seen in iconic films such as Mean Girls, Robot & Frank, What Women Want, The Women, Dick, and Wine Country for Netflix. Recently, she appeared in Hulu’s Happiest Season alongside Kristen Stewart and Dan Levy.

Onstage, Gasteyer starred opposite Jonathan Groff in the Encores! Off-Center production of A New Brain and has stunned on Broadway with celebrated performances in The Rocky Horror Show, The Royal Family, The Threepenny Opera, and as Elphaba in Wicked (after having originated the role in the Chicago company). She also played Fanny Brice in Funny Girl at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and Fosca in Stephen Sondheim’s Passion at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, as well as Miss Hannigan in the beloved classic Annie at the Hollywood Bowl.

ABOUT TDF: Founded in 1968, TDF (formerly known as Theatre Development Fund) is a not-for-profit service organization dedicated to sharing the power of the performing arts with everyone. TDF’s mission is to engage a broad and diverse audience by removing the financial, physical, and invisible barriers to participation in the performing arts. TDF’s initiatives include the TKTS by TDF Discount Booths; TDF Memberships; the TDF Costume Collection; and TDF Accessibility, Education, and Public Engagement Programs. Those Programs include open captioned, audio described, and ASL-interpreted performances; Autism Friendly Performances; the Veterans Theatregoing Program; school programs serving more than 11,000 NYC public school students annually; and partnerships with over 150 NYC community organizations serving 18,000 people in the tristate area. TDF envisions a world where the transformative experience of attending live theatre and dance is essential, relevant, accessible, and inspirational.