ALEC MAPA concluded her run in the critically acclaimed Broadway production of the musical “Fun Home” and will join “Fiddler on the Roof” in a starring role in November. Mapa and Kuhn will join gala attendees in honoring Broadway producers Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley with the National Leadership Award for their work to support LGBTQ people and people living with HIV/AIDS. Earlier this year, in response to the Pulse Orlando Night Club shooting, Rudetsky and Wesley brought the Broadway community together to sing, “What the World Needs Now is Love,” to raise
funds benefiting the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida. The Miami Herald's Steve Rothaus will be presented with the 2016 Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award for his work dedicated to reporting on issues affecting LGBTQ people. Tickets to the awards gala are $450 and include access to the hosted cocktail reception, s i l e n t a u c t i o n , g o u r m e t d i n n e r, l i v e entertainment, awards ceremony and afterparty. To purchase a ticket and for sponsorship information, please visit www.thetaskfocegala.org.
JUDY KUHN