Cocktails & Conversation with Kenny Leon

JOIN US for an evening of cocktails, food and great conversation with Broadway Director Kenny Leon.

Beloved Broadway director Kenny Leon has brought some of the most important plays of our time to the stage, including originals like the Tupac musical Holler If You Hear Me and such revivals as A Raisin in the Sun and August Wilson’s Fences, which earned ten Tony nominations and three wins. He’s also responsible for creating a more inclusive space in theater, showcasing black stories and performers in a new and groundbreaking ways.

He’s also worked in film, directed Hairspray and The Wiz Live on TV, and is the author of the new memoir Take You Wherever You Go. Learn more about his journey from a dirt-road house without electricity to winning a Tony Award in this candid conversation and Q&A with Pittsburgh designer and entrepreneur Kiya Tomlin.

Saturday, July 21, 2018, 7PM - 9PM
SENTI Restaurant & Wine Bar
3473 Butler Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201

Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

FASHIONAFRICANA SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! With your ticket purchase to this event, you will automatically be entered into a drawing for TWO VIP TICKETS to the Opening Celebration of HEROES & SHEROES: A Ruth E. Carter Costume Retrospective on August 24, 2018. The winner will be announced on Saturday, July 21st at Senti Restaurant.

Proceeds from Cocktails and Conversation with Kenny Leon will support the Bill Nunn Theatre Outreach Project.