{"id":103477,"date":"2026-01-17T19:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/103477\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T19:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:27:16","slug":"christopher-jackson-lea-salonga-sam-pinkleton-more-join-inaugural-advisory-board-for-rosies-theater-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/103477\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Jackson, Lea Salonga, Sam Pinkleton, More Join Inaugural Advisory Board for Rosie’s Theater Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndustry News<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristopher Jackson, Lea Salonga, Sam Pinkleton, More Join Inaugural Advisory Board for Rosie’s Theater Kids<\/p>\n

Jan Svendsen Weiss will chair the Board, which will help ensure that young New Yorkers have access to high-quality, free arts education.<\/p>\n

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Christopher Jackson, Lea Salonga, and Sam Pinkleton<\/p>\n

Rosie\u2019s Theater Kids, the nonprofit arts education organization dedicated to transforming the lives of young people through the performing arts, is establishing its first Advisory Board.<\/p>\n

The Advisory Board, which is still in formation,\u00a0will bring together leaders from the performing arts, philanthropy, media, and business to offer strategic guidance, amplify RTKids\u2019 mission, and help ensure that young people from across New York City continue to have access to high-quality, free arts education.<\/p>\n

Chaired by longtime arts advocate\u00a0Jan Svendsen Weiss, founder of ACTivate4Good LLC, the Advisory Board will include the following leaders: <\/p>\n


\n\tEmily Bear, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer and songwriter
\n\tShane Marshall Brown<\/a>, communications strategist and arts champion
\n\tValerie DiFebo, philanthropist, business executive, and arts advocate
\n\tSue Frost<\/a>, Tony-winning producer and arts education expert
\n\tChristopher Jackson<\/a>, Tony-nominated actor, singer, and composer
\n\tSandi Lurie, arts supporter, HR executive, and community leader
\n\tMayte Natalio<\/a>, performer, choreographer and director
\n\tSam Pinkleton<\/a>, Tony-winning director and choreographer
\n\tCharles Randolph-Wright<\/a>, theatre, film and TV director, playwright, producer
\n\tLamar Richardson<\/a>, actor and Tony-winning producer
\n\tLea Salonga<\/a>, Tony\u2013winning actress and singer
\n\tStacie Weisbrot<\/a>, award-winning producer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur
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\n\tLeslie Mayer<\/a>, philanthropist and producer, who\u00a0will serve as liaison to the Board of Directors <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply grateful to Jan for taking on this leadership role,\u201d said Lori Klinger, founding artistic and executive director\/co-founder of Rosie\u2019s Theater Kids in a statement. \u201cHer passion for expanding opportunities for young people, combined with the collective experience and generosity of this remarkable group, will strengthen RTKids\u2019 ability to reach even more students across the city.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Advisory Board will work with RTKids\u2019 leadership to elevate the organization\u2019s visibility, broaden its supporters, and champion the work of its talented students.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Founded in 2003 by Rosie O’Donnell<\/a>, Rosie\u2019s Theater Kids is a nonprofit organization committed to providing free, conservatory-level training in dance, music, and drama to students from underserved communities across the New York metropolitan area. Visit RosiesTheaterKids.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Industry News Christopher Jackson, Lea Salonga, Sam Pinkleton, More Join Inaugural Advisory Board for Rosie’s Theater Kids Jan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-103477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}