Caesars Palace Times Square and Tony-nominated actor Wendell Pierce have announced a $10 million investment to launch the New York Coalition of Legacy Theatres of Color Fund. The new nonprofit initiative aims to support historic theaters and ensembles that spotlight the stories of New York’s communities of color while addressing the chronic underfunding these institutions face.
The fund will operate as a 501(c)(3) and provide direct investments to help bolster production, marketing, and visibility for longstanding theaters such as the Billie Holiday Theatre, New Heritage Theatre Group, Black Spectrum Theatre, and The Negro Ensemble Company.
Beyond financial support, partner Caesars Palace Times Square will offer additional benefits to participating theaters and their workers. These include access to childcare services for performers and crews, rental assistance, student and medical debt relief, and priority job access through a monthly theater labor job fair…