Family Equality’s Night at the Pier Confirms Four Tony Nominees to Appear on Stage

Family Equality’s Night at the Pier has added some freshly minted Tony nominees to its program.

Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending), Cole Escola (Oh, Mary), Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her) and Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Blvd.) will appear on stage at the fundraiser set for New York’s Pier Sixty on May 12. Per the nonprofit, Criss, Hilty and Scherzinger will perform while Escola will appear during a program that will also feature Demi Moore, Debbie Harry, Bill T. Jones, Jim Obergefell and Marlo Thomas.

As previously announced, uber-manager and Untitled Entertainment founding partner Jason Weinberg and his screenwriter husband Merritt Johnson will be feted with the Luigi Caiola Luminary Award while Peggy Gillespie, co-founder and director of Family Diversity Projects, is set to receive the Hostetter-Habib Family Award presented by renowned choreographer Jones.

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“Night at the Pier is proof of what’s possible when community, creativity, and courage converge,” said Darra Gordon, CEO of Family Equality. “While headlines talk about shrinking donations and sponsors pulling out of Pride and LGBTQ+ causes, our sold-out event tells a different story. The support is real. The community is strong, and when individuals come together, we can move mountains” 

Honorary chairs for the event are Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka and Nick Scandalios. The honorary committee includes Kristin Caskey, Bruce Cohen and Gabe Catone, John Gore, Kevin Huvane, Jef Kaplan and Amanda Green, Bryan Lourd and Bruce Bozzi, Joe Machota and Michael Russell, Margo and James L. Nederlander, Zac Posen and Harrison Ball, Lauren Reid, Daryl Roth and Robert E. Wankel. Proceeds from Night at the Pier will support Family Equality’s work to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families nationwide.