The 2023 Josephine Abady Award was given this year to Jacquelyn Bell, who formed Bell Arts, a commercial theatre and live event producing entity in 2015. She is a 2020 Special Tony Awarded founder of Broadway Advocacy Coalition. Bell is currently an Associate at the Nederlander Organization where she recently Co-Produced the Lena Horne Theatre Dedication Renaming Ceremony. Previously, Bell served as the Director of Investor Relations at Visceral Entertainment and is a producer of the Drama Desk nominated Emojiland the Musical, a New York Times Critics' Pick.
Bell is most known for the acclaimed productions of Broadway for Black Lives Matter #Bway4BLM, and Summertime. She is the 2018 Commercial Theater Institute Fred Vogel Scholar, a Fellow of the Broadway League, and currently sits on the League's EDI committee. Bell stands firmly for equity and inclusion throughout the theatre industry. Notable collaborations include Broadway: The Band's Visit, King Kong, The Prom, and Moulin Rouge (Foresight Theatrical); and Off-Broadway: Life Sucks and Curvy Widow. Bell has a passion for public speaking and has been featured in Forbes, NBC News, PBS, and BET. www.BellArtsEntertainment.com
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