Cabaret Gala Honoring James Black

Friday, November 11, 2022 at 6:30pm
at The Ballroom at Tanglewood

HONORING JAMES BLACK - a treasured Houston theatre actor and director whose name has become synonymous with artistic excellence and generosity of spirit. 4th Wall was proud to have Mr. Black direct the critically-acclaimed Houston Premiere production of GLORIA in the spring of 2022, and Mr. Black has also made significant artistic achievements over the years at the Houston Shakespeare Festival, Main Street Theater, Stages, and the Alley Theatre where he was a member of the resident acting company and appeared in more than 100 productions.

“I feel deeply honored to be recognized in this year’s event because in many ways, 4th Wall embodies what I love most about theatre and why I have chosen to make my career in Houston. When I directed GLORIA at 4th Wall earlier this spring, the experience of working at such a high level in such an intimate venue recharged me artistically and reminded me why I got into this business in the first place. Please know that when you invest in an organization like 4th Wall, you are directly supporting artists like me who have made their lives and careers in Houston theatre.”

-James Black

Let’s Party.

Cocktails

• Seated Dinner

• Up Close Entertainment

• Silent Auction

• Cocktails • Seated Dinner • Up Close Entertainment • Silent Auction •

RESERVED TABLES

Celebrate the many memorable characters James Black has brought to life over the years with a reserved table seating eight people. Email Development Manager Catherine Dunaway to reserve.

Dine with James Black and Elizabeth Marshall Black at the head ballroom table.
“Both original and creative, it felt like I was watching AMND for the first magical time, and I didn’t want to wake up.” -Houstonia Magazine review of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2016)
Table seats eight total. Email Development Manager Catherine Dunaway to reserve. Table Hosts will enjoy premiere ballroom placement, recognition during the event, and special recognition in all 4th Wall playbills in the 2022-2023 season.
“Black plays this ticking time-bomb with the cunning belligerence of a streetwise survivor and the swaggering sarcasm of a young James Cagney.” -Variety review of Not About Nightingales (1998)
Table seats eight people. Email Development Manager Catherine Dunaway to reserve. Table Hosts will enjoy premiere ballroom placement, recognition during the event, and special recognition in all 4th Wall playbills in the 2022-2023 season.
“He sustains a sharply focused and richly detailed characterization, fastidious and authoritative, with a flair for the pregnant pause and the dramatic gesture.” -Houston Chronicle review of Black Coffee (2004)
Table seats eight people. Email Development Manager Catherine Dunaway to reserve. Table Hosts will enjoy premiere ballroom placement, recognition during the event, and special recognition in all 4th Wall playbills in the 2022-2023 season.
“Black's force and immediacy, his casual and often caustic air amid the play's formal language and trappings, drive home the point this unrepentant individualist is on a collision course with the strict communal mores of old Salem.” -Houston Chronicle review of The Crucible (2005)
Table seats eight people. Email Development Manager Catherine Dunaway to reserve. Table Hosts will enjoy premiere ballroom placement, recognition during the event, and special recognition in all 4th Wall playbills in the 2022-2023 season.

GENERAL BALLROOM SEATING

Purchase single tickets at this link.
The fair market value of attendance is $100 per person. Each ticket includes a tax-deductible donation of $100 in support of 4th Wall’s 2022-2023 season.

Cabaret Performers for the Evening

Rachael Logue

Seen at 4th Wall in Pride & Prejudice.
Visit Rachael’s website here: rachaellogue.com
Teresa Zimmermann

Seen at 4th Wall in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
Visit Teresa’s website here: www.teresaz.net
Kristin Warren

Quadruple threat actor, dancer, choreographer, and singer Kristin Warren is a frequent performer with TUTS and Stages.
David LaDuca

Featured performer in 4th Wall’s 2021 Cabaret Gala.
Visit David’s website here: www.davidladuca.com
Ben Childress

Pianist at 4th Wall’s 2019 and 2021 Cabaret Galas.