TECTONIC THEATER PROJECT ANNOUNCES THE ANNUAL “A TECTONIC CABARET” TO BE HOSTED BY JANE KRAKOWSKI
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
TECTONIC THEATER PROJECT
ANNOUNCES THE ANNUAL
“A TECTONIC CABARET”
TO BE HOSTED BY JANE KRAKOWSKI
HONORING TONY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER
RUTH HENDEL
WITH THE JAMES C. HORMEL SPIRIT OF TECTONIC AWARD
ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026
AT THE EDISON BALLROOM
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
New York, NY (August 4, 2026) – Tectonic Theater Project announced today that their annual benefit, A Tectonic Cabaret, will be hosted by Jane Krakoswski on Monday, October 26 at 6:30 PM at the Edison Ballroom. The evening will honor Ruth Hendel with the James C. Hormel Spirit of Tectonic Award. The one-night-only event will be directed by Tony Award & Emmy Award Nominee Moisés Kaufman with musical direction by Julianne Merrill. A Tectonic Cabaret will feature performances of musical favorites and more from Broadway stars, with a full cast to be announced at a later date. This year’s recipient of the Jane Fonda Award for Artist Activist will also be announced soon.
Proceeds from A Tectonic Cabaret will benefit Tectonic’s new play initiatives, with over 10 new works currently in development, and Moment Work education programs in NYC public schools and across the country.
Tickets are now on sale. For more information, please visit: https://www.tectonictheaterproject.org/
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Moisés Kaufman, the founder and artistic director of Tectonic Theater Project, said, “I could not be more thrilled to welcome Jane Krakowski back to the Tectonic stage to host this year’s rendition of A Tectonic Cabaret. Her comedy and generosity made our 2023 event a smashing evening and we can’t wait to see what genius this year brings.” He continued, “I am equally excited to be honoring my dear friend Ruth Hendel with the James C. Hormel Spirit of Tectonic award. Ruth’s wisdom and support has been invaluable to Tectonic for many years. She is a shining light in our industry and this moment to celebrate her achievements and contributions to the American theater is richly deserved.”
Tectonic Theater Project is a New York City based developmental theater company founded in 1991 by Moisés Kaufman & Jeffrey LaHoste and led today by Kaufman and Matt Joslyn. Tectonic plays include Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize winning play I Am My Own Wife, Kaufman’s adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ screenplay One Arm, The Tallest Tree in the Forest, Tony Award-winning 33 Variations (which starred Jane Fonda on Broadway), Kaufman’s adaptation of best-selling Venezuelan novel Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard, and the immersive theatrical event Seven Deadly Sins presented in New York City’s Meatpacking District. Tectonic’s newest play, Here There Are Blueberries, written by Kaufman and company member Amanda Gronich, was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and winner of the 2025 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Production. In 2016, Kaufman was awarded the United States National Medal of Arts by President Obama. Tectonic’s method of devising theater is codified in the Random House book Moment Work: Tectonic Theater Project’s Process of Making Theater. Tectonic’s plays have been translated into more than 25 languages and are consistently performed around the world.
BIOGRAPHIES
Jane Krakowski is an award-winning performer celebrated across television, film, and theater. She is widely known for her roles on “Ally McBeal” and her Emmy-nominated performances in “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Most recently, she drew critical acclaim as Mary Todd Lincoln in the extended run of Broadway’s Oh, Mary! and starred in the West End production of Here We Are, earning an Olivier Award nomination. She can also be seen hosting FOX’s reboot of the classic game show, “Name That Tune.”
On Broadway, Krakowski won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance as Carla in Nine, and received Tony nominations for She Loves Me and Grand Hotel. Her additional stage credits include Company, Once Upon a Mattress, Tartuffe, and Starlight Express. She earned an Olivier Award for Guys and Dolls and appeared in the Encores! revival of Damn Yankees.
Ruth Hendel has been active in New York theater for over twenty-five years and has been involved in many notable productions. Together with her husband Stephen, they developed and produced FELA! which ran on Broadway, at London’s National Theater, and toured around the globe. They executive produced Alex Gibney’s documentary FINDING FELA! and the PBS concert film The Great Irish Songbook.
Ruth’s latest theater endeavors are: A Walk on the Moon at the Laura Pels Theater, Much Ado About Nothing with Tom Hiddleston, and Ceilidh (lead produced by previous Tectonic honoree Barbara Whitman); A few favorite shows: Maybe Happy Ending, Buena Vista Social Club, Giant, Parade, Illinoise, Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, The Band’s Visit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, A Raisin in the Sun, Legally Blonde, Passing Strange, Caroline, or Change. Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Folksbienne) and Marcel On The Train (Classic Theater). Ruth’s first foray into the producing world …tick, tick, BOOM!!! Off-Broadway, followed by Metamorphoses on Broadway, all thanks to her mentor Robyn Goodman. Ruth first met Moisés and Tectonic as a co-producer on 33 Variations and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.
Among Ruth’s upcoming projects are: Fountain, a new musical by Christopher Anselmo and Jared Corak discovered at the O’Neill. With Mitch Marois and Max Beer (Mix and Match Productions), Cassie Pierce and team, Ruth’s office is rolling with fun and exciting projects.
Ruth is a trustee of The Jewish Theological Seminary and vice chair of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, in Waterford, CT. Ruth and Stephen are long-time congregants of Westchester Jewish Center in Mamaroneck, New York. The Hendels adore spending time with their grandchildren, ranging from toddler to teenager. In Ruth’s spare time, she weaves tallitot in many colors!
Moisés Kaufman is a Tony- and Emmy-nominated director and playwright who received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2016. Broadway credits include Paradise Square (10 Tony Award nominations), Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo with Robin Williams, The Heiress with Jessica Chastain, 33 Variations with Jane Fonda (wrote and directed, Tony nomination Best Play), and Doug Wright’s I Am My Own Wife (Tony Award). Other productions include: Pulitzer Prize finalist Here There Are Blueberries, Velour: A Drag Spectacular, Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard, and Seven Deadly Sins (Drama Desk Award). He is the co-writer of The Laramie Project and the writer of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. He’s an Obie and Drama Desk award winner and a Guggenheim fellow.
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