New You'll be able to honors Sondheim, TDF

Stephen Sondheim as well as the Gotham-based Theater Development Fund are most likely the visitors in the 2011 Mayor's Award for Arts and Culture. Six kudos will probably be given out this year, to arts types including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Maya Lin, music artist-educator Jimmy Heath, arts advocate Alice Gem and public school principal Ronnie Schuster. Sondheim, whose tuner "Follies" is presently round the Primary Stem in the strong-selling revival, can get the brand new you are able to city Handel Medallion, the finest award written by the city for contributions to Gotham's artistic and intellectual existence. TDF, the nonprofit org that actually works the discount-ducat TKTS working areas in Manhattan, also runs numerous education, access and outreach programs to market theater and aud development. The Mayor's Award aims to underscore the value of the humanities for the city's quality of just living which is economy, recognizing people, orgs, companies while others for achievements inside the area. The 2011 award ceremony is positioned for November. 1, with kudos being given out by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Alec Baldwin. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com