Events & Gifting
The Billy Barnes Bash 2025 Award Recipients: On behalf of MUSIC FOR AUTISM, Robert Accordino and Laura Lazar. On behalf of YOUNG ACTORS THEATRE CAMP, Shawn Ryan (middle).
Cast of The Billy Barnes Bash April 27, 2025: Front Row L-R: Nick Drommand, Jane A. Jonston, Jo Anne Worley, Sean Ryan. Row two: Dianne Fraiser, Maude Maggart, Kay Cole (Director), Jackie Joseph-Lawrence, Eileen Barnett, Mary Van Arsdale, Robyn Spangler, Melanie Taylor Row three: Sean Monroe, Joanne O'Brien, Michael Orland (Musical Director), Mark Arthur Miller, William Epstein, Todd Sherry.
Introducing Billy Barnes 2024: The Billy Barnes Foundation awarded two scholarships for financially deserving campers at The Young Actors Theatre Camp. L-R: Robyn Spangler, Andrea Monroe, Sean Monroe, William Epstein, Shawn Ryan, Director of The Young Actors Theatre Camp and Nasiah Tesch, scholarship recipient. Not pictured: scholarship recipient Raven Matowi.
Cast of Introducing Billy Barnes April 7, 2024 L-R: Kay Cole, Jane A. Johnson, Todd Schroeder (Musical Direction), Eileen Barnett, Shelly Goldstein, William Epstein (Board), Roslyn Kind, Todd Sherry, Sean Monroe (Board), Jackie Joseph-Lawrence, Robyn Spangler (Board), Jo Anne Worley, Bruce Vilanch (Host), Joanne Tatham, Nancy Dussault and Cortes Alexander.
2021 2023 - No Awards during Covid.
L'Wonderful, L'Marvelous, Legrand - 2020 Cast: L-R Daniel Thomas Bellusci, Brittney Bertier, Ellie Birdwell, Bruce Kimmel, Kerry O’Malley, Jenna Lea Rosen & Robert Yacko.
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Jeffrey Scott Parsons - 2019 "Creating my show COMFY was one of the most beautiful and terrifying experiences of my career thus far. It was then I realized what a profound symbol the cabaret experience can be for owning our life stories. To then be recognized through the Robby Awards and the Billy Barnes Foundation for that personal experience was not only validation, but also enabled me to continue sharing the message COMFY was all about. With the cash prize I received, I was able to perform the show up and down the west coast, and the conversations with people (both LGBTQ and not) after each performance are the things I'll never forget. I'm so grateful to The Billy Barnes Foundation.
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