02 Nov The Lucie Awards Announce Broadway Actor Alton Fitzgerald White to Host
THE LUCIE AWARDS ANNOUNCE
BROADWAY ACTOR ALTON FITZGERALD WHITE TO HOST
19TH ANNUAL LUCIE AWARDS – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 7:00 PM
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM, ZANKEL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL, NYC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Sherrie Berger 310-503-4455 sberger@luciefoundation.org
Media Contact: Sherrie Berger 310-503-4455 sberger@luciefoundation.org
October 6, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) – Acclaimed Broadway actor Alton Fitzgerald White will again host this year’s gala Lucie Awards presentation on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, in New York. White is most widely known for his record-breaking 4,308 performances as King Mufasa in Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway.
Lucie Awards host Alton Fitzgerald White is known for other Broadway starring roles including Mister in The Color Purple, Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime, Ken in Smokey Joe’s Cafe, John in Miss Saigon, and The Hawker in The Who’s Tommy. He made his West End debut as Ken in Smokey Joe’s Cafe in London. Alton has performed concert dates all over the world, including music from his best-selling CD, Disney My Way!, full of re-imagined Disney on Broadway classics. Alton is also a popular motivational speaker and author. His critically acclaimed book MY PRIDE: MASTERING LIFE’S DAILY PERFORMANCE was published by Disney Editions. He has also had guest star roles on the hit TV series Law and Order, Bull, The Blacklist, The Good Fight, Code Black, Elementary,Mindhunter, and Madam Secretary to name a few. Alton has had featured roles in several motion pictures including The Goldfinch, as a social worker opposite Oscar Winner Nicole Kidman, and The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, opposite Oscar Nominee Sam Elliott. Alton’s popular TEDx Talk can be found on YouTube. This is his third time hosting The Lucie Awards.
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