"Be a Lion" Duet

Ken Page (the original Lion in The Wiz on Broadway) and Mary, a 9th grader in our ACTE II program, rehearse "Be a Lion" for our RBKids family at Maravel Arts Center. This piece will be part of our benefit performance, "Passing it On" - a collection of pieces resulting from mentor sessions with Broadway icons performed at New World Stages Monday, April 27.

Rosie’s Theater Kids (RTKids) is an arts education organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children through the arts. We serve students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to experience theater, positively changing the trajectory of their lives by providing comprehensive classes in music, dance and drama; thoughtful mentoring; and structured academic guidance. Our goal is to inspire excellence, motivate learning, uplift the human spirit, build confidence, and spark a lifelong appreciation for the arts.


RTKids Board Members:

Rosie O’Donnell | President

Michael Goldstein | Vice President
Chairman, IDB Bank – NY

Valerie Norton | Secretary
VP, Talent Management & Acquisition, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

Lee Perlman | Treasurer
President, Greater New York Hospital Association Ventures, Inc.

Robert Brandon | General Counsel
Key Brand Entertainment Inc.

Nancy Coyne
CEO, Serino Coyne LLC

Elvis Duran
Host, Elvis Duran & The Morning Show

Curtis Forsythe

Jane Friedman

Neil Friedman

James Gnall
Managing Director, Deutsche Bank

Patsy Kahn

Margaret Keene
President, Margaret Keene & Co., Inc.

Lori Klinger
Artistic and Executive Director, Rosie’s Theater Kids

Frank Lopez
Co-Head Global Capital Markets, Proskauer

Ruthe Ponturo

Marva Smalls
Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Chief of Staff for Nickelodeon,
Executive Vice President of Global Inclusion Strategy for MTV Networks

Linda Stillwell
Senior Vice President, Director, Brown Harris Stevens

BD Wong

Leslie Ziff


Junior Board:
Zachary Quinto | Honorary Chair
Elizabeth Clinard | Chair
Faisal Al-Juburi
Isabel Gonzalez
Timothy Michael Harrington
Mike Lawlor
Matthew Naclerio
Alyson Roy
Chavon Sutton


Junior Council:
James Asci
Andrew Barclay
Kim Blake
David Bruson
Matt Butler
Ashley Coleman
Emily Currie
Grant Dettling
Katie Dettling
Elizabeth DiBlasi
Lindsay Durfee
John Farrell
Tim Federle
Benjamin Goldberg
Rachel Hadley
Michelle Harrison
Michelle Imhof
Ceci Johnson
Ashley Klinger
Brian MacDougall
Katie Mann
Clarice Mazanec  
Sharae Moultrie
Jay Osha
Lauren Parker
Yuriy Pavlish
Brendan Ranson-Walsh
Nevena Rousseva
Erika Santillana
Beverley Simpson
Tad Smith
Bret Sorkness
Shankar Tripathi
Stefanie Weintraub