Lear deBessonet Begins as Lincoln Center Theater Kewsong Lee Artistic Director

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Lear deBessonet’s position at Lincoln Center Theater newly named for donor and board chair Kewsong Lee

Lear deBessonet officially began her previously announced tenure as Lincoln Center Theater’s (LCT) artistic director on July 1, succeeding longtime artistic director André Bishop. Newly announced is a namesake title for the position. DeBessonet’s role will now be called the Kewsong Lee Artistic Director, named for the chair of LCT’s board of directors. Song and his spouse, Zita Ezpeleta, have made a sizable donation to LCT to fund deBessonet’s r…

Lear deBessonet Begins as Lincoln Center Theater Kewsong Lee Artistic Director

Lincoln Center Theater has received a generous leadership gift from Board Chair Kewsong Lee and his wife Zita Ezpeleta to fund Lear deBessonet’s Artistic Director role. Beginning today as the Kewsong Lee Artistic Director, deBessonet will lead the multi Tony Award-winning three-theater complex on the Lincoln Center campus into its next era. “This is a momentous time at Lincoln Center Theater,” stated Lee. “Zita and I have loved our engagement wi…