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Wendell Pierce and Caesars Palace Times Square Launch $10M Legacy Theatres Fund
NEW YORK CITY, AUG 6 – The $10 million fund addresses chronic underfunding of Black and Brown theaters by providing investments for production, marketing, and operations, supporting New York's cultural legacy.
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BLK ALERTS - Wendell Pierce and Roc Nation launch $10M fund for NYC theatres of color
Wendell Pierce attends the “Highest 2 Lowest” red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) The New York Coalition of Legacy Theatres of Color Fund will provide financial support to historic Black and Brown theatre institutions across NYC. Wendell Pierce has teamed up with Roc Nation to give back in a major way. This week, the 61-year-…
Wendell Pierce Launches $10M Fund For Legacy Theaters Of Color
Wendell Pierce has partnered with Caesars Palace Times Square to launch a fund for legacy theaters of color. The new nonprofit initiative is for $10 million, and it will support “historic theaters and ensembles that spotlight the stories of New York’s communities of color while addressing the chronic underfunding these institutions face,” reports state. The fund will also give direct investments to help with production, marketing, and to ma…
Caesars Palace Times Square and Wendell Pierce Partner To Support New York's Historic Theatres Of Color
Caesars Palace Times Square has partnered with actor and producer Wendell Pierce on a $10 million investment to launch and sustain the New York Coalition of Legacy Theatres of Color Fund, a 501(c)3, to support theaters and ensembles focused on telling the stories of New York's communities of color while combatting the longstanding funding inequities they face. This comes after Caesars committed $5 Million to support the Callen-Lorde Community He…
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