Western New York Minority Media Professionals Inc. is proud to announce the VIP Guest list for the 1st Annual Restore The Sattler Broadway Theater Gala. The black-tie event will be held Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the historic Ellicott Square Building in downtown Buffalo from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. We are excited to have Ellicott Development Company as our project partner.

Broadway Walk of Fame Honorees

Jessie L. Martin * Vanessa Williams * Ruben Santiago-Hudson * William Fichtner

William Ransom * John “Mr. Television” DiSciullo

Special Humanitarian Award

Rose Craig * Hon. Judge Robert Russell

Special Awardees

We are currently raising funds to secure a celebrity guest who will serve as Master of Ceremonies for this important event. Our theater is 1 of only 28 remaining Historic African American Theaters in the United States. Eric Ledell Smith, a noted historian on African American Theater Buildings, wrote that, in 1955, there were 2,500 hundred theaters.

All proceeds from the Gala directly benefit the Restoration of the Sattler Broadway Theater and the Bob Coles Multi-Media Student Training and Scholarship Program. In addition, Western New York Media Professionals Inc. will continue to provide training programs, as it has for thousands of students for more than 20 years. We are proud that members of our alumni are employed in commercial media and the motion picture industry today.

The evening will include the music of the Herb Small Quartet. A sculptor and artist, Herb painted the impressive mural on the celebrated Colored Musicians Club.

As this is our 1st annual Gala to save John G. Sattler’s historic Sattler Broadway Theater, we want to offer you the unique opportunity to be part of this great event and, more importantly, the Renaissance of Broadway Avenue in Buffalo. Tax deductible Sponsorship information is available; packages can be customized to accommodate specific requirements. Please contact Madonna Priore at the Friends of the Broadway Theater office 716-715-0384 or wnymmp@gmail.com with questions.

Thank you for being a part of our 1st Annual Gala, the unveiling of the Broadway Walk of Fame and for honoring all our awards nominees who have supported our organization from its inception. We look forward to seeing you on September 30, 2017.