Jamie deRoy to receive the
Bill Sensenbrenner Dream Maker Award
Monday, October 6 at 7:30 PM
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street NYC
Tony Award winner Jamie deRoy receives the Bill Sensenbrenner Dream Maker Award for her dedication to supporting the performing arts. The award will be presented at the ASA-Cabaret Scenes 2025 Gala.
Tickets are now on sale HERE.
Premium seating is $300. Other seats range from $75 to $200.
Tickets are available www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org or www.americansongbookassociation.org
The Bill Sensenbrenner Dream Maker Award honors leaders in the business community who exhibit a passion for investing in the cultural capital of our youth and in promoting and support the performing arts. The ASA is committed to finding and celebrating partners who share its mission. Those partners provide resources for enrichment programs and create models of equal opportunity, acknowledging the enormous benefit of exposing our future leaders to the performing arts. The Bill Sensenbrenner Dream Maker Award has been named to celebrate the enormous contribution of Bill Sensenbrenner, who was passionate about the mission of the ASA and was the engine behind its education program, and who contributed in any way he could. Bill served as a primary fundraiser on the Board of the ASA, raising more money from independent sources for the organization in a year than any other board member. One of his favorite songs was “Moon River” by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. In that, he was particularly fond of the reference to being a dream maker. And that’s what ASA is all about. Bill held a master’s degree in theater management from Southern Methodist University and was a lifelong, avid theater goer. His career included theater management as well as office management for an executive accounting firm. Gone too soon, Bill was rainmaker, supporter, friend of the arts, and cheerful human being. He is missed every day.
About Jamie deRoy
For the past five decades, deRoy has been a perennial force in the world of show business and a beloved
figure in the New York cultural landscape, with an all-encompassing career spanning Broadway, cabaret, film, and
television. As a performer, a producer, and a generous humanitarian, her efforts have left a lasting impact on the
entertainment industry and beyond.
Starting as a performer, she has graced both the stage and the screen with roles in iconic films such as Goodfellas and
Raging Bull, as well as television appearances in shows like Alice and Knight Rider. Jamie has also been a cabaret
mainstay, as a headliner, playing the many clubs in New York and around the country, and also as the delightful hostess
of her popular variety stage show, Jamie deRoy & friends most recently at Birdland and the Laurie Beechman Theatre.
This series has raised noteworthy funds for many charitable causes, including The Jamie deRoy Cabaret Initiative division
of The Entertainment Community Fund, formerly The Actors Fund.
Performing was the path that led Ms. deRoy to her next insatiable passion: producing. What began as a serendipitous
foray into off-Broadway with The Compleat Works of Wllm Shakspr (Abridged) grew quickly into her being a producer
on more than 150 productions on Broadway, off-Broadway, regionally and internationally. Her diverse list of credits
includes recently lauded revivals of Merrily We Roll Along and Sunset Blvd to daring new works such as John Proctor Is
the Villain, The Band’s Visit, Leopoldstadt, The Ferryman, and Stereophonic. She also was a producer on two Ahrens &
Flaherty Broadway revivals, Once on This Island and Ragtime. Jamie is also a board member of Primary Stages and has
helped produce over 30 productions for this legendary New York City institution.
Beyond theater, Jamie maintains a powerful presence on the New York nightclub scene. She served as Vice President,
President and now President Emeritus of the Manhattan Associations of Cabarets & Clubs. A pioneering figure in public
access television, first as a host of Cabaret Beat, and then her own cable show Jamie deRoy & friends which has aired
for more than 35 years, bringing the best of New York’s nightlife and theater scene directly into viewers’ homes. Recently,
she has added a co-host to the show, her director of three decades, Barry Kleinbort.
he was also Emmy-nominated for The Biggest Little Operas in New York for Channel 13’s City Arts. Her credits also
include producing the award-winning documentaries Rick McKay’s Broadway: The Golden Age and its
sequel Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age, which celebrate the history and legacy of Broadway through the personal
stories of some of its most prominent figures. Currently, she is a producer on the acclaimed documentary, USA: Land of
the Mustaches.
For her efforts, deRoy has won 15 Tony Awards, 15 Drama Desk Awards, nine MAC Awards, four Audience Choice Awards,
and 14 Drama League Awards. Her dedication to promoting and supporting theater has also earned her the MJHI
Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame honor and various Lifetime Achievement recognitions from prestigious organizations
such as CaB Magazine, The York Theatre (Founders Award), Primary Stages, the Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding
Achievement for Contributions to Cabaret, and the MAC Ruth Kurtzman Benefit Series Award for her Jamie deRoy &
friends Cabaret Initiative.
Her decades-long career stands as a testament to her deep commitment to fostering the creative spirit of the city, making
her an enduring and influential figure in New York’s bustling entertainment world.
Press contact: Dan Fortune / dan@fortunecreative.com
