Little Amal Is In NYC!

She was here! Little Amal Walked NYC and her journey took her throughout

our city. Learn More.

New York welcomed Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child – and an international symbol of human rights, the global refugee crisis and opportunity.

I was honored to be the lead Producer of an inspiring, immersive Broadway Welcomes Little Amal in Times Square on September 16. Accompanied by the brilliant Mary-Mitchell Campbell as our MD and a band of Broadway musicians, over 200 NYC public school teen artists joined 30 Broadway performers, welcoming an overwhelmed and panic-stricken refugee girl with generosity, song (“Brand New Day” and “Seasons of Love” and empathy. Broadway folk from shows including PHANTOM, HAMILTON, ALLADIN, MOULIN ROUGE, THE CURSED CHILD and THE KITE RUNNER shared their artistry and spirit. Little Amal meets Actors from Afghanistan 

An opportunity for our city and the world to experience our amazing youth as they shared their artistry publicly with Broadway professionals as peers in Times Square, at the intersection of positive social action, agency, and welcoming community. Just one of 55 incredible community engagement events provided by diverse NYC cultural partners focused on supporting immigrants and shrinking the world. Across her boroughs-wide journey, school communities and students are participating in events to demonstrate their passion for inclusion and commitment to take care of others. Watch this brilliant PBS Profile! Click Here.

How exciting to work on a public art project this large for a humanitarian cause that could not be timelier for our schools and communities. So appreciative of colleagues from THE WALK and St, Anne's Warehouse for their vision, collaboration, humanity and artistry. 

News Story:

https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/the-villager/broadway-little-amal-times-square/

As One,

Peter