Center for Hearing & Communication Gala

On October 17, 2020, Empire was honored to produce the Center for Hearing and Communication’s Virtual Gala, “Communication Without Limits.” This inspirational lineup of speakers and entertainment helped raise over $700,000 to provide services to those affected by hearing loss, deafness, or listening challenges. The Gala honored Alex Lacamoire, award winning music director, arranger, orchestrator and composer best known for his work on Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen and In the Heights. Actor, singer, and songwriter Joey McIntyre emceed the program, sharing a personal story about his son and the way CHC transforms the lives of so many families like his who are coping with the challenges of hearing loss. Other highlights include hearing health messages from ABC Anchor, Bill Ritter, and actors Richard Kind and Kassie DePaiva. The CHC kids sang a special tribute of Hamilton’s “My Shot” and held a fun and inspirational Zoom call with Alex, where they shared their experiences and celebrated their limitless abilities. There were special appearances by Hamilton cast and crew, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kurt Crowley, Lin - Manuel Miranda and others with surprise messages for Alex, and a beautiful finale of Alex and Joey singing “You Will Be Found,” from Dear Evan Hansen. Empire worked closely with the CHC team to create and oversee the overall event, run of show, video packages, technical production, livestream, speaker and talent logistics, and captioning and interpreting for all guests.