NEW 42ND STREET INC
229 WEST 42ND STREET 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10036 www.new42.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE NEW 42ND STREET, INC. CATALYZES THE POWER OF PERFORMING ARTS TO SPARK NEW PERSPECTIVES, INCUBATE NEW WORKS AND CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR US ALL. THROUGH THE NONPROFIT'S SIGNATURE PROJECTS, NEW 42 MAKES EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMING ARTS A VITAL PART OF EVERYONE'S LIFE, FROM THE EARLIEST YEARS ONWARD. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO STEWARDS SEVEN HISTORIC THEATER PROPERTIES ON 42ND STREET, ENSURING THE LEGACY AND VITALITY OF AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC THEATER DISTRICT.

IN 2018-19, THE NEW VICTORY THEATER'S 23RD FULL SEASON, THE THEATER PRESENTED AN INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE RANGE OF PRODUCTIONS FROM AUSTRALIA, CANADA, ENGLAND, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, IRELAND, KENYA, NORWAY, SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES, REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF ARTISTIC GENRES. THE THEATER OFFERED 191 PUBLIC AND 96 SCHOOL PERFORMANCES OF CAPTIVATING WORK FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES THAT WERE ATTENDED BY 65,530 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND 33,318 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. SINGLE TICKET PRICES FOR PUBLIC SHOWS RANGED FROM $9 FOR THE THEATER'S MEMBERS, TO A MAXIMUM OF $55 FOR A SPECIAL HOLIDAY PRESENTATION. SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN NEW VICTORY EDUCATION PAID THE DEEPLY-SUBSIDIZED RATE OF $2 PER STUDENT TICKET, AS THEY HAVE SINCE THE THEATER OPENED. NEW VICTORY EDUCATION ALSO SENT 57 NEW VICTORY TEACHING ARTISTS INTO CLASSROOMS ACROSS NYC TO CONDUCT 1,266 PRE- AND POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS AT NO COST TO KIDS, TEACHERS, OR SCHOOLS. CLASSROOM TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVED FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM NEW VICTORY STAFF AND TEACHING ARTISTS, AND ACCESS TO NEW VICTORY SCHOOL TOOL CURRICULUM RESOURCE GUIDES FOR EVERY PRODUCTION IN THE SEASON.IN JULY 2018, NEW VICTORY PRESENTED THE FIFTH SEASON OF "VICTORY DANCE," A MULTI-WEEK PERFORMANCE SERIES FOR KIDS IN SUMMER SCHOOLS, SUBSIDIZED DAY CAMPS AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. FEATURING 12 PROMINENT NYC DANCE COMPANIES, THE SERIES INCLUDED NINE DAYTIME SHOWS THAT WERE FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE 3,025 KIDS AND CHAPERONES WHO ATTENDED, AS WELL AS THREE EVENING PERFORMANCES FOR THE PUBLIC, FOR WHICH ALL SEATS WERE ONLY $10, WHICH WAS SEEN BY 1,505 KIDS AND ADULTS. THE 37 SUMMER SCHOOLS, CAMPS AND PROGRAM SITES WERE ALSO OFFERED 94 FREE PRE- AND POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS GIVEN BY NEW VICTORY TEACHING ARTISTS, ALONG WITH VICTORY DANCE CURRICULUM GUIDES.THE NEW VICTORY LABWORKS NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WHICH CELEBRATED ITS SEVENTH YEAR IN FY19, IS AN ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE THAT WAS CREATED TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE WORK FOR FAMILY AUDIENCES AND ADVOCATE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH-QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. EACH YEAR, THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, 10 NYC-BASED PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS OR ARTISTS RECEIVE REHEARSAL SPACE, A PROJECT STIPEND, GUIDANCE FROM NEW VICTORY ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING STAFF, AND FEEDBACK FROM NEW VICTORY MEMBER FAMILIES AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO ATTEND LABWORKS OPEN REHEARSALS. NEW VICTORY LABWORKS SUPPORTED 97 ARTISTS ACROSS 10 ARTISTIC TEAMS IN FY19.IN FY19, NEW VICTORY'S GROUNDBREAKING ARTS EDUCATION RESEARCH PROJECT, "SCHOOLS WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS REACH KIDS" (NEW VICTORY SPARK), MOVED FROM THE RESEARCH PHASE INTO ANALYSIS AND DISBURSEMENT OF INFORMATION. FOR FIVE YEARS, NEW VICTORY SPARK SERVED NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS "ARTS-DEPRIVED." AT ITS PEAK, SPARK SERVED 28 CLASSES IN SIX SCHOOLS, ENGAGING 700 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-8 OVER AN ACADEMIC YEAR. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE ROBUST RESIDENCIES, NEW VICTORY CONDUCTED A LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH STUDY TO MEASURE THE INTRINSIC IMPACT OF ARTS ENGAGEMENT ON KIDS. DURING THE 2018-19 SEASON, NEW VICTORY EDUCATION STAFF BEGAN TO SHARE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS WITH OTHER ARTS EDUCATION PROVIDERS THROUGH CONFERENCES AND KEYNOTE SPEECHES.NEW 42'S YOUTH CORPS PROGRAM SERVED A COMBINED 97 YOUTH AGED 16+ THROUGH OVER 40,000 HOURS OF PAID EMPLOYMENT, JOB TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP DURING THE 2018-19 SEASON. THROUGH THE USHER CORPS, 50 YOUTH WERE EMPLOYED AS NEW VICTORY USHERS AND PARTICIPATED IN PAID PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. THROUGH THE COLLEGE CORPS, 25 CUNY ARTS STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM YEAR-ROUND, PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS ACADEMIC, FINANCIAL, AND PERSONAL SUPPORT. FELLOWS CORPS EMPLOYED THREE FORMER USHERS AND COLLEGE CORPS PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A YEAR OF CAREER-LAUNCHING EMPLOYMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH THE APPRENTICE CORPS, 19 COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WORKED IN DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT NEW 42, GAINING A FIRST-HAND GLIMPSE INTO THE OPERATIONS OF A LARGE CULTURAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.THE NEW 42ND STREET STUDIOS, A 10-STORY BUILDING WHICH OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2000, COMPLETED ITS 19TH YEAR OF OPERATIONS. THE STUDIOS BUILDING PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY, AND SERVES AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HOME TO FIVE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ANNUALLY PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND, STATE-OF-THE-ART REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACE TO APPROXIMATELY 14,000 ARTISTS FROM NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMERCIAL BROADWAY, OFF-BROADWAY AND TOURING PRODUCTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE DUKE ON 42ND STREET, THE BLACK BOX THEATER LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE NEW 42ND STREET STUDIOS FEATURED FIVE SHOWS AND WAS RENTED BY FOUR NON-PROFIT THEATER COMPANIES IN FY19.

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