PURCHASE TICKETS, TABLES, ENTER THE VIP RAFFLE, AND SPONSOR THIS YEAR’S GALA!
We are excited to celebrate Eleven years as an organization in 2024!
JOIN US FOR AN ELEGANT EVENING OF FINE DINING, DRINKS & ENTERTAINMENT.
BLACK TIE OPTIONAL
SILENT & LIVE AUCTION
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST, BROADWAY’S Kerry Butler
PERFORMANCES BY MEMBERS OF GCPA’S YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY, CRAFT PROGRAM & SHOW STARTERS
TRADITIONAL SUMMER 2025 SEASON REVEALS BY THE TALENTED STAFF OF GCPA
DOORS & SILENT AUCTION OPEN AT 5:30PM & DINNER BEGINS AT 6:30PM
Please email raisethecurtain@gcpastl.org with any needs or questions.
Our Raise The Curtain platform, GiveSmart, is open to purchase tickets, tables, Golden Tickets and Raffle Tickets for the VIP Meet-And-Greet with Tony Nominee Kerry Butler! Private donors and businesses interested in sponsoring the year’s events can also do so on Givesmart. Once our auction is live, you will be able to view and bid on items as well as make direct purchases. Create your account now and purchase your tickets so you can enjoy all the exciting opportunities of Raise The Curtain!
Don’t want a table but want to be able to sit with friends? Email us at raisethecurtain@gcpastl.org for seating preferences and we will do our best to accommodate you!
This year’s Raise The Curtain will include an amazing raffle opportunity to attend a VIP meet and greet with our Special Guest Kerry Butler! Tickets are $10 for 1 ticket or $100 for 12 tickets. 5 winners will be selected! Each winner can bring a guest to take part in a 30 minute meet and greet with Kerry, complete with a photo opportunity! Raffle ticket sales close on September 7th. Our winners will be selected at the first Raise The Curtain rehearsal on September 8th.
Our Live Auction this year will feature Broadway Tickets, Cardinals Tickets and Tickets to STL City Soccer Club! We will also auction a 4-course tasting menu from Olive & Oak and a group dinner at Cleaver & Cocktail. More announced soon about our extensive Silent Auction items, including Spa Packages, Liquor Baskets, and many goods, services and experiences from your favorite local STL businesses!
Golden Tickets are now on sale for $100. Only 25 are available, and one lucky winner will be drawn at the start of the night, getting to chose one item from the entire selection of our Live & Silent Auctions! Get yours before they’re gone!
GCPA is excited to welcome Broadway Legend Kerry Butler to Saint Louis to be our special guest performer this year at Raise the Curtain! Not only will event attendees get to hear Kerry perform, but a few lucky guests will have the amazing opportunity to attend a VIP meet and greet with her before the event! Don’t miss the chance to get to know this Broadway star!
Kerry Butler was born in Brooklyn, New York, and from the age of three she knew that she wanted to be an actress. She started doing commercials until her mother decided that she was too young to be acting and wanted her to have a "normal" childhood. However, Kerry's acting was not simply a childhood phase. After much begging, her mother let her return to acting when she was ten, and she's been acting ever since. She has starred in over ten Broadway productions having won and been nominated for many awards including a Tony nomination for playing Kira in Xanadu. Most recent Broadway roles include the three adult women in Mean Girls and Barbara in Beetlejuice which closed in 2023. Her voice can be heard on more than ten original cast recordings. She has done several films and television shows - most recently the award winning film, Honor Society, and the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Her greatest joy is her family. She married her high school friend/ scene partner Joe Mazzarino who is a puppeteer/ writer /director. They adopted two daughters from Ethiopia and love to advocate for adoption and inclusion. Other passions are caring for the environment and mental health. She has recently branched out into directing theater and coaching young actors.
Kerry’s credits include: Broadway: Barbara in Beetlejuice, OCC nomination for playing three roles in Mean Girls, Xanadu (Tony, DL Best Actress nominations), Hairspray (Clarence Derwent Award, DD, OCC nominations), Beauty and the Beast (Dora nomination), Disaster!, Catch Me If You Can (DD nomination), Rock of Ages, Little Shop of Horrors(OCC nomination), Les Misérables, Blood Brothers, The Best Man. Off-Broadway: Bat Boy: The Musical, The Call, Clinton The musical. Television: “30 Rock,” “The Mindy Project,” “Rescue Me,” “Law & Order,” “The Mysteries of Laura,” “White Collar,” “Blue Bloods,” “Gilmore Girls,” and the film The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Her album Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust is available on iTunes. Instagram : kerrybutler1 tiktok: kerrybutlernyc
Raise The Curtain will take place this year at the gorgeous Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries, located in the in the heart of Grand Center, St. Louis’ arts and entertainment district. Drinks, Dining and Auction will be enjoyed in the beautiful Konneker Room, followed by Entertainment in the Concert Hall.
A truly transcendent and historic space, and The Sheldon was designed in 1912 by a noted World’s Fair architect, and it has since evolved into a celebrated arts incubator and performance space. “We believe shared creative experiences are the ties that bind. That true human expression transcends age, class, race and creed. We aspire to remain a pocket of expressive experiences that helps our city shine—a destination that encapsulates all that we collectively stand for. Long live Arts Without Borders.”
We are thrilled to welcome as our host the dynamic, Emmy-award winning tv and radio personality, Julie Tristan!
Julie Tristan is the host of "Julie & Friends" on 102.5 KEZK 6a-10a. She's also a DJ 1p-4p on Y98, she's a producer & narrator for HEC Media's Emmy Award Winning TV show "Spotlight STL" which airs on KPLR 11 Sundays at 9:30am. In her free time she is a newlywed who recently married her "Hot & Sexy Firefighter" & has 2 step children. She is Captain of Team Red at Guns N' Hoses for 3 years in a row! She's an emcee every year at PrideFest. She's also an animal advocate, having adopted 14 rescue dogs (not all at the same time). She currently has 2 senior rescue dogs "Bill" & "Mason" & a newly adopted 2 year old Husky from the APA named "Roxie"
It takes a lot of hands to make Raise The Curtain happen, Do you have 2 or 3 hours to spare? Want to help set up or clean up, or be one of the many helpers to prepare for this incredible event? Email us at raisethecurtain@gcpastl.org to get connected!
