Assembly member Tony Simone and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie were inspired to secure the $632,000 NYS grant after students’ efforts to revive the Professional Performing Arts School’s theater program last year raised nearly $60,000. Famed alums Alicia Keys and Jeremy Allen White also helped raise funds.
19 Sep 2024 | 05:09
After devoted students saved Professional Performing Arts School’s theater program from cancellation last spring, Assemblymember Tony Simone cemented its future with a $632,000 grant, announced Sept. 19.
The middle and high schools’ theater program had been forced to end early last April “due to unfortunate...
