Fall Gala

Fall Gala

A Celebration Honoring Misty Copeland

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
David H. Koch Theater

Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime evening honoring the extraordinary career of Misty Copeland, trailblazing ballerina, cultural icon, and ABT Principal Dancer, as she takes her final bow with American Ballet Theatre.

Taking place on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, this unforgettable Fall Gala will feature Copeland’s return to the stage after a five-year hiatus and recognize her remarkable impact on ballet and beyond.

The evening will feature the following performance excerpts:

Romeo and Juliet
(Act I Balcony pas de deux)
Choreography by Kenneth MacMillan
Misty Copeland and Calvin Royal III

U Don’t Know Me
(excerpt)
Choreography by Houston Thomas
ABT Studio Company Dancers

World Premiere
Wrecka Stow
Choreography by Kyle Abraham
Misty Copeland and Calvin Royal III
and ABT Company Dancers

Swan Lake
(Act II pas de deux)
Choreography after Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa
Hee Seo and Cory Stearns

Theme and Variations
(Finale)
Choreography by George Balanchine
Catherine Hurlin and Isaac Hernández
and ABT Company Dancers

Sinatra Suite
(excerpt)
Choreography by Twyla Tharp
Misty Copeland and Herman Cornejo

The Fall Gala performance will also feature special tributes from Debbie Allen and Oprah Winfrey.

Program and casting subject to change.

With appreciation to:

• Fall Gala Lead Underwriter

  

• Fall Gala Sponsor

  

• Fall Gala Sponsor

  

Fall Gala Leadership

Honorary Grand Chairs

• Caroline Kennedy
• Oprah Winfrey

Grand Chairs

• Valentino Carlotti
• Susan Fales-Hill
• Arielle Patrick
• Darren Walker

Chairs

• Alexandra Airth
• Sarah Arison
• Paul Arnhold and Wes Gordon
• Avery and Andrew Barth
• Emily Blavatnik
• Ricki Gail Conway
• Amy Griffin
• Lillian E. Kraemer
• Jacqueline Badger Mars
• Brooks Nader
• Robin Chemers Neustein
• Jenna and Paul Segal
• Elizabeth Segerstrom
• Stewart R. Smith and Robin A. Ferracone

Co-Chairs

• Ambassador Nicole Avant
• Kathryn and Kenneth Chenault
• Sofia and Paxti Elizalde
• Susan and Leonard Feinstein
• Angela and James Ho
• Nyssa and Chris Lee
• Julia Loomis Lockwood
• Alissa Hsu Lynch
• Ashley McDermott
• Crystal McCrary McGuire and Raymond J. McGuire
• Racquel Oden, HSBC
• Yana Peel
• Richard and Elizabeth Pepperman
• Tina Raja
• Marva Smalls, Paramount
• Melissa A. Smith
• Leah Solivan
• Kathryn and Bill Tyree
• Chai Vasarhelyi
• Carla and Roland Villacorta
• Nicole Washington
• Douglas C. Wurth and Isiah Magsino

Lead Underwriter

• Ford Foundation

Sponsors

• Brown Brothers Harriman
• Dior

Honorary Committee

• Kyle Abraham
• Debbie Allen
• Lauren Anderson
• Hannah Bronfman
• Ayesha and Stephen Curry
• Lee Daniels
• Renée Fleming
• Robert Garland
• Thelma Golden
• Derek Jeter
• Virginia Johnson
• Gayle King
• Alicia Graff Mack
• Audra McDonald
• Kevin McKenzie
• Zac Posen and Harrison Ball
• Desmond Richardson
• Martin Scorsese
• Twyla Tharp
• Charlize Theron
• Lindsey Vonn
• Lena Waithe
• Alfre Woodard
• Catherine Zeta-Jones

Tickets

Fall Gala tickets begin at $5,000 and Fall Gala tables begin at $50,000. 

For more information on ABT’s Special Events, including underwriting opportunities, please contact ABT’s Special Events Department through the link below or at specialevents@abt.org.

Proceeds from the Fall Gala support American Ballet Theatre, America’s National Ballet Company®, and its education and engagement programs.