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2026 Siddons Leading Artist Award

Sunday, September 13
6:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. - Musical Tribute Program and Presentation of Leading Artist Award
The CheckOut | 4116 N. Clark | Chicago

James Moore, photo by Andy Henderson

On Sunday, September 13 at 6:00 pm we will honor James Moore, the current Music Director and Conductor of Lincoln Center’s Tony Award revival of Ragtime with this year’s award at The CheckOut. James was also the original Music Director and Conductor of Ragtime when it opened on Broadway in 1998.

Past Siddons Leading Artist recipients have included David Cromer, Michael Greif, Courtney Reed, Dominic Missimi, Jackie Taylor, E. Faye Butler, Heidi Kettenring, Jim Corti, and Rondi Reed among others.

Enjoy a hosted cocktail reception with passed hors d’oeuvres followed by a tribute to James Moore’s musical career featuring:

Lincoln Center Theatre: South Pacific. Broadway: Miss Saigon, Gigi, On the Town, Follies, Ragtime, Steel Pier, Company. Off-Broadway: Ragtime (City Center Gala), Road Show (Encores! Off-Center), The Pirates of enzance (Public Theatre Gala). Tours: Les Misérables (Music Supervisor), The Producers, Kiss Me, Kate, Crazy for You, And The World Goes ‘Round. Regional: Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Gypsy (The Muny), Titanic (Signature Theatre), The Music Man, Mame, (The Kennedy Center) Hello, Dolly! (Ford’s Theatre). Guest conductor with The Boston Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Education: Master and Bachelor of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

$125 includes reception with hosted bar and passed hors d’oeuvres, followed by a musical tribute program to James Moore

$750 includes reception with hosted bar and passed hors d’oeuvres, followed by a musical tribute program to James Moore for four guests at a cabaret table.


2026 Siddons Leading Artist Award
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