Tony Award Winner Melba Moore Fundraiser to Benefit Fortune Cultural Center With R&B Sensation
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center is honored to host Tony Award winner Melba Moore, a four-time Grammy-nominated R&B sensation, with a VIP Meet & Greet Fundraiser on May 9 at 3 PM. Tickets are $50, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Fortune Cultural Center. Light refreshments will be served and Moore’s recent memoir, “This Is It: Marvelous and Getting Better,” with Kevin E. Taylor, is included.
At 4:30 PM, Moore will be in conversation with Gilda Rogers, Executive Director of the
Fortune Cultural Center, about her life and new book. This portion of the event is free
and open to the public, to be followed by a book signing.
Moore graduated from Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey, and furthered her education at Montclair State University. She was the first Black woman to replace a white woman, actress Diane Keaton, in a leading role in the original 1968 production of Hair. Moore won a Tony Award for her role in “Purlie” as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 for her work in theater.
Moore is an American treasure, and with over 50 years in the entertainment business, she’s still standing. “Melba Moore’s music is an important part of the soundtrack of my life,” said Gilda Rogers, Executive Director of the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center.
“You Stepped Into My Life” and “Lean On Me” are just a couple of my classic favorites. I’m so excited for her to be here at the Fortune Cultural Center.”
To purchase a ticket for the VIP Meet & Greet, click this link.
There’s limited seating. You MUST also register for the conversation and book discussion with the link above. The Cultural Center is located at 94 Drs. James Parker Blvd., Red Bank. Please visit the website: www.tthomasfortuneculturalcenter.org
The T. Thomas Fortune Foundation is a 501c3 organization.