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Women of Vision is thrilled to announce Broadway performer and Tony Award-winning composer Shaina Taub as our featured speaker!
Join us for our signature event as we spotlight women’s empowerment in the vibrant worlds of music and theater.
RSVP by Thursday, May 7, 2026
event details
Date & Time:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
5:30 – 8 p.m.
Dinner Reception and Program
Location:
Hilton City Avenue
4200 City Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19131
Couvert:
General Admission: $100
Age 45 and Under Admission: $75
Additional Information:
- The evening will begin with a cocktail and dinner reception. Dessert will be served during the program. Glatt Kosher Catering provided under the supervision of Kosher Orthodox Catering.
- Complimentary valet parking is available.
- For security purposes, advance registration is required.
- Government IDs are subject to verification and bags are subject to search.
- By attending this event, you agree to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Terms and Conditions.
- For any questions, please email events@jewishphilly.org or call 215.832.0834.
About Our Speaker
Shaina Taub is a two-time Tony Award-winning and Grammy-nominated songwriter and performer. She starred as Alice Paul in the Broadway production of Suffs, for which she won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score. For Suffs, she also won Outer Critics Circle Awards, a Drama Desk Award and a Grammy nomination.
Taub is an artist-in-residence at The Public Theater, where Suffs first premiered. She created and starred in acclaimed musical adaptations of Twelfth Night and As You Like It at Free Shakespeare in the Park. She also wrote the lyrics for The Devil Wears Prada, with Sir Elton John, which opened in the West End in 2024.
Her musical theater writing has earned her the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, Jonathan Larson Grant, Kleban Prize, Fred Ebb Award and the Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award. She has performed in Off-Broadway and regional productions, and her three solo albums include Visitors, Die Happy, and Songs of the Great Hill on Atlantic Records, along with original cast albums for Twelfth Night, As You Like It, and Suffs. Her songwriting for television includes Sesame Street, Central Park, Julie’s Greenroom starring Julie Andrews, and the Emmy-nominated opening number for the 2018 Tony Awards, co-written with Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban.
Taub was included on the 2024 Time100 Next list and has been recognized for her activism with numerous awards, including including the Project Kesher’s Kol Isha Women’s Voice Award, NYU Trailblazer Award, Michael Friedman Freedom Award, the Workers Circle Activism Award and the League of Women Voters’ Tribute Award.
Event Co-Chairs
Andi Barsky and Dana Ufberg
Host Committee
Marcy Bacine
Tara Cherwony
Amy N. Cohen
Susan Freedman
Melissa Freedman
Karen Kramer
Barbara Lincow
Judy Rosenbaum
Renée G. Sackey
Cindy Warkow
Women of Vision Executive Committee
Cindy Warkow, Chair
Andi Barsky, Immediate Past Chair
Marcy Bacine*
Rebecca Bar
Penni F. Blaskey*
Amy N. Cohen
Sally Cooper Bleznak, Founder and Chair Emerita
Kelly Dalsemer
Donna C. Feinberg*
Mindy Fortin*
Melissa Freedman
Lauren Gladstone
Tracy Gordon
Marci Hackel
Ellen Holtzman
Beth Joseph
Ann C. Lebowitz
Brandi Lerner
Barbara Lincow
Jodi Miller
Karen Model
Mary Relles
Robin Robbins
Renée G. Sackey*
Joanne Schell
Miriam Silberstein
Laura Spain
Jen Thomas
Carly Zimmerman*
*Past Chair
Thank You to our Sponsor
About Women of Vision
Women of Vision impacts the lives of self-identifying Jewish women and girls across generations and geographic boundaries through strategic grantmaking, advocacy and educational programs leading to social change and social justice. To learn more about Women of Vision, click here or contact Shara Swift, director of Women of Vision & Campaign Pipeline, at sswift@jewishphilly.org or 215.832.0841.