Lead The Way

A nonprofit fundraiser supporting

AhHa!Broadway

Lead the way. Break barriers. Protect access to the transformative power of the performing arts.

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Girls Who Direct - Inspiring teen girls to be tomorrow's leaders through the power of performing arts

For six years, we have enabled access to performing arts education and programs for kids, teens, seniors, veterans, and more. That work continues.

Now, we look to the future and how we can lead the next chapter for the teen girls of today and the parts they can play in the world of tomorrow. Beyond stage and screen -- in their schools, their communities, in boardrooms, and as entrepreneurs.

We're building something extraordinary, something that will actually change the way girls can envision their own possibilities. And we'd like your support.

The Challenge
Help us provide a diverse group of teen girls with the leadership, communication, and creative vision skills that will inspire them to become tomorrow’s storytellers, innovators, and executives

Empower a girl with vision, confidence, collaboration, and communication, and you shape a leader, not just for the stage, but for the world.

Only 1 in 3 theatre and film/TV productions is directed by a woman.
Only 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
Fewer than 30% of C-suite leadership roles are held by women.
Only 1 to 3% of U.S. venture capital funding goes to women.
Fewer than 30% of U.S. schools offer meaningful theatre-related education.

Why Supporting Access to Performing Arts Education and Programming Is More Important Than Ever

How our kids develop
shapes our world.

How our seniors and veterans stay healthy and vibrant is our duty.

How adults with neurodivergence and developmental disability view their own potential is key.

But what if you never had a chance to be part of a team, explore your creativity, or find your confidence?

What if you couldn’t learn to sing, dance, perform -- or even access online education?

As we approach 2027, access to the arts and education is shrinking while the need grows stronger every day.

Opportunity, dreams, and hopes are disappearing -- along with funding and infrastructure.

AhHa!Broadway is a crucial part of the solution.
We are a last line of defense.

And YOU are the fuel that makes our
Possibility Engine ignite.
Facts:

1 in 8 NYC students experiences homelessness.
More and more schools are no longer offering performing arts programs.
Countless seniors, veterans, and neurodivergent adults continue to lose access to classes that once connected them to community and purpose.

For kids and teens,the performing arts are critical to developing confidence, communication, and leadership -- building the next generation of balanced, creative citizens.

For seniors and veterans, they are a lifeline to wellness, dignity, and belonging.

For neurodivergent adults and adults with developmental disabilities performing arts can deliver unique fulfillment and even “make dreams come true”.

At AhHa!Broadway, we believe everyone deserves the chance to Learn. Perform. Believe.

Because when that happens, something amazing occurs — the impossible becomes possible.

Or rather: I’m Possible.

Your support makes that possible.

As AhHa!Broadway begins our 7th year serving as many people and communities as we can, we reflect on the wide-ranging ways we’ve seen impact take shape with thousands of students, and hundreds of seniors, veterans, and neurodivergent and developmentally-disabled adults in NYC and well beyond:

Online learning and technology initiatives such as 1,000 Kids bringing technology and programs to multiple schools, to The Kindness Project engaging with community venues and events to inspire positive ideals, literacy, and an original staged musical production
In-school and after-school programs and theatre productions at 8 NYC-area schools (and growing!)
An ever-increasing roster of in-person and online workshops and classes in acting, dancing, stage makeup, puppetry, comedy writing and performance, and 1940’s-style radio play recreations
Movement classes, comedy workshops, and theatre programs in centers for seniors, developmentally disabled adults, and neurodivergent adults
Our popular summer musical theatre camp with professional Broadway mentors, a fully-staged musical production with live musicians in front of a live audience, and a Broadway show experience
Dynamic community events and partnerships
A free educational podcast for kids
And a soon-to-be launched academy-style workshop series to inspire leadership in teen girls

Here's the thing: half of our funding comes from donations like yours, and your contribution today ensures these vital programs continue for those who need them most.

Kids need us. Seniors need us. Veterans need us. Neurodivergent and developmentally-disabled adults need us.

And we need YOU!