American Symphony Orchestra: 25th Anniversary of September 11

Fanfare for the Common Man
Composed by Aaron Copland

Lyric for Strings
Composed by George Walker

The Gong on the Hook and Ladder
Composed by Charles Ives

Symphony No. 44 in E minor, "Trauersinfonie" ("Mourning Symphony")
Composed by Joseph Haydn

Symphony No. 10, "Adagio"
Composed by Gustav Mahler, arr. Cliff Colnot

Jenn Colella is a Tony Award–nominated and Grammy Award–winning actor whose career spans Broadway, television, film, and higher education.

Most recently, she starred as Carrie Chapman Catt in SUFFS on Broadway, earning a Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Performer.

Jenn is widely known for her portrayal of Captain Beverley Bass in the Tony Award–winning hit Come From Away, a performance that earned her an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, along with Craig Noel, Helen Hayes, and Dora Awards for the production’s pre-Broadway runs. She also won a Grammy Award for her work on the Dear Evan Hansen cast recording.

Her Broadway credits include If/Then, Chaplin, High Fidelity, and Urban Cowboy (Outer Critics Circle Award nomination). Off Broadway, she has appeared in SUFFS (Outer Critics Circle Award nomination), The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, Lucky Guy, Slut, and Closer Than Ever. Select regional credits include Come From Away (La Jolla Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre, Toronto), Peter Pan (Sacramento Music Circus and PCLO), and Side Show at the Kennedy Center.

On television, Jenn has appeared in Feed the Beast, Elementary, All My Children, Rescue Me, The Good Wife, The Code, Madam Secretary, FBI: Most Wanted, Evil, and Beast in Me. She currently plays Captain Alison Kershaw on CBS’s Elsbeth. Her film credits include Uncertainty with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the live capture film of Come From Away, streaming on Apple TV+.

In addition to her performance career, Jenn is a proud adjunct associate professor at Columbia University and Pace University. She holds an MFA from the University of California, Irvine, and an honorary doctorate from Columbia College.

Drawing from decades of high-stakes performance and teaching, Jenn now brings her expertise in presence, communication, and leadership to organizations, universities, and live audiences nationwide. Her work centers on a simple but powerful truth: how we show up shapes what becomes possible.

Bryant Park lends out hundreds of free blankets on a first come, first served basis, or bring your own cotton or fleece blanket. To protect the lawn, please do not sit on waterproof materials such as plastic tarps, yoga mats, or inflatable chairs. 

No plastic, please!

Plastic linings and ground coverings can kill the grass, so on the lawn we don't allow plastic products, including but not limited to: sheets, tarps, bags, pads, and/or yoga mats.

If you need a ground covering for the lawn, the Bryant Park Shop on the Fountain Terrace stocks fleece blankets to purchase.

Take a seat in one of the pre-set chairs on the lawn or grab a chair from the gravel. You can use a chair anywhere on the lawn except for the center lawn blanket zone. 

Purchase food and drinks from tents on the east side of the lawn or bring your own picnic. Look for Stout NYC and Heaster Street Fair vendors, and be sure to visit the Bryant Park Shop, too!

Visit the Bryant Park Shop tent for exclusive Picnic Performances merchandise and more.

Find a parachute, hula hoops, and more fun on the east side of the lawn at select events. 

Dogs are welcome on the gravel and bluestone, but not on the lawn.

Performances are cancelled when it is unsafe to be outdoors. In some cases, the lawn may be too wet to open but the performance may continue. Follow @bryantparknyc for day-of event updates. You can also check the lawn status on the bryantpark.org homepage.