2025 Backstage at the Geffen

L-R: Founders Award recipient Frank Marshall, Trailblazers Award recipient Danielle Pinnock and Artistic Impact Award recipient Matt Bomer at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Founders Award recipient Frank Marshall at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Birdie Thompson.

Artistic Impact Award recipient Matt Bomer at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Birdie Thompson.

Trailblazers Award recipient Danielle Pinnock at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Birdie Thompson.

L-R: Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney, Founders Award recipient Frank Marshall, Trailblazers Award recipient Danielle Pinnock, Artistic Impact Award recipient Matt Bomer, and Executive Director/CEO Gil Cates, Jr. at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Host Daniel K. Isaac at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss

Presenter Greg Berlanti at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Artistic Impact Award recipient Matt Bomer at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Storyteller Calista Flockhart at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Storyteller Wendie Malick at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss

Storyteller Jake Brasch at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Presenter Utkarsh Ambudkar at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Presenter Heather Alicia Simms at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Trailblazers Award recipient Danielle Pinnock at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Executive Director/CEO Gil Cates, Jr. at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Storyteller Helder Guimarães at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Presenter Sean Hayes at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Founders Award recipient Frank Marshall at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Dancers performa a powerful, bespoke dance performance choreographed by Juel D. Lane at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

L-R: Artistic Impact Award recipient Matt Bomer and presenter Greg Berlanti at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

L-R: Presenter Heather Alicia Simms, Trailblazers Award recipient Danielle Pinnock and presenter Utkarsh Ambudkar at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Founders Award recipient Frank Marshall at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

L-R: Storyteller Helder Helder Guimarães and Founders Award recipient Frank Marshall at the 2025 Backstage at the Geffen, Sunday, October 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Strauss.

Geffen Playhouse — Photo by Hunter Kerhart

Backstage at the Geffen Founders Award honoree Frank Marshall.

Backstage at the Geffen Trailblazers Award honoree Danielle Pinnock. Photo by Tisha Breneé.

Backstage at the Geffen Artistic Impact Award honoree Matt Bomer. Photo by Brian Bowen Smith.