On Monday afternoon, Sarah Jessica Parker -- former star of Annie, Once Upon a Mattress, and Plaza Suite -- re-confirmed her devotion to the Great White Way by joining Tony-winning actor Jonathan Groff to co-chair a lavish luncheon celebrating the 25th anniversary of New 42 Studios, a bustling rehearsal space in New York City where over 1,500 productions, including Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and The Producers, have been prepared.

"I'm here as somebody that has been the beneficiary of every single thing that this building has offered," said Parker during the lunch, held at New 42 Studios at 229 West 42nd Street and attended by many of Broadway's most renowned actors, directors, producers and writers. "I have come to support friends in workshops, I have picked people up after auditions that have gone well and have gone very poorly, and I have dropped off lunch to a special certain person in my life" -- this, a nod to her husband, Matthew Broderick, another Broadway vet -- "who has spent a lot of years not at home, but in this building."

Since its opening in 2000, New 42 has been where many beloved Broadway shows have come to life. Before a world-class production moves into its theater, performers are at New 42's 10-story complex workshopping, crafting, or prepping in one of the 14 rehearsal studios. The building is run by a nonprofit and the money earned from studio rentals directly supports outreach and community programs for young people. As the largest provider of live performance arts to New York City public schools, New 42 -- under the leadership of president and CEO Russell Granet and board chairman Henry Tisch -- offers tens of thousands of youngsters theatrical experiences every year at the New Victory Theater, a venue dedicated solely to producing shows for children and families.

That program has even enriched Parker's family: She and Broderick brought their son, James Wilkie, to a production when he was barely a toddler. "Our lives as parents changed. We became completely devoted to everything that the New Victory was offering," said Parker, who is a member of the organization's Artist Council. "I think in many ways that kind of committed attendance and the joy of being an audience at the New Victory changed the course of our son's life and eventually all of our children's lives."