Maria Canals-Barrera cuddles into Jake T. Austin as they attend the 2012 INTAR Gala held at Manhattan Penthouse in New York City on Tuesday night (February 7)

The gala was to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the company, and featured special awards to Academy Award-nominated screenwriter/playwright Jose Rivera and US Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey.

Godspell‘s Anna Maria Perez de Tagle was also on hand to celebrate and to sample cuisine from Chef Marisel Presilla.

INTAR, one of the United States’ longest running Latino theaters producing in English, works to nurture the professional development of Latino theater artists; produce bold, innovative, artistically significant plays that reflect diverse perspectives; make accessible the diversity inherent in America’s cultural heritage