WOW! 13 TONY nominations!!! Congratulations @hellskitchenbway !!! THANK YOU @thetonyawards for this nomination! Feeling ALL the feels!!!
HAPPY OPENING to the cast, creatives, and crew of @hellskitchenbway !!! It has been a thrilling ride since joining the team in 2022. It was a dream choreographing to the music of the brilliant @aliciakeys !!! A very special thank you to Alicia, Michael Greif, and @saymorediaz for inviting me to be a part of the team. I am so thankful for the opportunity to put all that I love and know about growing up in NYC into HK and on a Broadway stage. NYC is soul, swag, and heart, and I’m proud to call it my hometown and the place that shaped me. A very special THANK YOU to @bishme_cromartie for this beautiful look!!! It felt amazing wearing your pieces!!! Shout out to @rickeytripp @kamilleupshaw @sfaithb2 and @nasha415- and @maleek_washington for being there in the beginning. Thank you for your love, laughter, spirit, and heart. We had a time! Believe in your dreams, believe in speaking into existence the things you want to achieve, and in all things- DO YOU! QUEENS, NYC- ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! Styled by @jakesokoloff Make up by @harristevenb Pic 1 @jalengregoryphoto Pic 2 & 3 Michaelah Reynolds Pic 4 Andy Henderson
HAPPY OPENING to the cast, creatives, and crew of @hellskitchenbway !!! It has been a thrilling ride since joining the team in 2022. It was a dream choreographing to the music of the brilliant @aliciakeys !!! A very special thank you to Alicia, Michael Greif, and @saymorediaz for inviting me to be a part of the team. I am so thankful for the opportunity to put all that I love and know about growing up in NYC into HK and on a Broadway stage. NYC is soul, swag, and heart, and I’m proud to call it my hometown and the place that shaped me. A very special THANK YOU to @bishme_cromartie for this beautiful look!!! It felt amazing wearing your pieces!!! Shout out to @rickeytripp @kamilleupshaw @sfaithb2 and @nasha415- and @maleek_washington for being there in the beginning. Thank you for your love, laughter, spirit, and heart. We had a time! Believe in your dreams, believe in speaking into existence the things you want to achieve, and in all things- DO YOU! QUEENS, NYC- ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! Styled by @jakesokoloff Make up by @harristevenb Pic 1 @jalengregoryphoto Pic 2 & 3 Michaelah Reynolds Pic 4 Andy Henderson
HAPPY OPENING to the cast, creatives, and crew of @hellskitchenbway !!! It has been a thrilling ride since joining the team in 2022. It was a dream choreographing to the music of the brilliant @aliciakeys !!! A very special thank you to Alicia, Michael Greif, and @saymorediaz for inviting me to be a part of the team. I am so thankful for the opportunity to put all that I love and know about growing up in NYC into HK and on a Broadway stage. NYC is soul, swag, and heart, and I’m proud to call it my hometown and the place that shaped me. A very special THANK YOU to @bishme_cromartie for this beautiful look!!! It felt amazing wearing your pieces!!! Shout out to @rickeytripp @kamilleupshaw @sfaithb2 and @nasha415- and @maleek_washington for being there in the beginning. Thank you for your love, laughter, spirit, and heart. We had a time! Believe in your dreams, believe in speaking into existence the things you want to achieve, and in all things- DO YOU! QUEENS, NYC- ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! Styled by @jakesokoloff Make up by @harristevenb Pic 1 @jalengregoryphoto Pic 2 & 3 Michaelah Reynolds Pic 4 Andy Henderson
HAPPY OPENING to the cast, creatives, and crew of @hellskitchenbway !!! It has been a thrilling ride since joining the team in 2022. It was a dream choreographing to the music of the brilliant @aliciakeys !!! A very special thank you to Alicia, Michael Greif, and @saymorediaz for inviting me to be a part of the team. I am so thankful for the opportunity to put all that I love and know about growing up in NYC into HK and on a Broadway stage. NYC is soul, swag, and heart, and I’m proud to call it my hometown and the place that shaped me. A very special THANK YOU to @bishme_cromartie for this beautiful look!!! It felt amazing wearing your pieces!!! Shout out to @rickeytripp @kamilleupshaw @sfaithb2 and @nasha415- and @maleek_washington for being there in the beginning. Thank you for your love, laughter, spirit, and heart. We had a time! Believe in your dreams, believe in speaking into existence the things you want to achieve, and in all things- DO YOU! QUEENS, NYC- ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! Styled by @jakesokoloff Make up by @harristevenb Pic 1 @jalengregoryphoto Pic 2 & 3 Michaelah Reynolds Pic 4 Andy Henderson
I am THRILLED to share my next project! I am tremendously honored to work with THE George C. Wolfe and THE @audramcdonald !!! See you at The Majestic @gypsybway this Fall!
Last week was amazing!!! I am absolutely thrilled and honored to receive the @chitaawards for my work on @hellskitchenbway !!! THANK YOU for this award!Congratulations to all the nominees and awardees especially @nez_davis, the dance ensemble of HK, @mayte_n @tilly_ek ! Much gratitude to @aliciakeys Michael Greif, @saymorediaz and my team @rickeytripp @sfaithb2 @kamilleupshaw @nasha415 . I dedicated the award to Georgiana Pickett- a tremendous force in the arts who was one of the first people I told (back in 2010) that I wanted to try working in the musical theater/commercial arena. She encouraged me to speak my aspirations into existence. Lifting her name up always and forever. Georgiana, THANK YOU for encouraging me to keep dreaming!!! Photo 2 @therealdebbieallen Photo 3 @bebeneuwirth Photo 4 @lapope48 Photo 5 @robertwlafosse Photo 6 Mayte Natalio Photo 7 @lorraine.brown.9634 Make up @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
Last week was amazing!!! I am absolutely thrilled and honored to receive the @chitaawards for my work on @hellskitchenbway !!! THANK YOU for this award!Congratulations to all the nominees and awardees especially @nez_davis, the dance ensemble of HK, @mayte_n @tilly_ek ! Much gratitude to @aliciakeys Michael Greif, @saymorediaz and my team @rickeytripp @sfaithb2 @kamilleupshaw @nasha415 . I dedicated the award to Georgiana Pickett- a tremendous force in the arts who was one of the first people I told (back in 2010) that I wanted to try working in the musical theater/commercial arena. She encouraged me to speak my aspirations into existence. Lifting her name up always and forever. Georgiana, THANK YOU for encouraging me to keep dreaming!!! Photo 2 @therealdebbieallen Photo 3 @bebeneuwirth Photo 4 @lapope48 Photo 5 @robertwlafosse Photo 6 Mayte Natalio Photo 7 @lorraine.brown.9634 Make up @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
Last week was amazing!!! I am absolutely thrilled and honored to receive the @chitaawards for my work on @hellskitchenbway !!! THANK YOU for this award!Congratulations to all the nominees and awardees especially @nez_davis, the dance ensemble of HK, @mayte_n @tilly_ek ! Much gratitude to @aliciakeys Michael Greif, @saymorediaz and my team @rickeytripp @sfaithb2 @kamilleupshaw @nasha415 . I dedicated the award to Georgiana Pickett- a tremendous force in the arts who was one of the first people I told (back in 2010) that I wanted to try working in the musical theater/commercial arena. She encouraged me to speak my aspirations into existence. Lifting her name up always and forever. Georgiana, THANK YOU for encouraging me to keep dreaming!!! Photo 2 @therealdebbieallen Photo 3 @bebeneuwirth Photo 4 @lapope48 Photo 5 @robertwlafosse Photo 6 Mayte Natalio Photo 7 @lorraine.brown.9634 Make up @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
Last week was amazing!!! I am absolutely thrilled and honored to receive the @chitaawards for my work on @hellskitchenbway !!! THANK YOU for this award!Congratulations to all the nominees and awardees especially @nez_davis, the dance ensemble of HK, @mayte_n @tilly_ek ! Much gratitude to @aliciakeys Michael Greif, @saymorediaz and my team @rickeytripp @sfaithb2 @kamilleupshaw @nasha415 . I dedicated the award to Georgiana Pickett- a tremendous force in the arts who was one of the first people I told (back in 2010) that I wanted to try working in the musical theater/commercial arena. She encouraged me to speak my aspirations into existence. Lifting her name up always and forever. Georgiana, THANK YOU for encouraging me to keep dreaming!!! Photo 2 @therealdebbieallen Photo 3 @bebeneuwirth Photo 4 @lapope48 Photo 5 @robertwlafosse Photo 6 Mayte Natalio Photo 7 @lorraine.brown.9634 Make up @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
Last week was amazing!!! I am absolutely thrilled and honored to receive the @chitaawards for my work on @hellskitchenbway !!! THANK YOU for this award!Congratulations to all the nominees and awardees especially @nez_davis, the dance ensemble of HK, @mayte_n @tilly_ek ! Much gratitude to @aliciakeys Michael Greif, @saymorediaz and my team @rickeytripp @sfaithb2 @kamilleupshaw @nasha415 . I dedicated the award to Georgiana Pickett- a tremendous force in the arts who was one of the first people I told (back in 2010) that I wanted to try working in the musical theater/commercial arena. She encouraged me to speak my aspirations into existence. Lifting her name up always and forever. Georgiana, THANK YOU for encouraging me to keep dreaming!!! Photo 2 @therealdebbieallen Photo 3 @bebeneuwirth Photo 4 @lapope48 Photo 5 @robertwlafosse Photo 6 Mayte Natalio Photo 7 @lorraine.brown.9634 Make up @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
Last week was amazing!!! I am absolutely thrilled and honored to receive the @chitaawards for my work on @hellskitchenbway !!! THANK YOU for this award!Congratulations to all the nominees and awardees especially @nez_davis, the dance ensemble of HK, @mayte_n @tilly_ek ! Much gratitude to @aliciakeys Michael Greif, @saymorediaz and my team @rickeytripp @sfaithb2 @kamilleupshaw @nasha415 . I dedicated the award to Georgiana Pickett- a tremendous force in the arts who was one of the first people I told (back in 2010) that I wanted to try working in the musical theater/commercial arena. She encouraged me to speak my aspirations into existence. Lifting her name up always and forever. Georgiana, THANK YOU for encouraging me to keep dreaming!!! Photo 2 @therealdebbieallen Photo 3 @bebeneuwirth Photo 4 @lapope48 Photo 5 @robertwlafosse Photo 6 Mayte Natalio Photo 7 @lorraine.brown.9634 Make up @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
Last week was amazing!!! I am absolutely thrilled and honored to receive the @chitaawards for my work on @hellskitchenbway !!! THANK YOU for this award!Congratulations to all the nominees and awardees especially @nez_davis, the dance ensemble of HK, @mayte_n @tilly_ek ! Much gratitude to @aliciakeys Michael Greif, @saymorediaz and my team @rickeytripp @sfaithb2 @kamilleupshaw @nasha415 . I dedicated the award to Georgiana Pickett- a tremendous force in the arts who was one of the first people I told (back in 2010) that I wanted to try working in the musical theater/commercial arena. She encouraged me to speak my aspirations into existence. Lifting her name up always and forever. Georgiana, THANK YOU for encouraging me to keep dreaming!!! Photo 2 @therealdebbieallen Photo 3 @bebeneuwirth Photo 4 @lapope48 Photo 5 @robertwlafosse Photo 6 Mayte Natalio Photo 7 @lorraine.brown.9634 Make up @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
BTS making of the choreography for @hellskitchenbway ! I love this video!!! Thank you to all involved!! Make up by @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
THANK YOU, @dramadeskawards and @chitaawards for these nominations!!! And shout out to @shobean @therealkecialewis @maleahjoimoon @nez_davis, @hellskitchenbway dance ensemble, and @peternigrini for their nominations!!!
THANK YOU, @dramadeskawards and @chitaawards for these nominations!!! And shout out to @shobean @therealkecialewis @maleahjoimoon @nez_davis, @hellskitchenbway dance ensemble, and @peternigrini for their nominations!!!
THANK YOU for this nomination @lortelawards !!!
The revival of @terence_blanchard ‘s Fire Shut Up In My Bones opens April 8th at @metopera ! “We sway, we sway, our roots run deep We draw our strength from underneath We bend, we don’t break, we sway” Libretto by @kasi_lemmons Come check us out!
I was honored to receive The Transformative Award from @harlemstage on Monday night. A very special THANK YOU to Pat Cruz and Harlemstage for this recognition and @mslachanze for presenting me with the award!!! The organization has supported my work for 20 years! In 2004, I was 24, a dancer with @evidencedance , and about to present one of my earliest works for Harlemstage’s E-moves series called, Shelter of Presence. I dedicated the award to 5 women ,who throughout their time with Harlemstage, held space for me so that I was able to indeed transform- Pat Cruz, @simoneeccleston @divinegoodwine Felicia Swoope, and Charmaine Warren. Much love and gratitude to these women! Congratulations to @indiraetwaroo on being the new Artistic Director of Harlemstage! Harlemstage Indira Etwaroo – Amazing news!!! Photos 1 LaChanze and Pat Cruz by Marc Millman 2 LaChanze by Marc Millman 3 Indira Goodwine- Josias by Joe Russo 4 Simone Eccleston 5 Rickey Tripp 6 Carrie Mae Weems by Marc Millman 7 Bill T. Jones by @gettyimages John Lamparski 8 District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jamila Ponton Bragg, and Lorraine Brown by John Lamparski 9 by Marc Millman Make up by @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
I was honored to receive The Transformative Award from @harlemstage on Monday night. A very special THANK YOU to Pat Cruz and Harlemstage for this recognition and @mslachanze for presenting me with the award!!! The organization has supported my work for 20 years! In 2004, I was 24, a dancer with @evidencedance , and about to present one of my earliest works for Harlemstage’s E-moves series called, Shelter of Presence. I dedicated the award to 5 women ,who throughout their time with Harlemstage, held space for me so that I was able to indeed transform- Pat Cruz, @simoneeccleston @divinegoodwine Felicia Swoope, and Charmaine Warren. Much love and gratitude to these women! Congratulations to @indiraetwaroo on being the new Artistic Director of Harlemstage! Harlemstage Indira Etwaroo – Amazing news!!! Photos 1 LaChanze and Pat Cruz by Marc Millman 2 LaChanze by Marc Millman 3 Indira Goodwine- Josias by Joe Russo 4 Simone Eccleston 5 Rickey Tripp 6 Carrie Mae Weems by Marc Millman 7 Bill T. Jones by @gettyimages John Lamparski 8 District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jamila Ponton Bragg, and Lorraine Brown by John Lamparski 9 by Marc Millman Make up by @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
I was honored to receive The Transformative Award from @harlemstage on Monday night. A very special THANK YOU to Pat Cruz and Harlemstage for this recognition and @mslachanze for presenting me with the award!!! The organization has supported my work for 20 years! In 2004, I was 24, a dancer with @evidencedance , and about to present one of my earliest works for Harlemstage’s E-moves series called, Shelter of Presence. I dedicated the award to 5 women ,who throughout their time with Harlemstage, held space for me so that I was able to indeed transform- Pat Cruz, @simoneeccleston @divinegoodwine Felicia Swoope, and Charmaine Warren. Much love and gratitude to these women! Congratulations to @indiraetwaroo on being the new Artistic Director of Harlemstage! Harlemstage Indira Etwaroo – Amazing news!!! Photos 1 LaChanze and Pat Cruz by Marc Millman 2 LaChanze by Marc Millman 3 Indira Goodwine- Josias by Joe Russo 4 Simone Eccleston 5 Rickey Tripp 6 Carrie Mae Weems by Marc Millman 7 Bill T. Jones by @gettyimages John Lamparski 8 District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jamila Ponton Bragg, and Lorraine Brown by John Lamparski 9 by Marc Millman Make up by @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
I was honored to receive The Transformative Award from @harlemstage on Monday night. A very special THANK YOU to Pat Cruz and Harlemstage for this recognition and @mslachanze for presenting me with the award!!! The organization has supported my work for 20 years! In 2004, I was 24, a dancer with @evidencedance , and about to present one of my earliest works for Harlemstage’s E-moves series called, Shelter of Presence. I dedicated the award to 5 women ,who throughout their time with Harlemstage, held space for me so that I was able to indeed transform- Pat Cruz, @simoneeccleston @divinegoodwine Felicia Swoope, and Charmaine Warren. Much love and gratitude to these women! Congratulations to @indiraetwaroo on being the new Artistic Director of Harlemstage! Harlemstage Indira Etwaroo – Amazing news!!! Photos 1 LaChanze and Pat Cruz by Marc Millman 2 LaChanze by Marc Millman 3 Indira Goodwine- Josias by Joe Russo 4 Simone Eccleston 5 Rickey Tripp 6 Carrie Mae Weems by Marc Millman 7 Bill T. Jones by @gettyimages John Lamparski 8 District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jamila Ponton Bragg, and Lorraine Brown by John Lamparski 9 by Marc Millman Make up by @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
I was honored to receive The Transformative Award from @harlemstage on Monday night. A very special THANK YOU to Pat Cruz and Harlemstage for this recognition and @mslachanze for presenting me with the award!!! The organization has supported my work for 20 years! In 2004, I was 24, a dancer with @evidencedance , and about to present one of my earliest works for Harlemstage’s E-moves series called, Shelter of Presence. I dedicated the award to 5 women ,who throughout their time with Harlemstage, held space for me so that I was able to indeed transform- Pat Cruz, @simoneeccleston @divinegoodwine Felicia Swoope, and Charmaine Warren. Much love and gratitude to these women! Congratulations to @indiraetwaroo on being the new Artistic Director of Harlemstage! Harlemstage Indira Etwaroo – Amazing news!!! Photos 1 LaChanze and Pat Cruz by Marc Millman 2 LaChanze by Marc Millman 3 Indira Goodwine- Josias by Joe Russo 4 Simone Eccleston 5 Rickey Tripp 6 Carrie Mae Weems by Marc Millman 7 Bill T. Jones by @gettyimages John Lamparski 8 District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jamila Ponton Bragg, and Lorraine Brown by John Lamparski 9 by Marc Millman Make up by @harristevenb Styled by @jakesokoloff
