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Trisha Jeffrey, Glenn Seven Allen And More Join N'KENGE'S YULETIDE At The Players This Week!  

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Trisha Jeffrey, Glenn Seven Allen And More Join N'KENGE'S YULETIDE At The Players This Week!   Image

Broadway's MOTOWN: The Musical and Award Winning Songstress N'Kenge presents YULETIDE AT THE PLAYERS Benefit Concert Holiday Spectacular to support CAAPA (Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts.) This special One Night Only Concert will take place at the Historical Gramercy Park Mansion that is home to the private club THE PLAYERS located at 16 Gramercy Park South. The special Family event Thursday Nov 29th 6-8:30PM is open to the public and discounted advanced tickets can be purchased at either www.nkengemusic.com or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nkenge-presents-yuletide-at-the-players-tickets-52149662043?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete

YULETIDE AT THE PLAYERS Is a show celebrating the music of the holidays and more featuring Bollywood Dance, Broadway, Opera, Tap and more. Santa Claus will be making a special appearance for both the kids and the kids at heart. Performers range from age 4 to our beloved Broadway and Opera Stars who have joined the concert to support CAAPA. N'Kenge will Host and perform alongside a stellar cast that includes Broadway's Trisha Jeffrey (Little Shop of Horrors, Motown: The Musical), Glenn Seven Allen (The Light in the Piazza), Jeannette Blakeney (Chicago Lyric Opera, San Jose), Becca Fox (Carnegie Hall), and other rising stars and surprise guests. Melissa Schott (Carnegie Hall) will be the choreographer as well as one of the star performers. Eugene Gwozdz is the Music Director with Taylor Moore on Drums and Lonnie Plaxico on Bass. Directed and Written by N'Kenge.

N'Kenge, a native New Yorker, was described as "Electrifying" by the NY Post in her origination of the role of Mary Wells in MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL on Broadway and made her West End debut starring in THE GENIUS OF Ray Charles. She has also starred in the Michael Jackson Tribute Show World Tour and has been seen as a soloist with symphonies globally including at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony Indianapolis Symphony and Ottawa Symphony, to name a few. In addition to being a Brand Ambassador to celebrities' new go-to line "Sharee Cosmetics" https://shereecosmetics.com/ and popular sunglasses line "Velvet Eyewear" https://velveteyewear.com/, she's also the Conceiver, Producer and Star of Broadway bound's New musical inspired by the life and music of Hollywood's Legend Dorothy Dandridge. www.dorothydandridgemusicalcom

CLICK HERE to Listen to N'Kenge's most recent interview
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/vipignitelive/2018/11/27/vip-ignite-e103-nkenge-broadway-star-with-a-heart-of-gold

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