Photos: N’Kenge and Antonia Bennett Headline SPOTLIGHT ROYALE Album Premiere Concert

The N’Kenge Foundation hosted Spotlight Royale this evening at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, where Tony, Emmy & Grammy nominee N’Kenge debuted her highly anticipated jazz album Centerstage: Live from the Ella Fitzgerald Festival alongside celebrated vocalist Antonia Bennett, unveiling her newest project Expressions. Check out photos from the show!

The evening also featured special guest appearances by Jeremy Schonfeld, Jahzara Martina, and rising stars Matteo Russo, Gus Schonfeld, and Mia Moleil Sanchez — winners of the national competition Are You the Next Showstopper? Audiences were treated to a dazzling night of powerhouse vocals, timeless classics, and show-stopping new talent.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter-Keddy

N'Kenge

N'Kenge

Zahzara Martina

Mia Moleil Sanchez

Matteo Russo

Matteo Russo

Matteo Russo

Gus Schonfeld

Jeremy Schonfeld

Gus Schonfeld

Jon Davis

Paul Nowinski

Graham Hawthorne

Antonia Bennett

Antonia Bennett

Antonia Bennett

Antonia Bennett

Mia Moleil Sanchez

Mia Moleil Sanchez

N'Kenge

N'Kenge

Jahzara Martina and N'Kenge

Jahzara Martina

Jahzara Martina

Jahzara Martina and N'Kenge

Jahzara Martina and N'Kenge

N'Kenge

N'Kenge

N'Kenge

Dolly Fox and Gus Schonfeld

Michael D'Angora, N'Kenge and Tom D'Angora

Michael D'Angora, N'Kenge and Tom D'Angora

Alan Brown, N'Kenge and Luisa Diaz

Ron Dodd and N'Kenge

Ron Doddd, N'Kenge and Dolly Fox

Dolly Fox and N'Kenge

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe and N'Kenge

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe and N'Kenge

Beverly Jensen, Jahzara Martina and N'Kenge

Anzhelika Steen-Olsen and N'Kenge

Alexandra Schonfeld, Gus Schonfeld, Jeremy Schonfeld, Frances Schonfeld, and Sarah-Jane Casey

Lucia Zhanje, Jahzara Martina, Lukas Zhanje and N'Kenge

Gus Schonfeld and N'Kenge

Gus Schonfeld and N'Kenge

Mia Moleil Sanchez and N'Kenge

Mia Moleil Sanchez and N'Kenge

Gus Schonfeld, Mia Moleil Sanchez and N'Kenge

Gabriela Battle, N'Kenge, Alina Ahern and Antonia Bennett

Antonia Bennett and N'Kenge

Antonia Bennett, N'Kenge and Joanna Pickering

Anzhelika Steen-Olsen, Antonia Bennett and N'Kenge

Jahzara Martina

Jahzara Martina

Jahzara Martina and N'Kenge

Jahzara Martina and N'Kenge

Jahzara Martina, Ilona Cantor and N'Kenge

Michael T. Clarkston and N'Kenge

Suzanna Bowling, N'Kenge and Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe

N'Kenge

N'Kenge

N'Kenge

N'Kenge

Aisha de Haas, N'Kenge and Darius de Haas

Aisha de Haas, N'Kenge, Darius de Haas and Capathia Jenkins

Anthony Zaccardi and N'Kenge