Annual Garden Of Dreams Talent Show To Return To Radio City Music Hall
The event will showcase more than 150 young performers from 25 tri-state partner organizations, with mentorship from celebrity supporters including Darryl McDaniels.
The annual Garden of Dreams Talent Show will return to Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 7:00PM. The Talent Show, which is free and open to the public, provides more than 150 young people from the tri-state area with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live out their dreams and perform on the Great Stage.
The 2026 Talent Show will feature more than 150 young people from 25 of the Garden of Dreams Foundation's local partner organizations, including Make-A-Wish, Children's Aid, NYC Department of Homeless Services, SCAN-Harbor, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, in acts including dance numbers, instrumental performances, vocal performances of original and beloved songs, and more.
“The annual Talent Show provides young people facing unimaginable obstacles the unique opportunity to express themselves on the Great Stage of Radio City Music Hall,” said Garden of Dreams Foundation board member and long-time supporter of the talent show Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC. “I'm honored to be involved in this annual event and to mentor these extraordinarily talented performers year after year.”
Each year, an incredible lineup of celebrities and athletes participate in the Garden of Dreams Talent Show, from mentoring performers to serving as presenters at the event. Past participants include A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, A$AP Rocky, Sklyar Astin, Penn Badgley, Sara Bareilles, Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock and Mike D, Swizz Beatz, Kelly Bensimon, Benny Blanco, Nicholas Braun, Dave Chappelle, Misty Copeland, Victor Cruz, Ansel Elgort, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Chloe Flower, Whoopi Goldberg, Josh Groban, Hugh Jackman, Kevin Jonas, Alicia Keys, Hoda Kotb, Jane Krakowski, Remy Ma, Gaten Matarazzo, John McEnroe, Caleb McLaughlin, Shawn Mendes, Seth Meyers, Miguel, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tracy Morgan, Liam Neeson, Papoose, Michael Rainey Jr., Andrew Rannells, Chloe Sevigny, Michael Strahan, The Strokes, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Jonathan Van Ness, Carlos Vives, Michelle Williams, a number of Broadway stars, Knicks and Rangers players and alumni, and the Radio City Rockettes.
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