Sumayya Ali
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Birth Place: Lawrence, KS
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Broadway: Porgy and Bess, Ragtime (Revival). Off-Broadway: Ragtime, Lincoln Center; Lost in the Stars, City Center; Regional: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, (A.R.T.); Master Class (Kennedy Center); Film/TV: Spike Lee's Red Hook Summer; Easter Mysteries; new webseries Being Iman created ...
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Broadway: Porgy and Bess, Ragtime (Revival). Off-Broadway: Ragtime, Lincoln Center; Lost in the Stars, City Center; Regional: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, (A.R.T.); Master Class (Kennedy Center); Film/TV: Spike Lee's Red Hook Summer; Easter Mysteries; new webseries Being Iman created and written by Sumayya coming out soon!Sumayya Ali News

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2022
American Repertory Theater's 2023 Gala will honor departing Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow MPP ’76, JD ’76, PhD ’78 and Adele Fleet Bacow for their inspiring impact on the arts at Harvard and beyond. The Harvard campus location of the May 8 event will be announced at a future date.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2021
Falaq Productions will present Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and The Night Visitors directed by Broadway veteran Sumayya Ali, December 10-12, 2021 at The Gold Space Atlanta located on 2001 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW.

by Caroline Powell - Sep 15, 2021
City Springs Theatre Company (CSTC) has returned for their fourth season in the Byers Theatre, opening with the classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Directed by Atlanta native and Tony Award-winner Shuler Hensley, this production kicked off the season with delightful fanfare.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2020
Mario Lopez and Daphne Rubin-Vega lead a stalwart Broadway group of performers lending their voices to a non-partisan a?oeGet Out the Votea?? music video a?" hashtag: #enoughalreadyvote a?" which has been re-released in anticipation of the November 3rd election.

by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2019
The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the leadership of Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, raised a record $1.4 million in support of the theater's artistic, community, and education programs at its annual fundraising gala held last Monday, April 1. More than 500 guests attended the event at the Boch Center Wang Theatre that celebrated Paulus' 10th anniversary season and honored Harvard President Emerita Drew Gilpin Faust with the theater's Angel Award.

by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2018
Baruch Performing Arts Center is pleased to present the world premiere of Words on the Street, a hybrid music-theater event that wrestles with power, complacency, and excess. Originally written by Anna Rabinowitz as a series of poems, Words on the Street has been transformed into a unique production, collaboratively conceived and developed by Rabinowitz, director Kristin Marting, the late composer Matt Marks (1980-2018), and video designer Lianne Arnold. In response to the untimely death of Matt Marks, a community of composers, Lainie Fefferman, John Glover, Mary Kouyoumdjian, David T. Little, Kamala Sankaram, Caroline Shaw, and Randall Woolf have contributed additional compositions to create a highly original sonic world for the work. Music direction is by Mila Henry.

by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2018
Baruch Performing Arts Center is pleased to present the world premiere of Words on the Street, a hybrid music-theater event that wrestles with power, complacency, and excess. Originally written by Anna Rabinowitz as a series of poems, Words on the Street has been transformed into a unique production, collaboratively conceived and developed by Rabinowitz, director Kristin Marting, the late composer Matt Marks (1980-2018), and video designer Lianne Arnold. In response to the untimely death of Matt Marks, a community of composers, Lainie Fefferman, John Glover, Mary Kouyoumdjian, David T. Little, Kamala Sankaram, Caroline Shaw, and Randall Woolf have contributed additional compositions to create a highly original sonic world for the work. Music direction is by Mila Henry.

by Stage Tube - Oct 16, 2018
A music video has been released, featuring many Broadway favorites, urging people to get out and vote. Mario Lopez and Daphne Rubin-Vega lead the performers lending their voices to the song, called Enough Already.

by Student Blogger: Kristen Kelly - Oct 12, 2018
Hi everyone! My name is Kristen Kelly and I am so excited to be keeping you updated on all things Broadway from the University of Virginia.

by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2018
Baruch Performing Arts Center is pleased to present the world premiere of Words on the Street, a hybrid music-theater event that wrestles with power, complacency, and excess. Originally written by Anna Rabinowitz as a series of poems, Words on the Street has been transformed into a unique production, collaboratively conceived and developed by Rabinowitz, director Kristin Marting, the late composer Matt Marks (1980-2018), and video designer Lianne Arnold. In response to the untimely death of Matt Marks, a community of composers, Lainie Fefferman, John Glover, Mary Kouyoumdjian, David T. Little, Kamala Sankaram, Caroline Shaw, and Randall Woolf have contributed additional compositions to create a highly original sonic world for the work. Music direction is by Mila Henry.
Sumayya Ali Videos


by Stage Tube - Oct 16, 2018
A music video has been released, featuring many Broadway favorites, urging people to get out and vote. Mario Lopez and Daphne Rubin-Vega lead the performers lending their voices to the song, called Enough Already.


by Stage Tube - Aug 15, 2018
American Repertory Theater at Harvard University (A.R.T.), under the leadership of Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, announces complete casting and creative team for The Black Clown. The production begins previews Friday, August 31; opens Wednesday, September 5; and closes Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, MA.
by BWW News Desk - Jun 28, 2017
D.C.-born vocalist/composer Lulu Fall, actress in the Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, and Kris Johnson, director of Jazz Studies at the University of Utah; trumpeter, soloist, and arranger with the Count Basie Orchestra, have just released the music video and single for 'Pretty For A Dark Girl' from their upcoming album 'The Unpaved Road,' which will be out via Artist Centric Music, LLC on August 22, 2017. Fellow 'Great Comet' star Denee Benton is also featured in the video - check it out below!
by Stage Tube - Apr 25, 2017
See the brand-new music video from the immersive Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812. Starring actress Amber Gray, who plays Helene in the show, the video features the show's most villainous anthem, 'Charming.'
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 14, 2017
Josh Groban and the cast of Broadway's THE GREAT COMET performed live on today's ABC's GOOD MORNING AMERICA. Prior to the performance, Groban chatted about the experience of making his Broadway debut in the musical.
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 14, 2017
Josh Groban and the cast of Broadway's THE GREAT COMET performed 'Prologue' and 'Pierre' live on today's ABC's GOOD MORNING AMERICA. Watch the appearance in full below!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2017
Lucas Steele took a moment after a performance of Broadway's NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 to give a touching speech encouraging donations to BC/EFA. See what he had to say below!
by Stage Tube - Apr 7, 2017
See the brand-new music video for 'Sonya Alone' from the immersive Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812. Starring actress Brittain Ashford, who plays Sonya in the show, the video features one of the show's most tender moments as the actress sings the moving, act two ballad.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2017
Okieriete 'Oak' Onaodowan, best known for originating the roles of Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in Hamilton, will join the cast of the new Broadway musical NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 as 'Pierre' beginning July 3, 2017, starring alongside Denée Benton as 'Natasha.' Click below to watch a fun video introducing the new star!
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 1, 2017
On last night's LATE SHOW, guest Josh Groban spoke to Stephen Colbert about making his Broadway debut in the new musical NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812.