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Broadway Inspirational Voices Gets New Leader
After serving as the director of the Tony-winning non-profit choir Broadway Inspirational Voices, the group s founder Michael McElroy is stepping down. Effective on June 30, McElroy will pass the title to composer/lyricist and producer Allen René Louis, who is currently the Associate Artistic Director and a member of the choir. McElroy established Broadway Inspirational Voices in 1994 in response to the AIDS epidemic. For 27, Broadway Inspirational Voices has been my heart,” said McElroy. “I do not look at this moment as an ending but a time for new beginnings. I am excited for what the future holds, and I am so thrilled to be leaving BIV in the exceptional hands of my friend Allen. When he joined BIV three years ago, I immediately recognized his talent and drive and have been preparing him to take the artistic reins.” Louis was recently the com
Preaching Gospel: Darryl Jordan
GOD GIVES HIM THE SONGS Darryl Jordan says he sings what comes to him and tries to inspire others. (Photograph by Javier Samoaya)
Arts Preaching Gospel: Darryl Jordan is passionate about honoring a musical form rooted in an oral tradition
Singer, composer and teacher Darryl Jordan can match classical and academic chops with anyone. A baritone/tenor with a big and joyous presence, Jordan, who is receiving his Ed.D. in Music & Music Education, has performed as a chorus member and soloist with famed soprano Kathleen Battle at the Metropolitan Opera House. Teachers College community members will recall his stirring rendition of Handel’s Ombra Mai Fu in Riverside Church at the 2018 inauguration of TC President Thomas Bailey. He’s also a 2020 Music Educators Association of New York City honoree.
Broadway actor Eliseo Román has taken on a new challenge, but with artistic material thatâs very familiar, and close to his heart. Itâs also quite a homecoming.
Román is directing âOn Your Feet!,â the musical about the lives and careers of singers Gloria and Emilio Estefan, for Prather Productions, in whose shows the Lancaster native performed when he was moving from his former career into performing full time.
The show, in which Román portrayed Gloria Estefanâs father on Broadway from 2015-17, opens Thursday at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster after a run at the Prather familyâs Broadway Dinner Theatre in Florida.
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