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A person with short, curly hair sits on a stool against a plain white background, dressed in REAL Black style—black wide-brim hat, suit, shirt, and shoes. Crystal Monee Hall's Juneteenth Celebration inspires their confident pose and tattooed forearm.

REAL Black: A Juneteenth Celebration with Crystal Monee Hall and Friends

June 19, 2026

Join Crystal Monee Hall and a host of amazing performers and special guests from Broadway and beyond for an evening of celebrating Blackness and freedom through music. We’ll sing up a celebration of Black music throughout the ages as a family—from spirituals, gospel, to the blues, and their many modern descendants. Come put one up for the ancestors and celebrate Juneteenth with us. Music direction by Mark Meadows.

Featuring:

Ayodele Casel (Funny Girl)
Kevin Gardner (Porgy and Bess, Fire Shut Up In My Bones, and Champion at the Metropolitan Opera)
Tony Award® nominee Amber Iman (Lempicka, Shuffle Along…, Soul Doctor)
Marcus Paul James (Ain’t Too Proud, Motown the Musical, In the Heights)
Tony Award® nominee Daniel J. Watts (Tina, Hamilton, After Midnight)

Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.

Featuring

A person with medium-brown skin and short, side-swept dreadlocks, partially dyed light brown, looks at the camera. Reminiscent of Crystal Monee Hall, they wear small hoop earrings and a blue denim shirt, exuding confidence against a plain light background.

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Black and white photo of choreographer Ayodele Casel, a renowned tap dancer, with long, wavy hair in a high topknot. She wears a sleeveless patterned top and dark vest, facing the camera confidently against a plain background.

Ayodele Casel

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Kevin Gardner, a man with long, braided hair, smiles broadly at the camera. He is wearing a blue sweater and standing outdoors near a brick wall with sunlight on his face and part of a building with a window in the background.

Kevin Gardner

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A woman with dark skin and long, textured hair styled up gazes over her shoulder. She wears hoop earrings, rings, and a strappy top. Blue and purple lighting creates dramatic shadows on her face and body, giving the portrait an artistic, moody feel.

Amber Iman

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Marcus Paul James, a man with braided hair, a trimmed beard, and brown skin, wears a yellow turtleneck sweater. He has a stud earring in his left ear and looks directly at the camera with a calm expression against a solid teal background.

Marcus Paul James

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Daniel J. Watts, in a light gray suit and white shirt, poses thoughtfully with his chin on his hand. His short hair and trimmed beard catch the sunlight, casting shadows across his face against a blurred green and beige background.

Daniel J. Watts

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A man resembling Mark Meadows, with short curly hair, glasses, and a trimmed goatee, sits indoors in a gray suit, dark shirt, and patterned tie. He smiles warmly at the camera with one arm resting on a piano under soft yellow lamp light.

Mark Meadows

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