Young, Gifted, & Broadway Celebrates Black History Month
February 17, 2025
Young, Gifted & Broadway Presents: Lift Every Voice!
Let’s lift our voices and celebrate Black History Month with Broadway’s best and brightest young stars! Join us at 54 Below for an evening where you will hear great songs from Broadway and beyond, along with some historical facts you may have never known. Journey with us, as we lift the voices of great historical figures of Black History! Featuring current and recent Broadway youth performers from MJ The Musical, Gypsy, Disney’s The Lion King, and more!
Featuring:
Donovan Louis Bazemore (Disney’s The Lion King)
Jace Bently (Gypsy)
Bryan H Chan (Disney’s The Lion King)
Annabel Cole (Les Miserables)
Summer Rae Daney (Gypsy)
Mari Diop (Disney’s The Lion King)
Scarlett London Diviney (Disney’s The Lion King)
Austin Elle Fisher (Disney’s The Lion King)
Ayvah Johnson (Tina!)
Mehret Marsh (Tina!, Disney’s The Lion King)
Davis Matthews (Preachers Wife, Disney’s The Lion King)
Austin Rankin (MJ The Musical)
Grammy Award winner Walter Russell III (Disney’s The Lion King, Kinky Boots, MJ The Musical)
Nia Thompson (Disney’s The Lion King)
Kyleigh Vickers (Gypsy)
Julius-Raymond Weems IV (MJ The Musical)
Featuring special guest, Broadway legend Bonita Hamilton from Disney’s The Lion King and musical director Rashad McPherson. Come hear these gifted performers acknowledge the many Black Broadway performers whose shoulders we stand on and lift their voices as Broadway’s best and brightest young stars!
Produced by Angela Russell, Young, Gifted & Broadway Founder/Creative Director.
Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.
