Press

"Every red-blooded American, every race, religion, country of origin, loves tap dance."

Janet Anderson, Broad Street Review
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“...one fabulous evening of dance and tap… this was perhaps the true tribute and thank you to Gregory!'"

Steven Weisz, The Dance Journal
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"This is a joyful celebration of that amazingly varied, soul-stirring thing called rhythm.."

Nancy G. Heller, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Production Description

Thank You, Gregory! a tribute to the legends of tap, will delight all audiences. The production explores and continues the rich and diverse kaleidoscope of tap dance that Gregory Hines adamantly promoted and revered. It features live performances by eight of the most skilled, versatile, and dynamic contemporary hoofers, one pianist accompanied by musical score, and integrated multi-media projections and narrative. The production will be segmented in two acts with an intermission.
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Production Team Biographies

 

Ann Marie DeAngelo (Director), former principal with the Joffrey Ballet, was featured in Backstage as a “multiple-career artist”. She founded her own experimental dance troupe in the late-80’s called Ballet D’Angelo...
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Tony Waag (Writer & Stager) is Artistic/Executive Director of the American Tap Dance Foundation(formerly known as the American Tap Dance Orchestra) which he founded in 1986, along with Brenda Bufalino and the late Charles "Honi" Coles.
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Randy Swartz(Producer) has presented more than 175 different copmanies in almost 1,500 performances since 1973. Mr. Swartz founded the Philadelphia Dance Alliance in 1970 as service organization for dance in the city...
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Performer Biographies

Chloe Arnold (Dancer/Actress/Director/Choreographer) has established herself across several fields of the industry today, and is kindly referred to by Debbie Allen herself as (her) “protégé”...
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Maud Arnold made her stage debut at age 4 with Savion Glover, acting in his piece "The Real Deal" which was presented in Washington, DC and on Broadway for Frank Hatchett's Broadway showcase. Maud has been a featured faculty member and performer for the LA Tap Fest since 2004...
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Since the age of three, Donovan Helma has been dancing under the direction of his mother’s dance studio in Denver, CO. He currently continues his education in New York City...
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Brent McBethis a native of Houston, Texas, who received a B.F.A. in Musical Theater from Sam Houston State University. He is a performer/teacher/choreographer who now resides in NYC...
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Tony Merriwether was discovered during an in-school outreach program conducted by Acia Grey and her company, Tapestry Dance Company (TDC), of Austin TX. Tony grew through the ranks of Tapestry, beginning in the Academy and the company's pre-apprentice training program, Visions In Rhythm (VIR). As a member of VIR...
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Born and raised in Berlin,Germany, Claudia Rahardjanoto was trained in ballet, jazz and later in tap. She fell in love with tap dancing immediately and has extensively studied tap with Sam Weber, Andreas Dänel, Sven Göttlicher and Pascal Hulin...
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Melinda Sullivan has just finished touring as an original cast member of Disney's High School Musical. Her theatre credits are 25th Anniversary Tour of CATS, Atlanta TOTS, Pittsburgh CLO, and numerous Town Hall Broadway By the Year performances.
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Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards has been apart of almost every major Tap movie or show that has appeared in the history of tap dance since the 80's...
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Award winning actor, dancer, and poet Joseph Monroe Webb has showcased his talent in the Tony Award winning Broadway production, Bring in 'Da Noise Bring in 'Da Funk with notable tap dancer Savion Glover. Following his Broadway success...
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Downloads and Links

Thank You, Gregory!
Thank You, Gregory! Arts Connect Webpage

 

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