
N'Kenge
Friday, April 04
7:30PM|9:00PM
Tony, Emmy and Grammy-nominated artist N’Kenge has performed as a soloist at world-renowned illustrious performance venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Madison Square Garden and has headlined Pop and Opera concerts with Houston Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Cleveland Orchestra, to name a few. N’Kenge has graced the stage as a presenter at the 58th Annual NY Emmy Awards. She has performed for US Presidents, global dignitaries, and in prestigious venues across Europe and the US. A proud alumni of both The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, N’Kenge made her Broadway debut in Sondheim on Sondheim and was most recently on Broadway in the Tony-winning revival of Caroline, or Change. This energetic, well-rounded singer has performed with jazz greats, like Ornette Coleman and Wynton Marsalis, and was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of the leading roles in both the Elton John/Tim Rice Musical Aida and in Marion Caffey’s 3 Mo’ Divas by the Helen Hayes Awards and the Arizoni Theater Awards.
N’Kenge is going to be headlining the Ella Fitzgerald festival at the Ferguson center for the arts where she will be performing a Live Album Concert featuring some of your favorite Jazz Classics reimagined. N’Kenge is also developing a Broadway-bound musical celebrating Dorothy Dandridge’s life and music as well as a new TV musical dramedy, Black Butterfly, which she is co-producing with TV producer Gina G. Goff (Goff Productions). As a recording artist, N’Kenge recently released her new hit single, “Goosebump Moment” (Randall House), with a new music video that was premiered on Vent’s magazine! Keep updates on her new album and other tour dates at nkengemusic.com