IDEAll Week (Inclusion, Diversity and Equity for All) continues tonight with a jazz performance, a conversation on composing and a visit from a Broadway veteran. Stop in for the free, virtual experience beginning at 7pm!
STREAMING LINK!
https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/ideall/ideall_resources/programnotes.html
7pm – Jazz performance by Dr. Wayne Goins and Rick Smith; Dr. Shawn Okpebholo and composer Ryan Dillon reflect on the artistic process
8pm – Featured guest Michael McElroy (Rent, Next to Normal, Tony recipient)
Michael McElroy–How Do We Do Culture and Creativity in Moments of Conflict?
Broadway credits: Sunday in the Park with George with Jake Gyllenhaal, Next to Normal, Rent (closing cast), Deaf West Big River (Tony and Drama Desk nomination) The Wild Party, The Who’s Tommy, Patti LuPone on Broadway, Miss Saigon, High Rollers…, Broadway vocal arrangement credits: Disaster!, Street Corner Symphony. Founder, Broadway Inspirational Voices and Grammy nomination for 2005 arrangement Joy to the World on Great Joy: A Gospel Christmas. 2019 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theater, Graduate of Carnegie Mellon and received a 2020 Alumni Achievement Award.