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LINCOLN CENTER THEATER
ANNOUNCES COMPLETE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR
AUGUST WILSON’S
“SEVEN GUITARS”
DIRECTED BY TONY AWARD^® WINNER RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON
AT LCT’S MITZI E. NEWHOUSE THEATER

STARRING
CHANTÉ ADAMS
JASON DIRDEN
RUSSELL HORNSBY
KRISTOLYN LLOYD
MICHAEL POTTS
ROSLYN RUFF
JOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON

PREVIEWS BEGIN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
OPENING NIGHT SET FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23
NINE WEEKS ONLY THROUGH JANUARY 10, 2027

HEADSHOTS CAN BE FOUND HERE

New York, NY (August 4, 2026) – Lincoln Center Theater announced today the complete cast and creative team for August Wilson’s Seven Guitars, which begins performances on Thursday, November 5 with an official opening night set for Monday, November 23 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65^th Street).

Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, who won his first-ever Tony Award^® for Best Featured Actor in the 1996 Broadway premiere of the same play, this powerful new revival of one of Wilson’s most lyrical and intimate plays will star Chanté Adams as ‘Ruby,’ Jason Dirden as ‘Canewell,’ Russell Hornsby as ‘Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton,’ Kristolyn Lloyd as ‘Vera,’ Michael Potts as ‘Red Carter,’ Roslyn Ruff as ‘Louise,’ and John Douglas Thompson as ‘Hedley,’ with Taylor Elise Jackson, Warner Miller, Simone Moore, and Kevyn Morrow rounding out the cast as understudies.

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The creative team for Seven Guitars includes Kenneth L. Roberson (Choreography), Michael Carnahan (Scenic Design), Karen Perry (Costume Design), Rui Rita (Lighting Design), Justin Ellington (Sound Design), Nikiya Mathis (Hair & Wig Design), Junior Mack (Original Music), and The Telsey Office (Casting). Zachry Bailey serves as the Stage Manager.

Tickets for Seven Guitars will go onsale to Tier 3 LCT Members on Tuesday, August 11 at 10am; Tier 1 LCT Members on Wednesday, August 19 at 10am; and to the general public Thursday, August 20 at 10am at the Lincoln Center Theater box office (150 W. 65th Street), by phone (212-239-6200), or online at LCT.org.

Set in 1940s Pittsburgh, Wilson’s haunting drama follows blues musician Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, a man determined to win back the woman he loves and build a future beyond the limitations of Black life in America. As his friends gather and stories about Barton flow, what emerges is a richly layered portrait of masculinity and ambition, artistry, community and the collective weight of dreams deferred.

Santiago-Hudson’s celebrated history with Wilson’s American Century Cycle, including the Tony Award-winning revival of Jitney and his most recent Tony nominated role as Bynum Walker in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, brings decades of insight to this electrifying work.

Support for Seven Guitars is provided by the Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation.

BIOGRAPHIES

Chanté Adams (Ruby) most recently appeared in David. E. Kelly’s Netflix limited series “A Man In Full,” directed by Regina King. She also starred as one of the leads of Amazon’s hit series “A League Of Their Own,” opposite Abbi Jacobson and D’Arcy Carden. She recently wrapped on the Amazon pilot “Band” from Daniel and Ben Barnz, creators of the critically acclaimed series Generation.

Chanté also performed on Broadway in the highly acclaimed production of Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew where she starred opposite Phylicia Rashad and was directed by Tony Award winner, Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

Chanté was the lead in the Sony Christmas film A Journal For Jordan directed by Denzel Washington, starring opposite Michael B. Jordan. Previously, she was singled out for her outstanding performance in Universal’s romantic drama The Photograph opposite Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield directed by Stella Meghie. In 2018, she starred in the feature film Bad Hair, written and directed by Justin Simien, which premiered at Sundance. She can also be seen starring opposite John David Washington and Anthony Ramos in Monsters and Men, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. The film competed in dramatic competition at Sundance and screened as a Special Presentation at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival.

In 2017, Adams was the recipient of the Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Performance at Sundance Film Festival for her powerful portrayal of 80’s hip-hop pioneer Roxanne Shante in Michael Larnell’s biopic Roxanne Roxanne, produced by Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions and Pharrell Williams’ IamOTHER Entertainment which premiered in theatres and on Netflix. On stage, Chante starred in Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at Two Rivers Theatre in October 2016. Vanity Fair named her as one of the 9 “Rising Stars to Watch” in their September 2018 issue. Adams has also received the Ford Vanguard Award at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards.

Jason Dirden (Canewell). To date, Dirden has appeared on Broadway in two Tony Award winning productions, A Raisin in the Sun, and Fences opposite Academy Award winners, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. His many performances off-broadway and around the country have been noticed critically resulting in multiple Audelco, La Drama Critics Circle, and NAACP theatre award nominations. One of note was his lead role in the west coast revival of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom directed by Phylicia Rashad, earning an Ovation Award.

In addition to his illustrious theatre career, Dirden is making his mark in television and film. Dirden starred as Pastor Basie Skanks in OWN’s hit original drama series “Greenleaf.” He also created the character of Gerald Aims in BET’s original drama, “American Soul,” the story of Don Cornelius and Soul Train. Other works include Lifetime’s Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, “Elementary,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “Bosch: Legacy,” “Raising Kanan,” and “POWER: Origins” to name a few.

Russell Hornsby (Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton). Film credits included the upcoming Netflix Film Tis’So Sweet. The Oscar-nominated Fences, The Hate U Give, Creed II, and the Searchlight film The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, Television credits included the Hulu limited series “Mike” (as Don King), Netflix’s “Seven Seconds,” Showtime’s “The Affair,” HBO’s “In Treatment,” NBC’s “Grimm” and “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector,” and a recurring arc on “Lost in Space.” He completed a four-season run on Starz’s “BMF,” where he also directed several episodes. New York credits included Lyons in August Wilson’s Fences on Broadway; Off-Broadway: Kenyatta in Sunset Baby, Youngblood in Jitney, King in King Hedley II, and George in Intimate Apparel. He trained in the theatre program at Boston University and studied at the British Academy of Dramatic Arts at Oxford. For my boyz Walker and Ronen!

Kristolyn Lloyd (Vera). (she/her) Grammy and Emmy Award Winning Actress. Broadway: Liberation, 1776, Dear Evan Hansen (OBC). Off Broadway: Liberation (Roundabout), Saturday Church (NYTW), Paradise Blue, Confederates (The Signature Theatre), Hamlet, Sally and Tom  (The Public Theatre), Invisible Thread and Dear Evan Hansen (Second Stage Theatre), Heathers: The Musical (New World Stages). TV includes: “Random Acts of Flyness” (HBO), “Elementary,” “Madam Secretary,” “Kevin Can Wait” (CBS), “ER,” “Chicago Med” (NBC), “Lie to Me” (FOX). Film: Mr. Crockett (Hulu). @kristolynlloyd

Michael Potts (Red Carter). Broadway: The Piano Lesson, The Iceman Cometh, Jitney, 1984, The Prom, The Book of Mormon, Grey Gardens, Lennon. Off Broadway: King Lear, Richard III (The Public), Cabin in the Sky (Encores!), Aubergine (Playwrights Horizons), Mother Courage, Age of Iron, Richard III (CSC), The American Play (The Public). TV: “Nemesis,” “True Detective,” “Best Medicine,” “The First Lady,” “East New York,” “Show Me a Hero,” “Gotham,” “Nurse Jackie” and “The Wire.” Film: Highest 2 Lowest, The Piano Lesson, Rustin, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Conspiracy Theory, Diggers. Awards and Honors: Outer Critics Circle Nomination for The Piano Lesson, Obie Award for Best Performance in The American Play, Richard Seff Award for The Iceman Cometh, Falstaff Award for Best Supporting Performance in Richard III (CSC). Denzel Washinton Endowed Chair, Fordham University. MFA: Yale.

Roslyn Ruff (Louise) is an award-winning actress known for her work in classical, contemporary, and experimental theatre. Most recently she appeared Off-Broadway in KYOTO at Lincoln Center Theater and Coriolanus at TFANA.

On Broadway, Ms. Ruff has appeared as Mrs. Antrobus in Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Her other Broadway credits include All The Way with Bryan Cranston, and Romeo and Juliet starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad.

​Under the direction of Ruben Santiago-Hudson at Signature Theatre, she earned Lucille Lortel and AUDELCO awards for The Piano Lesson and an OBIE Award for Seven Guitars. Her stage career includes the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fairview, the American premiere of Athol Fugard’s Coming Home, and Ivo van Hove’s Scenes from a Marriage. She has also appeared in works by Suzan-Lori Parks, Danai Gurira, Zora Howard and played regional stages across the US and abroad.

On screen, Ms. Ruff is known for her recurring roles as Delia Greene on “Godfather of Harlem” and DA Kimberly Crawford on “Blue Bloods.” Additional television credits include “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector,” “Madam Secretary,” “Divorce and Evil.” Her film work includes Marriage Story, The Help, Salt, and Rachel Getting Married.

Ms. Ruff is the recipient of the 2022 Joe A. Callaway Award given by The Actors Equity Foundation. And she was recently honored with induction into the Plaza of the Stars in her hometown of Buffalo, NY alongside side Stephen McKinley Henderson, Michael Bennett and Katherine Cornell.

John Douglas Thompson (Hedley). Broadway: King Lear, Becker in August Wilson’s Jitney (Tony nomination), Carousel, A Time To Kill, Cyrano de Bergerac, Julius Caesar. International: Othello, Henry IV, Royal Shakespeare Company; The Merchant of Venice, Royal Lyceum Theater. Off-Broadway: Endgame at Irish Rep (Obie Award); The Merchant of Venice at Theater For A New Audience; Hamlet (Obie and AUDELCO Awards), Julius Caesar, King Lear at Public Theater; The Iceman Cometh at BAM (Obie and Drama Desk Awards); Tamburlaine (Obie, Drama Desk and AUDELCO Awards), Macbeth (title role), Othello (Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Joe A. Callaway Award), A Doll’s House, The Father, Oroonoko at TFANA; Satchmo At The Waldorf (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, NAACP Awards) at the Westside Theater; The Forest at Classic Stage Company; The Emperor Jones at Irish Rep (Joe A. Callaway Award and Lucille Lortel, Drama League and Drama Desk nominations); Hedda Gabler at New York Theatre Workshop. Regional: Inherit The Wind at Pasadena Playhouse; The Tempest at Commonwealth Shakespeare (Elliot Norton Award); Man In The Ring at Huntington Theater (Elliot Norton Award); Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at Mark Taper Forum (Ovation Award); Hamlet (title role) at ACT; Antony and Cleopatra at Hartford Stage; Red Velvet, Othello, Richard III, King Lear, and Mother Courage at Shakespeare & Co; Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train at the Wilma Theater (Barrymore Award); and productions at Shakespeare Theatre Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Trinity Repertory Company, American Repertory Theater, Chicago Shakespeare, and Yale Repertory Theatre. Television and Film: Highest 2 Lowest, “The Gilded Age,” “Mare of Easttown,” Till, “For Life,” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Wolves, “Bull,” “Person of Interest,” “Madam Secretary,” “Law & Order,” “Conviction,” The 355, Let Them All Talk, The Bourne Legacy, Glass Chin, Michael Clayton, Malcolm X. Additional Awards: John is a Fox Fellow recipient, and has received the Samuel H. Scripps Award, the Robert Brustein Award for sustained excellence in American theater, the William Shakespeare Award For Classical Theatre, the Eugene O’Neill Medallion Award, the Matador Award, and the AAFCA Award for Distinguished Achievement.

Taylor Elise Jackson (Understudy) is thrilled to make her Lincoln Center Theater debut in Seven Guitars. Originally from Alabama and now a proud first-generation New Yorker, Taylor is a 2025 graduate of Pace University. She previously appeared in the folk musical Cross That River at 59E59 Theaters and is a national and regional titleholder in the August Wilson Monologue Competition. She thanks her family, community, and her managers at Roger Paul Inc., Jessica Eden and Roger Paul, for their unwavering support. Follow her journey on Instagram: @misstaylorjackson.

Warner Miller (Understudy) is a Brooklyn-born, Jersey-raised actor and writer making his Lincoln Center Theater debut. Broadway: The Piano Lesson; the Tony Award–winning revival of A Soldier’s Play. Off-Broadway: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Signature Theatre Company); Hamlet (Shakespeare in the Park/Public Theater). Regional: Purlie Victorious (Studio Theatre); SOUL: The Stax Musical (world premiere, Baltimore Center Stage); Pullman Porter Blues (Arena Stage); The Convert (world premiere, McCarter Theatre Center, Goodman Theatre, Center Theatre Group); The Brothers Size (Seattle Rep); Antony and Cleopatra (McCarter Theatre Center); A Raisin in the Sun (Hartford Stage); Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Syracuse Stage); Fences (Huntington Theatre Company). Film/TV: American Gangster, “Manifest,” “Luke Cage,” “Harlem,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Law & Order,” “Chicago P.D.,” “CSI: NY.”

Simone Moore (Understudy) is a Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-raised actor working across stage and screen. Theater credits include Gunshot Medley, Hamlet, Macbeth, Beauty (La Jolla Playhouse), In the Footprint (The Civilians), recognized by The New York Times, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Two Gentlemen of Verona, both praised by the Los Angeles Times. Her original solo play, The Divorce Comedy: A Spiritual Study, premiered at REDCAT. Television credits include “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “Swagger,” “Random Acts of Flyness,” “Boston Legal,” “Cold Case,” and “Without a Trace.” Film credits include ARC, The Prospects, Dreams Are Colder Than Death, and Belly 2. A graduate of UC San Diego’s MFA Theatre Program and the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, Simone is thrilled to join the company of The Seven Guitars in her Lincoln Center Theater debut. For Dad.

Kevyn Morrow (Understudy). Broadway: Joe Turners Come and Gone is the most recent of 12. West End: Ragtime (Olivier Best Actor Nominee). Tour/ Regional: Hadestown (Hades-Elliot Norton Best Actor Winner), Lion in Winter, Radio Golf, Driving Miss Daisy, This World of Tomorrow. Film: The Accompanist, A Complete Unknown, The Christmas Letter, Stayin’ Alive. TV: Recurring – “L&O,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “East New York,” “The Path,” “911,” “Elementary.” Guest – “Blue Bloods,” “Instinct,” “SVU,” “Person of Interest,” “The Good Wife,” “Colin in B&W,” “When They See Us.”

Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Director) received a Tony Award as featured actor for his performance in August Wilson’s Seven Guitars and most recently received a Tony Award nomination along with Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critic Award nominations for his performance in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come And Gone. He made his Broadway acting debut alongside Gregory Hines in Jelly’s Last Jam. Ruben’s other Broadway credits include Stick Fly, Gem of The Ocean and his autobiographical play Lackawanna Blues. With Lackawanna Blues Ruben became the only person in the history of Broadway to write, direct and star in a play. Lackawanna Blues was awarded The Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards as well as a Tony Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor.

As Director, Ruben most recently helmed the world premiere of John Lequizamo’s The Other Americans at the The Public Theatre in NYC and Dr. John Kani’s Kunene and the King at The Shakespeare Theater In Washington DC. His Broadway production of Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau, received 4 Tony nominations including Outstanding New Play. His Broadway production of Jitney received several awards for Outstanding Revival including the Tony Award, Drama League, Drama Desk and six Tony nominations. Santiago-Hudson adapted August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom for Netflix. Produced by Denzel Washington, directed by George C. Wolfe, and starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.

Ruben wrote, executive produced, and co-starred in the HBO film Lackawanna Blues based on his OBIE and Helen Hayes Award-winning play. The movie received many honors including Emmy, Golden Globe, NAACP Image Award, The Christopher Award and the Humanitas Prize.

Ruben’s Film and Television credits span over four decades and include East New York, American Gangster, Their Eyes Were Watching God Shaft, Devil’s Advocate, Selma, The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, Billions, Castle,The West Wing, Law & Order and and many more.

Ruben’s other honors as writer, director or actor include The Humanitas Prize, National Board Of Reviews, The Christopher Award, Clarence Derwent Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Awards, Audelco Awards, Helen Hayes Award, NAACP Image Award, The Glen Bartle Distinguished Alumni Award, The Richard Seff Award, The SDCF Joseph Calloway Directing Award, The Lloyd Richards Directing Award, The Nederlander Apple Award and Honorary Doctorates from both Wayne State University and Buffalo State University.

Kenneth L. Roberson (Choreographer) is an award-winning veteran director/choreographer/performer. For Broadway, he choreographed the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Avenue Q; All Shook Up; Drowning Crow; and Freak. His off-Broadway choreography credits include Purlie at New York City Center Encores!; A Boy and His Soul at the Vineyard Theatre (Lucille Lortel Nomination outstanding choreography); Insurrection at the Public Theater; Avenue X at Playwrights Horizons; and Mineola Twins at the Roundabout Theatre Company. Roberson choreographed George C. Wolfe’s Harlem Song (Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Nominations for best choreography) at the Apollo Theater, and served as director/choreographer for Wycliff Gordon’s Jazz a La Carte, featuring Maurice Hines and Savion Glover. Regionally, he directed Nina Simone: Four Women at Chicago’s Northlight Theatre and Merrimack Repertory; Ethel at the Alliance Theatre; Spunk at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; and the musical Frog Kiss at Virginia Stage Company.

Michael Carnahan (Scenic Design) is a Tony Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-nominated scenic designer whose work spans theater, television, and live performance. His designs are recognized for their bold architectural storytelling and their rich sense of culture, encompassing Broadway productions, international musicals, world premieres of new plays, and nationally televised events.

His Broadway credits include Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Lackawanna Blues and Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. Internationally, he designed Billy Elliot the Musical and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in São Paulo, Brazil. Michael has designed world premieres by some of America’s leading playwrights, including Katori Hall, Dominique Morisseau, Lauren Gunderson, Noah Haidle, and Quiara Alegría Hudes, as well as acclaimed productions of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson and the New York premiere of the long-running musical The Marvelous Wonderettes.

Michael is also the scenic designer for “Live with Kelly & Mark” at Disney/ABC, where his work has earned two Emmy Award nominations. He holds a B.F.A. from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an M.F.A. from the University of Illinois. He lives in Brooklyn with his dog, Frankie. michaelcarnahandesign.com

Karen Perry (Costume Design). Costume designer and her first time at LCT. Karen, a Native New Yorker, has over 40 years of design experience in Film, TV, and Theatre across the country. It’s always a pleasure to collaborate with Ruben Santiago-Hudson on another production. Karen’s last time on Broadway was with Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Lackawanna Blues on Broadway and at the Mark Taper in LA. Some of Karen’s works include: My Lord, What a Night; Kunene and the King; Rosie Is Red And Everybody Is Blue; STEW; Clyde’s (Peter Norton Award); Intimate Apparel; Death on the Nile; Wine in the Wilderness; and A Raisin In the Sun (5 times); A Lion in Winter; Wild with Happy; Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine; Trouble In Mind; School Girls: the African Mean Girls Play; to name just a few.

A bit of  Karen’s costume-designed musicals include: Desire of Desire (A Telanovela), Personality, The Lloyd Price Musical, Love in Hate Nation, Oo- Bla- Dee, Fun Home, Crowns, Cabin in the Sky, Oklahoma, HAIR, Dreamgirls.

Karen has designed all except one of August Wilson’s Century Plays.

Her Awards & Accolades include Emmy Nom, Peter Norton Award, Cable Ace Award, Lucille Lortel Award, NAACP Award, Craig Noel Award, BTAA Awards, CDG Award, Irma P Hall Award, and 9 Audelco Awards.

Rui Rita (Lighting Design). Selected Broadway: Skeleton Crew; Velocity of Autumn; Trip to Bountiful; Present Laughter; Dividing the Estate; Enchanted April. Off-Broadway premieres: A Sherlock Carol (New World Stages), Paradise Blue (Signature), Horton Foote’s Old Friends & Orphans’ Home Cycle (Hewes Award, Signature), Happiest Song Plays Last (Second Stage), Just Jim Dale (Roundabout), Nightingale, Moonlight and Magnolias (Manhattan Theatre Club), Carpetbagger’s Children, Far East (Lincoln Center Theater). Off Broadway revivals: The Piano Lesson (Signature), Talley’s Folly (Roundabout), and Engaged (Obie Award, TFANA). Recent regional credits include Alley, Bucks County, Center Theatre Group, Ford’s, Guthrie, Huntington, Oregon Shakespeare, Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, Signature DC. www.designbyrui.com

Justin Ellington (Sound Design). Lincoln Center Theater: Pipeline, Pass Over, McNeal. Broadway: August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Proof, Our Town, Home, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Topdog/Underdog, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, Other Desert Cities, Ohio State Murders, The Cottage. Chicago: Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3), How to Catch Creation (Goodman Theatre). Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Familiar. Off-Broadway: Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Playwrights Horizons). Awards: Three-time Tony Award nominee, Obie Award, Henry Hewes Design Award.

Nikiya Mathis (Wig Design) made Broadway history as the first wig designer to receive a Special Tony Award for her work on Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. A classically trained actress with an MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, her television credits include “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” “The Blacklist,” “Chicago Med,” “Blue Bloods,” and more.

As a designer, her Broadway credits include School Girls: or the African Mean Girls Play, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Imaginary Invalid, Purpose, The Heart of Rock & Roll, Once Upon A One More Time; Death of a Salesman, and more.

An Obie, Henry Hewes, and Black Women on Broadway Award and 2x Drama Desk Award winner, Mathis also teaches masterclasses for the theater community and at institutions including NYU, Yale University, Princeton University, and UCONN. @nikiyamathis @our_black_tresses

Junior Mack (Original Music) is a Grammy Nominated, self-taught New Jersey native. He began playing guitar in 1968, initially influenced by blues and gospel guitarists. Junior was nominated for a Grammy in 2012 with The Heritage Blues Orchestra for their album entitled “And Still I Rise.” The album also garnered nominations from the Blues Music Awards. An accomplished vocalist as well, Junior created an educational / performance project entitled “Back Porch Blues” designed to take the listener on a blues journey from Mississippi to Chicago with several stops in between. Junior was also the featured musician in the critically acclaimed Ruben Santiago Hudson Broadway play Lackawanna Blues in 2021.

ABOUT LINCOLN CENTER THEATER

LCT’s mission is to bring exceptional theater to life. Building on a legacy of artistic excellence, LCT strives to expand what is possible: to make the magic of theatre more palpable, empowering visionary artists and extending the invitation for the community to join in celebrating the power of live performance. This upcoming season embodies this mission-driven work and is the second under the leadership of Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, Managing Director Mike Schleifer, Executive Producer Bartlett Sher, Stacey and Eric Mindich Producer Nicole Kastrinos, and LCT3 Artistic Director and Producer Maria Manuela Goyanes.

Founded in 1985 by Board Chair Hon. John V. Lindsay, Executive Producer Bernie Gersten and Director Gregory Mosher, and led for 33 years by André Bishop, LCT is one of the leading nonprofit theaters in the country, producing an annual season of plays and musicals that have been seen by millions around the globe. It is one of 11 autonomous constituents of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Each year, the three theaters that make up LCT welcome nearly 400,000 audience members to its home on the Lincoln Center campus.

Over the last 40 years, LCT and its outstanding productions have received many of the highest accolades, including 91 Tony Awards, 101 Drama Desk Awards, 84 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 36 Obies, 13 NY Drama Critics Circle Awards, and one Pulitzer Prize, as well as two finalists.

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