Updated 27 Feb. 2026
ABOUT ME
Lawyer; musician (piano and other keyboards). Contact me at the following e-mail address (remove "NO" and "SPAM" from address before sending): atangNO@aya.yale.eduSPAM.
Pianist ALEX TANG has played for productions and concerts at the Kennedy Center, Smithsonian, Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, National Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Warner Theatre, Ford's Theatre, Source Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, The Anthem, National Gallery of Art, Library of Congress, Wolf Trap, Strathmore, Baltimore Hippodrome and Opera House, Town Hall and Lincoln Center (NYC), Fox Theatre (Atlanta), PBS, and the TODAY Show (NBC), performing with a wide variety of orchestral, opera, chamber, and cabaret groups and artists. He has played locally for the national tours of Mamma Mia!, Cats, Cabaret (w/Teri Hatcher and Norbert Leo Butz), Big River, Hairspray, The Lion King, Legally Blonde, Wicked, Disney's Beauty & The Beast, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Matilda, Something Rotten!, Les Misérables, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Anastasia, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady, Ain't Too Proud (Temptations), Beautiful (Carole King), The Prom, Mean Girls, Into the Woods, Company, Funny Girl, Back to the Future, & Juliet, Parade, Sound of Music, and for world premieres of works by Broadway composers Kander & Ebb (Over & Over), Michael John LaChiusa (The Highest Yellow, Giant), and Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey (If/Then, w/Idina Menzel). He has also accompanied TV/Broadway performers and Tony winners such as Debbie Allen (Fame, Sweet Charity), Laura Osnes (Cinderella), Elaine Paige (London's West End), John Raitt (Carousel), Laura Benanti (Gypsy, Sound of Music, She Loves Me), Anthony Rapp (Rent), Heidi Blickenstaff (Little Mermaid, [title of show]), Nicholas Rodriguez (Tarzan, One Life to Live), Ali Stroker (Glee Project, Spring Awakening, Oklahoma!), Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu, Glee), Santino Fontana (Frozen, Tootsie), Tony Yazbeck (On The Town), Erika Henningsen, Kyle Selig & Ashley Park (Mean Girls), Corey Cott (Newsies), Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice, School of Rock), Beth Malone (Fun Home), LaChanze (The Color Purple, Once on This Island), Alysha Umphress (On the Town, On A Clear Day), Megan Hilty (Smash, Wicked), Stephanie Mills (The Wiz), Il Divo (feat. Lea Salonga), Paulo Szot (South Pacific), Dionne Warwick, and for the pre-Broadway tryouts of Kander & Ebb's The Visit (Signature, w/Chita Rivera, George Hearn), and pre-Broadway revivals of Gigi, Spamalot (Kennedy Center), and Evita (Shakespeare). He was the music director of the Smithsonian's gala concert for the centenary of Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, and a staff accompanist and member of the Opera House Orchestra (Passion, with Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn) for the Kennedy Center's acclaimed Sondheim Celebration. He was a pianist-conductor for the area premieres of Last Five Years (Metrostage), the Helen Hayes Award-winning production of Urinetown (Signature), and Adding Machine: A Musical and Passing Strange (Studio). For nearly eight seasons, he served as accompanist for the Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington, also producing their premiere CD. He also regularly plays open mics and performances with the D.C. Cabaret Network, La-Ti-Do (musical theater and spoken word cabaret), and is associate pianist for the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, whom he accompanied on their historic concert tour of Cuba. In addition, he is principal pianist for the American Pops Orchestra and has served on the faculty of The Theatre Lab. In his other life, he is a full-time lawyer who has served on the advisory boards of the Thomas Circle Singers (Washingtonians of the Year), Liz Lerman Dance Exchange (MacArthur Foundation Award), and GAYLAW (now LGBT Bar Ass'n of DC). Musical training: Juilliard (Pre-College Div.); Yale (B.A. with honors). Member, Local 161-710, Amer. Fed. of Musicians.
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CURRENT AND UPCOMING
RECURRING: Mons., resuming Jan. 5, 2026, 7-9pm: Rehearsal pianist for Potomac Fever, select a cappella ensemble of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, St. Thomas' Parish, 1517 18th St. NW, Washington, DC.
RECURRING: Alternating Tues., resuming Jan., 9pm: Rehearsal accompanist, Capitol Hill Chorale, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, East Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC.
2026
Mon., Mar. 2, 2026, 5-9pm: Play chorus auditions, 2026 Helen Hayes Awards, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW, Washington, DC.
Tues., Mar. 3, and April 7, 2026, 7-10pm: Class pianist for "Acting a Song," with instructor Sherri Edelen, Theatre Lab, Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Mass. Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
Thurs., Mar. 5, 2026, 5pm: Accompany master class with Broadway performers Christine Dwyer (Wicked) and Matt DeAngelis (Waitress), sponsored by Theatre Lab with and at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1331 H Street NE, Washington, DC. Free admission.
Sat., Mar. 7, 2026, 8pm: Pianist for Bawdy!, a cabaret featuring soloists from the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, Intersections Festival, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St NE, Washington, DC.
Mon., Mar. 9, 2026, 7-9pm: Accompany open mic, sponsored by Capital Cabaret, at Barrel House Cafe & Bar, 1341 14th St. NW, Washington, DC. Free, sign-up starts at 6:30pm.
Wed., Mar. 18, 2026, 8-11pm: Play Sing Out! open mic, hosted by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC. (Metrorail: Union Station (Red Line), then 20-minute walk or use H Street streetcar.) Free!
Sat., Mar. 21, 2026, 7pm: Music director, DC Cabaret Network 2026 Members' Showcase, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW), 545 7th Street SE, Washington, DC.
TENTATIVE--Sat., Mar. 28, 2026, 2pm: 2nd Annual Ruth Wales DuPont Collegiate Composition Competition, sponsored by the American Pops Orchestra, Winterthur Museum, Gardens, & Library, 5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735.
Sun., Apr. 12, 2026, 2pm: 9th Annual NextGen Collegiate Vocal Competition Finals, sponsored by the American Pops Orchestra, David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, 1882 Broadway (at 62nd), New York, NY. Free admission.
Mon. eve., Apr. 20, 2026: Music director, Annual Spring Benefit gala, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC. Featuring performers Marty Thomas, Omar Cadona, and Caro Dubberly.
Wed., Apr. 22, 2026, 8-11pm: Play open mic, hosted by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Crush Dance Bar (new location), 2007 14th St NW, Washington, DC (U Street-Cardozo Metro (Green Line)). Free!
Thurs. eve., Apr. 30, 2026: Concert reading of "Emily," the new Conner/Smith musical, starring Susan Derry, Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I Street NW, Washington, DC.
Sun., May 10 (2pm) and Tues., May 12 (7:45pm), 2026: "Don't Rain On My Parade: The Music of Barbra Streisand," Symphony of the Americas, with recording artist Deborah Cox (Broadway's Aida, The Bodyguard), Solea Pfeiffer (Hamilton, Moulin Rouge), Monique Abbadie (The Voice: Season 4), and Bayla Whitten (Witches of Eastwick), Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL. (Rehearsal: 5/9.)
TENTATIVE--Sat., May 16, 2025: You Better Sing: APO Goes to Church, with the American Pops Orchestra, Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW, Washington, DC.
Wed., May 20, 2026, 8-11pm: Play open mic, hosted by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Crush Dance Bar (new location), 2007 14th St NW, Washington, DC (U Street-Cardozo Metro (Green Line)). Free!
TENTATIVE--Sun., May 31, 2026: "With One Voice," in collaboration with America250, American Pops Orchestra, DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC.
Wed., June 17, through Sun., July 5, 2026: Keyboard sub, national tour of MOULIN ROUGE, Kennedy Center, Opera House, Washington, DC.
Wed., June 17, 2026, 8-11pm: Play open mic, hosted by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Crush Dance Bar (new location), 2007 14th St NW, Washington, DC (U Street-Cardozo Metro (Green Line)). Free!
Sat., June 20, 2026, 8pm: Broadway in the Park, annual concert with featured performers TBA presented by Signature Theatre and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, VA.
Tues., July 14, through Sun., Aug. 2, 2026: Keyboard 2, national tour of MRS. DOUBTFIRE, Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater, Washington, DC.
Wed., July 15, 2026, 8-11pm: Play open mic, hosted by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Crush Dance Bar (new location), 2007 14th St NW, Washington, DC (U Street-Cardozo Metro (Green Line)). Free!
Wed., Aug. 19, 2026, 8-11pm: Play open mic, hosted by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Crush Dance Bar (new location), 2007 14th St NW, Washington, DC (U Street-Cardozo Metro (Green Line)). Free!
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