2024

• TENTATIVE:  Tues., Dec. 17, 2024, through Sun., Jan. 5, 2025:  Keyboard substitute, & Juliet (national tour), Kennedy Center Opera House, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC.  

• Wed., Dec. 11, 2024, 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!

• Tues. eve., Dec. 10, 2024:  Accompany solo cabaret, Bayla Whitten (London West End Les Misérables, Witches of Eastwick, Signature Theatre, PBS), Creative Cauldron, 410 South Maple Ave. #116, Falls Church, VA.    

• Wed., Nov. 20, 2024, 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. morn., Nov. 2, 2024:  Play local DC auditions, American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) (NY/LA), DoubleTree by Hilton--Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Dr., Arlington, VA.

• Sun., Oct. 6, 2024, 11am:  Broadway Goes to Church, with performers Brittany Chanell Johnson, Rayshun LaMarr, and Imara Miles (private musical event), Nouveau Productions, Chevy Chase, MD. 

• Tues., Oct. 1, 2024, 7pm:  What the World Needs Now:  A Celebration of Dionne Warwick (see 9/22/2024 listing), with the American Pops Orchestra, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

• Sun., Sept. 29, 2024, 4pm:  Silence the Violence Concert, with the American Pops Orchestra and other local choirs, National United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW, Washington, DC.  Tickets:  $20.  

• Sat., Sept. 28, 2024, 8pm:  Piano/celesta with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, conducted by Sarah Hicks, for Icelandic-Chinese composer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey, All Things Go Festival, Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044.  (Rehearsal:  9/26 aft.)

• Wed., Sept. 25, 2024, 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!

• Mon. eve., Sept. 23, 2024:  Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards 2024, to the Presidents of Ghana (Akufo-Addo) and Italy (Meloni), Prime Minister of Greece (Mitsotakis), and Korean-American entertainment executive Miky Lee (CJ Group), featuring the American Pops Orchestra, Ziegfield Ballroom, 141 W. 54th Street, New York, NY. 

• Sun., Sept. 22, 2024, 7pm:  New Jersey Icon Arts Gala, on behalf of Axelrod Performing Arts Center, honoring Dionne Warwick, American Pops Orchestra with Deborah Cox (The Bodyguard), Cheyenne Elliot, Nova Y. Payton, Michelle Williams (Death Becomes Her), and Remember Jones, Bell Theater at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd., Holmdel, NJ.   (Rehearsal:  Sat. 9/21.)

• Mon., Sept. 16, 2024, 9pm:  Celebrating the music of the Beatles with members of the the American Pops Orchestra rhythm section, British Embassy, 3100 Mass. Ave. NW, Washington, DC.    

• Sun. morn., Sept. 15, 2024:  Accompany singer Nova Y. Payton, historic Blair House 200th Anniversary Celebration, 1651 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC.  

• Sat., Sept. 14, 2024, 3pm:  Accompany singer Dana Nearing in his cabaret, DTW>DCA, Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC.  Tickets:  $25 ($20/student), (202) 265-3767.

• Thurs., Sept. 5, 2024, 8pm:  37th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards, performing with members of the American Pops Orchestra, honoring writer-director Julio Torres, designer Carolina Herrera, Beautyblender Creator Rea Ann Silva, NBA Star Carmelo Anthony, legendary cumbia band Los Ángeles Azules, and posthumous honoree Roberto Clemente, Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC.  Recorded for PBS broadcast on 9/27, 10pm ET.   (Rehearsals:  9/4-9/5.)

• Wed., Aug. 21, 2024, 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!

• Tues., Aug. 13, through Sun., Sept. 1, 2024 (selected dates):  Keyboard 3 substitute, national tour of MAMMA MIA!, Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC.  Currently scheduled to perform 8/14, 8/17 mat., 8/22, 8/25 mat., 8/29 eve., 8/31 mat.

• Thurs., Aug. 15, 2024, pm:  Music Director/Pianist, Rodgers and Hammerstein with Company E Dance (singers Nova Payton, Sarah-Anne Sillers, Derrick Truby, and Angelo Harrington II), Olney Theatre Center, Outdoors Summer Series, Root Family Stage, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, MD 20832.  Tickets: $23-38.  (Rehearsal:  Fri. aft. 8/9.)

• Tues., July 23, through Sun., Aug. 11, 2024:  Keyboard 3, national tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL, Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC.

• Sun., July 21, 2024:  Play services, Arlington Temple United Methodist Church (ATUMC), temporarily at 1701 North Bryan Street, Arlington, VA.  

• Wed., July 17, 2024, 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., June 29, 8pm:  Signature Theatre presents Broadway in the Park, featuring Broadway's Laura Benanti (Gypsy, My Fair Lady, She Loves Me) and Jordan Fisher (Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, Dancing with the Stars) Filene Center, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA.   (Rehearsals: 6/27-29).

• Tues., June 25, through Sun., July 14, 2024 (playing Sun. mat./eve. 6/30 & 7/7, Sat. eve. 7/13, Sun. mat. 7/14):  Keyboard 2 substitute, North American tour of FUNNY GIRL, Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC.

• Fri., June 21, 2024, 8pm:  Guest pianist, Quintango, Lubber Run Park Amphitheater, 200 N. Columbus St., Arlington, VA 22203.  Admission free.

• Wed., June 19, 2024, 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!

• Mon., June 17, 2024, 7:30pm-10pm: Accompany monthly open mic, DC Cabaret Network, at Restaurant Rosemarino d'Italia (upstairs), 1714 Conn. Ave. NW, Washington, DC (Metrorail:  Dupont Circle (Red Line)).   BYO sheet music, no cover charge, but tip your pianist accordingly! 

• Sat., June 15, 2024, 2-2:30pm:  Accompany GenOUT (youth chorus), Family Day performance, Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC ((Metrorail:  Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red/Yellow/Green Lines).  Free.

• Wed., June 12, 2024, 6:30pm:  Accompany Susan Graham and Kresley Figueroa ("Flower Duet" from Delibes' Lakme) in a tribute to David Rubenstein and the Treasures Gallery, Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium, Washington, DC.

• Sun. eve., June 9, 2024:  Orchestra keyboards, Ford's Theatre Annual Gala, featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bernadette Peters, Josh Groban, Susan Egan, Michael Urie, & Emmy Russell, Ford's Theatre, 511 10th St. NW, Washington, DC 20004.  (Rehearsals:  Th.-Su., 6/6-6/9.)

• Wed., June 5, 2024, 7pm:  Perform with members of the American Pops Orchestra, 2024 CultureFix Cultural Diplomacy Awards Gala, presented to Gloria & Emilio Estefan et al., Meridian International Center, 1630 Crescent Place NW, Washington, DC.  

• Mon., June 3, 2024, 7:30pm:  Guest pianist, Quintango, Metrostage Cabaret Series at the Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314.  

• Sat., June 1, 2024, 12:15pm & 1:25pm:  Accompany GenOUT (youth chorus), Pride Family 

• Sun., May 26, 2024, 9:30am-1:30pm:  Accompany master classes, 2024 CS Music Vocal Convention & Competition, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC.  

• Sat., May 18, 2024, 12-3pm:  Accompany summer camp auditions, Adventure Theatre MTC Academy , 837-D Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. 

• Fri., May 17, 2024, 7pm:  Accompanying featured professional performers, Pre-Pro Cabaret Spotlight 2024, followed by 2024-25 season announcement, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812.  General admission:  $20.

• Wed., May 15, 2024, 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!

• Wed., May 8, 2024, 7pm:  Perform with members of the American Pops Orchestra, 2024 Atlantic Council Leadership Awards,  including honoree Michelle Yeoh, and presenter Cynthia Erivo, Waldorf Astoria, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC.

• Sun., May 5, 2024, 11am-5pm:  Play for open call auditions, Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre, Rockville, MD.  Open to students 16+ and members of the MC community, for credit or non-credit. "Singing: All participants need to prepare one piece, 32 bars in length. For the singing audition, participants must provide the proper sheet music in the correct key and cuts for the SDT staff accompanist."  Info:  summerdinnertheatre@montgomerycollege.edu.

• Wed., May 1, 2024, 6pm:  Accompany singer Bayla Whitten, DC Volunteer Lawyers Project 2024 Benefit, honoring Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Ritz-Carlton (West End), Washington, DC. 

• Wed., Apr. 25, 2024, 7pm:  Members of American Pops Orchestra, 2024 Nat'l Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Candlelight Vigil, with actor Anthony Edwards, Office for Victims of Crime, Off. of Justice Progs., U.S. Dep't of Justice, National Mall (between 3rd & 4th Street NW), Washington, DC.  Event will be livestreamed.  Registration and more information here.  

• Thurs., Apr. 18, 2024, 5:45pm:  Accompanying singer Nova Payton, dinner at ambassadorial residence, McLean, VA.  

• Mon., April 15, 2024, 7pm:  Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) 23/24 Gala, honoring Judith Light, John Lithgow, and Indira Varma, with presenters Ralph Fiennes and Laverne Cox, and performances by Jordan Donica (Camelot), Scarlett Strallen (Mary Poppins (West End)), and two-time Helen Hayes Award winner Nova Payton, accompanied by rhythm section of the American Pops Orchestra, at The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW, Washington, DC.   (Rehearsals: 4/14 eve., 4/15.)

• Tues., Apr. 9, 2024, 7-10pm:  Accompany Auditioning for Musical Theater class, taught by Bobby Smith, Theatre Lab, Mt. Vernon Pl. United Methodist Church, 900 Mass. Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001.

• Wed., Mar. 20, 2024, 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!

• Tues., Mar. 12, through Sun., Mar. 31, 2024 (performing 3/17 mat., 23 mat., 24, 26, 28 mat./eve.)):  Keyboard 2 substitute, national tour of COMPANY, Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC.

• Sun., Mar. 3, 2024, 10am:  Substitute pianist, Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church, 10125 Lakehaven Ct., Burke, VA 22015, 703-503-4579.

• Sat., Mar. 2, 2024, 7pm:  Accompany vocalist Erin Driscoll Gardiner in a concert of Harold Arlen standards, Greenspring Senior Living Community Center, 7440 Spring Village Drive, Springfield, VA.  Free admission.  

• Sat., Mar. 2, 2024, 9am:  Play workshop auditions, American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), Doubletree by Hilton, 300 Army Navy Dr., Arlington, VA.   

• Wed., Feb. 21, 2024, 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!

• Sun., Feb. 11, 2024, 2pm-3:30pm:  Lead combo accompanying the 7th Annual NextGen Vocal Competition, for college-age students, sponsored by the American Pops Orchestra, David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, 61 West 62nd Street, New York, NY.  Free; general admission.  (Rehearsal:  Sat., 2/10.)

• Tues., Feb. 6, 2024, 7:30-10pm:  Substitute rehearsal pianist, works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Capitol Hill Chorale, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC.]

• Sat., Feb. 3, 2024, 7:30-9pm:  American Pops Orchestra, "Broadway's Leading Men," taped for PBS broadcast, featuring Christian Borle (Some Like it Hot!; Smash), Jacob Gutierrez (Aladdin; Dear Edward), Christopher Jackson (Hamilton; And Just Like That), Telly Leung (Warrior; Aladdin; Allegiance), Norm Lewis (Phantom; Les Misérables), Alexis Michelle (RuPaul's Drag Race; Dragnificent), Matthew Morrison (Glee; Light in the Piazza), Nic Rouleau (Book of Mormon, Uncoupled), André De Shields (Hadestown; Ain’t Misbehavin’), Paulo Szot (& Juliet, The Metropolitan Opera), Cramton Auditorium, Childers Hall, Howard University, 2455 6th Street NW, Washington, DC (Metrorail:  Shaw-Howard U. Sta. (Green Line)).  Tickets: $10-55.  (Rehearsals: Fri./Sat. aft. 2/2 & 2/3).

• Sat., Jan. 20, 2024, 8pm:  Keyboards for Sonic Symphony World Tour 2023-24, Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW, Washington, DC (Metrorail:  Metro Center (Red, Blue/Orange/Silver Lines).  (Rehearsal:  1/20, 3:30-6pm.)

• Sat. morn., Jan. 20, 2024:  Rehearsal pianist, GenOUT Youth Chorus, sponsored by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, St. Thomas Parish (Dupont Circle), Washington, DC.

• Wed., Jan. 17, 2024, 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., Jan. 13, 2024, 2, 5 & 8pm:  Pianist for annual cabaret ("Selfies"), Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, Camp Rehoboth (Community Center), 37 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. 

• Sat., Jan. 6, 2024, 8:30am:  Play workshop auditions, American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), Doubletree by Hilton, 300 Army Navy Dr., Arlington, VA.   

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