Kean Stage presents groundbreaking Tony Award Winner Ali Stroker Live at Enlow Recital Hall
Join Broadway's Tony Award-winning performer Ali Stroker for an intimate live streamed concert with ASL interpretation and live captioning!
An Evening with Ali Stroker
WHEN: Saturday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m. EST.
WHERE: live streamed from Enlow Recital Hall
TICKETS: $25 and can be purchased online at www.keanstage.com.
An Evening with Ali Stroker will feature songs from the Great American Songbook from such composers as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Sondheim, Carole King, Stephen Schwartz, Rodgers and Hammerstein and more!
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Ali Stroker won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a
Musical for her role as Ado Annie in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! She made history
as the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway in Deaf West’s
acclaimed 2015 revival of Spring
Awakening. Stroker is an honorary board member of The National
Disability Theatre. Ali’s dedication to improving lives through the arts,
disabled or not, is captured in her motto: “Making Your Limitations Your
Opportunities.”
“Presenting Ali Stroker has been a dream of ours and we’re
delighted that she will bring her incredible talent, her energetic grace and
amazing voice to Enlow Recital Hall,” said Steve Cochran, Manager of Kean
Stage. “In our continuing efforts to make our shows more inclusive and
accessible, we’re making live captioning and ASL interpretation available for
our patrons with hearing loss and deafness.”
Kean Stage has continued its commitment to
offering world-class presentations that reflect the diversity of the arts,
audiences and artists. In October, Kean Stage made its return to live
performances with The Doo Wop
Project and The
Acrobats of Cirque-tacular at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium. The
following month, Kean Stage hosted the virtual ReelAbilities New Jersey Film Festival in
celebration of the lives, stories and artistic abilities of people with all
types of disabilities. In December, Kean Stage shifted its focus to virtual
Broadway concerts. Andrea McArdle, the 1977 Tony Award nominee for Best Actress
in a Musical, was the first to perform on the Enlow Recital Hall stage in nine
months.
About Kean
University
Founded in 1855,
Kean University is one of the largest metropolitan institutions of higher
education in the region, with a richly diverse student, faculty and staff
population. Kean continues to play a key role in the training of teachers and
is a hub of educational, technological and cultural enrichment serving more
than 16,000 students. The University’s six undergraduate colleges offer more
than 50 undergraduate degrees over a full range of academic subjects. The
Nathan Weiss Graduate College offers six doctoral degree programs and more than
80 options for graduate study leading to master’s degrees, professional
diplomas or certifications. With campuses in Union, Toms River, Jefferson and
Manahawkin, New Jersey, and Wenzhou, China, Kean University furthers its
mission by providing an affordable and accessible world-class education. Visit www.kean.edu.
About Kean Stage
Kean Stage at
Kean University educates, entertains and challenges audiences by presenting
high-quality programs that reflect the diversity of the region and of the arts.
These cultural offerings complement the intellectual life of the classroom for
our students, increase opportunities for community engagement, and provide
affordable access to the arts for New Jersey residents. Audiences of all ages
are invited to enjoy a wide range of professional theatre, Broadway tours,
dance performances, concerts, international films and family-friendly shows. In
addition, Kean Stage encourages University students to attend events, and
provides several opportunities to explore the performing arts through master
classes, workshops, lectures, and employment opportunities as ushers, backstage
technicians and box office staff. Visit www.keanstage.com.
Photo by Jenny Anderson.
