Jason Samuels Smith, tapper with a vision, at the Joyce
By Carrie Stern
Emmy Award-winning choreographer Jason Samuels Smith is a tapper with a vision. Stepping beyond your average Broadway musical, Smith, his stellar dancers and actors — Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Chloe Arnold, Baakari Wilder, Zakiya Young, Frank Harts and Brooklyn’s own Michelle Dorrance — along with director, actor and tap dancer Dulé Hill and writer-director Awoye Timpo, have created a new sort of tap show that traces Smith’s artistic process from conception through realization.
The show, which will be performed at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea on July 3 – 7, will feature three works, including two world premieres.