Lily and Greg are living a demanding life in the city, coping with expenses, jobs and raising their two kids. What they've forgotten is how to make each other happy. As they bump into other people on their own paths to happiness, they find clues that lead them to remember how to truly connect. Two actors play all the roles in this odyssey about destiny, love and finding your soul mate.
Based on the iconic film starring Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie is a laugh-out-loud musical comedy with heart. Following a struggling actor who lands an unlikely role by adopting an onstage alter ego, this Broadway hit is a joyful celebration of ambition, reinvention, and unexpected love.
In 1969, The Who created a rock opera that changed the course of music history. And now, it’s back in a dazzling all-new production that feels more relevant than ever. Myth and spectacle combine in this fresh reinvention that includes the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free,” “See Me, Feel Me,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today.
Lily and Greg are living a demanding life in the city, coping with expenses, jobs and raising their two kids. What they've forgotten is how to make each other happy. As they bump into other people on their own paths to happiness, they find clues that lead them to remember how to truly connect. Two actors play all the roles in this odyssey about destiny, love and finding your soul mate.
The Silkroad Ensemble is ecstatic to announce GRAMMY-winning vocalist and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant as the special guest for a limited run of performances that promise to be rich, surprising, and full of musical discovery.
This bold collaboration began in 2023 with Salvant’s hauntingly original composition “Have You Seen My Man?” — a standout track on Silkroad’s American Railroad album, featuring Rhiannon Giddens and released on Nonesuch in 2024. The piece showcases Silkroad’s signature boundary-blurring artistry and group vocals—elements that will take center stage in this new program.
Expect a powerful fusion of improvisation, tradition, and unexpected musical turns as Salvant joins the Ensemble to explore connections across cultures and histories. With family roots in Haiti and France, she brings a deeply personal perspective to the idea of cultural exchange—shaped by a lifelong experience of moving between languages, identities, and stories. For Salvant, Silkroad offers an exciting opportunity to engage with musical traditions beyond her own ones she’s eager to learn from, challenge, and reimagine.
Salvant, a multi-disciplinary visual artist, notes "I make large hand-embroidered drawings on silk organza, which has influenced the way I make and think about music and the interplay between disciplines and mediums. I’m thinking about the ‘silk’ in ‘Silkroad’, about the connections between textile and song across cultures and throughout history."
FEATURING ARTISTS
• Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocals
• Maeve Gilchrist, harp
• Mazz Swift, violin
• Niwel Tsumbu, guitar
• Francesco Turrisi, frame drums, accordion
• Kaoru Watanabe, Japanese flutes and percussion
