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Nora’s Ark: The Original Jazz Musical

Published: May 28, 2026; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

When: June 6, 2026
Where: Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

Address: 250 Bedford Park, Boulevard West, The Bronx, NY 10468

Phone: +1 (718) 960-8833

Web: https://www.lehmancenter.org/

Written by Clifford Carlson and Eli Yamin, performed by Jazz Power Initiative Youth

Nora’s Ark, the jazz musical by Eli Yamin and Clifford Carlson, premiered in 2000 at the Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens and since then has been performed in 12 United States cities and in Montenegro in Serb-Croatian, Poland in Polish, and in the U.K. This 2026 production, produced by Jazz Power Initiative, is the Bronx premiere and will be performed by:

Performers: Jazz Power Initiative Middle School Workshop students ages 10-13.

Mark McGowan, trumpet, Lance Bryant, saxophone and flute, Itamar Miron, pianist/conductor, Jennifer Vincent, bass, Michael Nadler, drums.

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Time: 5:00 pm EST

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