Nora’s Ark: The Original Jazz Musical
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.
Leadership:
- Kena Onyejekwe, senior theatre teacher
- Antoinette Montegue, senior voice teacher
- D’Asia Brunson, assistant theatre teacher
- Itamar Miron, assistant music teacher and pianist
- Dr. Eli Yamin, musical director, composer
- Janny Gonzalez, executive producer
- Arlene Rodriguez, executive producer
- Alexandra Mandell, stage manager and assistant producer
- Diana Valck, technical director
Time: 5:00 pm EST
Free!
