THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field
Presents
A Rome Neal Banana Puddin’ Jazz Production
Salute To
MOTOWN
Monday, December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $20 General Admission
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions
Featured Vocalists
ROME NEAL, THERESA PHILLIP, WYNNTER SALLAM, FRANK SENIOR,
ANNETTE ST.JOHN, STEPH WALKER
Musicians:
ANDRE CHEZ LEWIS (piano) ALEXANDER ANDRIC (bass)
DWAYNE COOK BROADNAX (drums) PATIENCE HIGGINS (sax)
Featured musicians from Broadway Musical MOTOWN;
Patience Higgins played in the orchestra for the original Broadway production of Motown the Musical as a reed player (tenor saxophone, flute, and clarinet).
He is a prolific Broadway musician whose other credits include The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago, and Avenue Q.
Andre Chez Lewis worked on the Broadway production of Motown the Musical, though primarily in a musical capacity rather than as an onstage actor. His credits for the show include serving as a rehearsal pianist in 2014 and working as a musical director.
While he has been cast as a pianist in films like A Complete Unknown, his involvement with Motown the Musical was part of the music department.
Would you like me to find more information about his other Broadway credits?
(Complimentary Banana Puddin’)