Some of the great joys across many Performance Series seasons have been those moments, just minutes into the concert, that you realize you’re in the presence of extraordinary new talent already on the way to great achievement and stardom. Think Benny Benack III, Stella Katherine Cole, and Jabu Graybeal, to name a few. 

Led by Emmy-nominated crooner Benny Benack III and social media sensation Stella Katherine Cole, “Some Enchanted Evening” takes you on a jazz-inspired journey through the greatest hits of Broadway’s Golden Age to the freshest hits of today. From Hammerstein to Hamilton and everything in between,  this multi-disciplinary musical mashup also showcases Jabu Graybeal, a one-of-a-kind talent and tap-dancing star.

From Pittsboro, NC, dancer, producer, and musical artist Jabu Graybeal first studied with JUBA award winner Gene Medler of the Chapel Hill Ballet School and was a member for 9 years of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE), one of the most renowned youth tap companies in the world. Jabu is a Jacob’s Pillow and YoungArts Foundation alumnus who has performed with a diverse group of companies, such as Caleb Teicher & Company, Chloe Arnold’s Apartment 33 and the band, Postmodern Jukebox. He was the first tap dancer to be accepted into the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Workshop at the Newport Jazz Festival and was included, under a nomination from Michelle Dorrance, in the December 2017 issue of DanceSpirit magazine as one of the dancers to look for in the next generation of tap. 

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