ony award winner Savion Glover stars as Man Ray, a tap-dancing street artist who becomes a 21st century minstrel. Glover became one of the
youngest men in history to be nominated for a Tony Award for his performance
in "Black and Blue" at age 21. He made his Broadway debut as the title
character in "The Tap Dance Kid" at the age of 12, He appeared on Broadway
opposite Gregory Hines in "Jelly's Last Jam," and in 1996 rocketed to
international stardom when he won a Tony for his dancing and choreography of
the smash Broadway hit, "Bring in Da Noize, Bring In Da Funk."
Glover made his feature film debut in Tap, starring opposite Gregory Hines
and Sammy Davis, Jr. On television, he has appeared in "Dance in America:
Tap!" with Hines and Tommy Tune, as well as on The Academy Awards, Black
Filmmakers Hall of Fame and has been a series regular on "Sesame Street."
He has also danced in a tribute to the Nicholas Brothers on "The Kennedy
Center Honors" for CBS. In 1998, he choreoraphed the cable movie "The Rat
Pack."
Savion Glover has danced on concert stages throughout the world, including
the Moulin Rouge, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. He recently
choreographed a work for the Washington Society for the Performing Arts in
association with the NEA and has just received an Endowment Grant for
Choreography, making him the youngest person in NEA history to receive this
honor.
ony award winner Savion Glover stars as Man Ray, a tap-dancing street artist who becomes a 21st century minstrel. Glover became one of the
youngest men in history to be nominated for a Tony Award for his performance
in "Black and Blue" at age 21. He made his Broadway debut as the title
character in "The Tap Dance Kid" at the age of 12, He appeared on Broadway
opposite Gregory Hines in "Jelly's Last Jam," and in 1996 rocketed to
international stardom when he won a Tony for his dancing and choreography of
the smash Broadway hit, "Bring in Da Noize, Bring In Da Funk."
