DancEllington at Town Hall Ellington, Mercedes performer Hines, Gregory performer Nicholas, Harold performer Glover, Savion performer Fredo, John performer Concert 1987-03-03 The Town Hall A gala benefit for the Duke Ellington Memorial Fund featuring Mercedes Ellington's jazz tap company DancEllington. Directed by Bernard Johnson Maurice Hines and Harold Nicholas contributed a free-wheeling duet; Savion Glover, "a young master-tapper offered a show-stopping solo he choreographed to "Take the A-Train"; The program also served as a showcase for the DancEllington company, a group of 15 powerhouse tappers who performed "Pretty and the Wolf" chor. Mercedes Ellington, Maurice Hines, and Bernard Johnson to music by Ellington: Mercedes playing the Pretty; John Fredo as Wolf; with Stephen Mancuso and Jim Rixie; Debbie Dimeo as Hot Stuff. Elsewhere on the program, solos by Fredo and Miss Ellington. (Jennifer Dunning, "The Dance: Ellington Celebration" New York Times March 5, 1987, c14). Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Savion Glover (biography) loc.music.tdabio.98 Gregory Hines (biography) loc.music.tdabio.106 Mercedes Ellington (biography) loc.music.tdabio.87 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.2505