Tappin' Thru Life

11/20/2016

Final performance at Penn's Landing Playhouse today - 2pm!

11/18/2016

We ❤️ Philly!
closes SUNDAY at Penn's Landing Playhouse! 🎭

11/17/2016

Our run at Penn's Landing Playhouse is almost over! 😢 BUT you have until SUNDAY to catch us there!

TICKETS: plplayhouse.com

11/15/2016

Dancer, Singer, Storyteller | Maurice Hines

Maurice Hines is a star of stage, screen and television. He commenced his acclaimed career at the age of five, studying tap at the Henry LeTang Dance Studio in New York City. Mr. LeTang recognized his extraordinary talents and was soon choreographing numbers specifically for Maurice and his brother.

Soon, the brothers were appearing on Broadway and touring as the opening act for headliners such as Lionel Hampton and Gypsy Rose Lee. Their father then joined the act and shortly thereafter "Hines, Hines & Dad" was performing to rave reviews in New York, Las Vegas and Europe in addition to appearing on "The Pearl Bailey Show", "Hollywood Palace", and "The Tonight Show". Mr. Hines pursued a solo career and success soon followed when he was chosen to star as Nathan Detroit in the National Touring Company of Guys and Dolls. After his thrilling performance, Broadway beckoned and Maurice went on to perform in hit musicals "Eubie!", "Bring Back Birdie", and "Sophisticated Ladies". Maurice made his big screen debut in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club." As the film hit theaters across the country, so did Ballet Tap USA, a dance company created by Mr. Hines and Mercedes Ellington.

Hines has directed and choreographed a number of shows, including "Uptown...It's Hot!", the National Tour of "Satchmo", "Harlem Suite", "The Radio City Spectacular" "Havana Night", "The Red Shoes", and "Broadway Soul Jam". He also directed and choreographed the music video for Quincy Jones' "I'll Be Good to You". His critically acclaimed jazz albums Maurice: I've Never Been In Love Before and To Nat 'King' Cole With Love are on the Arbors label. As always, all of Mr. Hines's performances are dedicated to his mother Alma, Susan Weaving, and Stanley Kay.

FUN FACT: Maurice Hines was the first African - American director for Radio City Music Hall!!

11/14/2016

Our fabulous DIVAs on working with Tappin' Thru Life and
Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra! 💗🎵

11/11/2016

The Manzari Brothers| Dancers |

John and Leo Manzari are Helen Hayes Award and Ovation Award nominated tap dancers/performers. The brothers have performed all over the United States at renowned venues such as Off-Broadway's New World Stages, The Kennedy Center, The Lincoln Theater, The Apollo Theater, Lincoln Center and Arena Stage. In addition to theatre, the tap dancing duo has made television appearances on PBS' special Michael Feinstein at the Rainbow Room, The Jerry Lewis Telethon, and FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance.

FUN FACT: Leo and John were awarded the Shirley Chisholm Trailblazer Award from the National Congress of Black Women in recognition of their work!

11/10/2016

So proud to have these wonderful dancers on our team!

11/09/2016

One night only! Tappin' Thru Life "concert version" at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
December 6th | 7:30 & 9:30 pm

Maurice Hines is “Tappin Thru Life” with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra performing live at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in New York City on Dec

11/07/2016

A few months ago, we taped for The Kate - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center season two.

Check out Maurice Hines' artist page on their site!

“Theater is the ultimate. The one thing we think about is pleasing the audience and they give it right back, and when they do its heaven.”

11/04/2016

Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Saxophone |

Amy Griffiths is a saxophonist and woodwind specialist living and working as a freelance musician in New York City. She has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan and she can be heard in diverse musical settings from jazz and popular music to classical solo and chamber music. She has recorded for the Albany Records, Rock-It Science, and Raspberry Moon labels and her performances have been broadcast by NPR affiliates throughout the nation.

Since moving to NYC in 2015, Amy has performed with Tappin’ Thru Life/the DIVA Jazz Orchestra and in numerous cabarets and musicals in venues such as Feinstein’s 54 Below, the Cutting Room, the Metropolitan Room, and Joe’s Pub. She currently teaches saxophone and clarinet at the Third Street Music School Settlement.

Prior to moving to NYC, Amy taught saxophone and jazz at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus, GA and performed regularly with numerous big bands and small groups in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast.

Amy Griffiths is a Selmer Artist and she performs on Selmer of Paris saxophones exclusively.

FUN FACT: Amy can be heard on “Shifting Cells” released in 2012 with the Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble

11/03/2016

The Manzari Brothers on that time The Hines Brothers danced on Sesame Street 🎭✨