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The New York Pops: ‘If I Ain’t Got You: The Best of R&B”

February 17, 2026

For Jackson, this concert marked her Carnegie Hall debut, and it was a thrilling one. Known to Broadway audiences for her luminous Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby" and for a career that moves fluidly between musical theater, concert work, film soundtracks, and voiceover, she sang with a sense of arrival rather than introduction—her sound clear, warm, and emotionally legible even at its softest. Wilson returned to The New York Pops after first appearing with the orchestra at its 41st Birthday Gala in 2024, and he sang with the confidence of someone who already understands how to live inside this ensemble. A Grammy-nominated artist with roots in Broadway ("The Wiz"), R&B, and contemporary recording, he brought an easy authority to the stage—rhythmic, grounded, and unforced. [more]

This Land Was Made

June 7, 2023

In its earliest scenes--as a Marvin Gaye record spins on the turntable, Adam Honoré's lighting design pairs naturalistically with Wilson Chin's meticulous set, and Dominique Fawn Hill and DeShon Elem's beautifully redolent costumes delight our eyes with vibrant patterns--"This Land Was Made" achieves an authenticity that makes you want to sit at the bar and order some lunch, too. Ironically, it's when Newton (Julian Elijah Martinez) and his comrade Gene (Curtis Morlaye) enter the story that the play's verisimilitude begins to come undone. Abandoning realism for audacious dramatic license, "This Land Was Made" turns into an intellectual showdown between Newton and Troy, with the latter becoming entangled in the fatal incident that led to Newton's imprisonment. [more]