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The Spirit of the Savoy Ballroom
Ariana DeBose: Authenticity
The Paradise Garage: Reimagined by C'mon Everybody
Café Society at The Appel Room
A Little Touch of Rateliff
¡VAYA! Dance Night at the Palladium
Here is a place you belong
Experience the Songbook from today's leading voices
Your new David Geffen Hall sets the stage for this year's headlining concerts. On April 1, Nathaniel Rateliff sings the American Songbook and the songs of Harry Nilsson, breathing new life into contemporary folk rock—welcoming soul, country, gospel, and Broadway. Soon after, on April 8, Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) premieres Authenticity, a new Broadway and pop musical revue packed with mashups, medleys, and candid storytelling.
NYC's revolutionary cabaret, Café Society, comes back to life
Join us on April 5–7 for three evenings of music and comedy conceived by multiple Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe. Each night, audiences in the stunning Appel Room will be taken back in time to Café Society—one of the first integrated nightclubs in the country and birth place of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit”—for a unique cabaret starring: the Matt Ray Trio, Rizo and Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Mykal Kilgore and Aminah Imani, and Raye Zaragoza and Jordan Carlos.
The spirit of legendary dance clubs and ballrooms awakens
Also conceived by George C. Wolfe, this April, the David Rubenstein Atrium is transformed into the hottest, most influential dance clubs and ballrooms that New York City ever encountered. Be transported to a 1970s disco at the famed gay underground scene of Paradise Garage; swing up to Harlem's Savoy Ballroom for a hot jazz big band; and dance the mambo with Tito Rodríguez, Jr., playing Palladium Ballroom-era classics with a contemporary twist. All at the Atrium. All for FREE!We've sent an email to the address you provided. To complete your subscription, please click the link in the email.
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Lead Support for American Songbook is made possible by Holland America Line, celebrating their 150th Anniversary
Corporate Support is provided by PGIM
Additional support is provided by Barbara H. Block and The Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation
Major support is provided by the Mellon Foundation and the Shubert Foundation
Additional support is provided by the DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund
Lincoln Center’s artistic excellence is made possible by the dedication and generosity of our board members
Operation of Lincoln Center’s public plazas is supported in part with public funds provided by the City of New York
Programs are made possible, in part, with public funds provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Empire State Development, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor, Mayor of the City of New York, the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council
NewYork-Presbyterian is the Official Hospital of Lincoln Center
United Airlines is the Preferred Artist Airline of Lincoln Center Presents
Steinway is Lincoln Center’s Preferred Piano Partner
American Songbook: A Place You Belong
April 1–21, 2023
New York City has never been only one place. It is five boroughs, hundreds of neighborhoods, and thousands of distinctive communities with their own unique culture centers. It is in these dance clubs and music halls where we have always met to learn the truest things about each other, where we sing, laugh, and dream the future into life together. For American Songbook: A Place You Belong, with the guidance of the writer, filmmaker, producer, and multiple Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe, four of NYC's influential but long-lost performance spaces and dance clubs will be resurrected on the Lincoln Center campus. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to turn back the clock and experience the thrill of a visit to Midtown's Latin jazz mecca, the Palladium Ballroom; SoHo's pioneering disco, Paradise Garage; Harlem's home of the Lindy Hop, the Savoy Ballroom; and the West Village's historically significant cabaret, Café Society, with shows spotlighting modern performers honoring the traditions of these iconic venues.
Thanks to Our Supporters
Lead Support for American Songbook is made possible by Holland America Line, celebrating their 150th Anniversary
Corporate Support is provided by PGIM
Additional support is provided by Barbara H. Block and The Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation
Major support is provided by the Mellon Foundation and the Shubert Foundation
Additional support is provided by the DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund
Lincoln Center’s artistic excellence is made possible by the dedication and generosity of our board members
Operation of Lincoln Center’s public plazas is supported in part with public funds provided by the City of New York
Programs are made possible, in part, with public funds provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Empire State Development, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor, Mayor of the City of New York, the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council
NewYork-Presbyterian is the Official Hospital of Lincoln Center
United Airlines is the Preferred Artist Airline of Lincoln Center Presents
Steinway is Lincoln Center’s Preferred Piano Partner
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For tickets and box office information, please contact CenterCharge at 212-721-6500 on Monday–Saturday 10:00 am–8:00 pm and Sunday noon–6:00 pm.
For general inquiries about this year's American Songbook, contact Guest Experience at 212-875-5456 or [email protected].
Learn more about the venues
David Geffen Hall
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023 / View map
Welcome to your new David Geffen Hall, the new cultural home for New York. The Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall is designed with optimized sightlines in mind, resulting in a more unified and intimate relationship between audience and performer. Learn more »
American Songbook events at David Geffen Hall: A Little Touch of Rateliff and Ariana DeBose: Authenticity
David Rubenstein Atrium
61 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023 / View map
The David Rubenstein Atrium is where arts and democracy converge—committed to the values of radical welcoming, artistic innovation, open exchange of ideas, audience and artist intimacy, and community partnership. Learn more »
American Songbook events at the Atrium: A Tribute to the Paradise Garage: As Reimagined by C'mon Everybody, The Spirit of the Savoy Ballroom, and ¡VAYA! Dance Night at the Palladium
The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019 / View map
Based on the design of a Greek amphitheater, The Appel Room has one of New York City’s most dramatic and breathtaking backdrops: a 50’ by 83’ wall of glass overlooking Central Park, Columbus Circle, and the Manhattan skyline. Learn more »
American Songbook events at The Appel Room: Cabaret at the Café Society on April 5, April 6, and April 7
Parking
To reserve parking near David Geffen Hall or the David Rubenstein Atrium, call 212-721-6500 or visit the Parking Reservations website. For parking near The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center, call 212-490-3460.
Accessibility
Lincoln Center’s approach to accessibility mirrors our commitment to transform performing arts spaces to be more inclusive of our audiences’ identities and access needs by design, not as an afterthought or add-on.
Learn more about the accommodations at this year's venues:
David Geffen Hall
David Rubenstein Atrium
The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Health & Safety
Face masks are encouraged, but not required for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook events. If you have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days, a high quality, well-fitting face covering is required at all times. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is not required; however, we encourage everyone to complete their primary vaccination series and get boosted if eligible before attending.
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