ICON: THE VOICES THAT CHANGED MUSIC
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Capathia Jenkins
Capathia Jenkins
The Brooklyn-born and raised singer and actor, Capathia Jenkins, made her Broadway debut in The Civil War, then starred in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell. She returned to Broadway in The Look of Love, then created the roles of‘ The Washing Machine’ in Caroline, Or Change and‘ Frieda May’ in Martin Short-Fame Becomes Me. In 2007, she went back to Off-Broadway and starred in( mis) Understanding Mammy-The Hattie McDaniel Story for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She was also seen in Nora Ephron’ s Love, Loss, and What I Wore and starred as‘ Medda’ in the hit Disney production of Newsies on Broadway.
An active concert artist, Ms. Jenkins has appeared with numerous orchestras around the world, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony( with Marvin Hamlisch), Philly Pops, San Francisco Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and many others. In October 2025, Ms. Jenkins traveled to Bratislava to perform at the Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic. Ms. Jenkins had the great honor of performing in the‘ Broadway Ambassadors to Cuba’ concert as part of the Festival De Teatro De La Habana. She has performed at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops multiple times, and sang in a Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch at the Library of Congress.
She is a founder and board member of Black Theatre United. Socia Media @ capathianyc
Ryan Shaw
Ryan Shaw is a three-time GRAMMYnominated artist for his solo projects, This is Ryan Shaw, In Between, and Real Love. He has shared the stage with such artists as Van Halen, Bonnie Raitt, John Legend, B. B. King, and Jill Scott. His music has been featured on So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with The Stars, Grey’ s Anatomy, and Lincoln Heights, and the films My Blueberry Nights and Bride Wars, as well as the Sex and the City soundtrack. He starred as Judas in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’ s Olivier Award-winning London production of Jesus Christ Superstar, as the original Stevie Wonder in Motown: The Musical on Broadway, and on London’ s West End as the Soul of Michael Jackson in Thriller Live. Ryan has performed at the world’ s most prestigious concert halls including Radio City Music Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall.
Ryan’ s last album, Imagining Marvin, showcases Marvin Gaye hits alongside
Ryan Shaw
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Ryan’ s original songs and features GRAMMY Award-winning co-writers Valerie Simpson and Rob Thomas, and special guests Derek Trucks, Rob Thomas, Robert Randolph and Shoshana Bean. Ryan’ s newest single, Rising Up, is an inspirational call to action. The full album will be released in early 2026. Simultaneously with Rising Up, Ryan recently released a new duo album with Ray Angry entitled OFF Broadway. This project features contemporary and progressive soul versions of classic Broadway songs spanning over 70 years.
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