A beloved character in the comedy musical Funny Girl is showing Dallas what tap dance is all about. Broadway Dallas is presenting Funny Girl through Aug. 18 at the Music Hall at Fair Park. Directed by ...

Casel’s newest show is a vibrant, history-rooted celebration of tap dance and community. Photo: Patrick Randak “It’s been a mission of mine to transform the way audiences view and experience tap dance ...

Being in the moment is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in the dance world. But in this improvised solo by the tap dancer Ayodele Casel, having such focus is key. Set to a duet recorded by the ...

Look, we’re not challenging the fun facts page of her website, but Casel is, after all, the tap choreographer for the recent Broadway revival of ‘Funny Girl,” the First National Tour of which is about ...

EXPLORES IDENTITY AND LEGACY IN AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PLAY. IT’S CALLED DIARY OF A TAP DANCER, AND IT’S PREMIERING ON STAGE THIS MONTH AT THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER IN CAMBRIDGE. JOINING US NOW IS ...

Ayodele Casel (creator, choreographer, performer) dances in A.R.T.’s world-premiere production of "Diary of a Tap Dancer." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios and Maggie Hall) You could hear her before you ...

Juanita Pitts. Jeni Le Gon. Cora LaRedd. Louise Madison. Marion Coles. Nearly every time she’s handed a microphone, tap dancer Ayodele Casel finds a way to invoke these names: the names of the women ...

CAMBRIDGE - Writer, dancer, choreographer and actor Ayodele Casel is telling her own story in a world premiere piece at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Diary of a Tap Dancer ...

How big of a deal is Funny Girl tap choreographer Ayodele Casel in the dance world? Let’s just say she has her own U.S. postage stamp. (And yes, she’s used it!) Her star status is all the more ...

VJM: Thank you both for giving of your time to answer my questions. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of two Choreographers being hired for the same Broadway show, not even a revival, that I can think of.