Today let's honor, remember, celebrate and emulate the revolutionary work and words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by serving our communities every day.
🖼✍️🏾 reposted from @theaterofwar & @bam_brooklyn
Theater of War Productions and BAM
A Dramatic Reading of the Sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Composed and Arranged by Phil Woodmore
Directed by Bryan Doerries
Audience discussion co-facilitated by Bryan Doerries and De-Andrea Blaylock-Solar.
Theater of War Productions and BAM will present a special, live performance of The Drum Major Instinct to commemorate MLK Day 2026, featuring Jeffrey Wright, Zohran Mamdani, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, and Jumaane Williams reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermon “The Drum Major Instinct,”—a powerful, cautionary sermon about the impulse in all humans to be first—as a catalyst for a facilitated audience discussion about the relevance and resonance of Dr. King’s words today.
The reading will be accompanied by original and arranged music composed and conducted by Dr. Philip Woodmore, featuring a diverse choir of singers, including educators, activists, police officers, and members of the faith community from St. Louis, Missouri and Brooklyn, New York.
Performances by Jeffrey Wright, Zohran Mamdani, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, and Jumaane Williams, The Phil Woodmore Singers, Marcelle Davies-Lashley and Friends, and soloists De-Rance Blaylock, Duane Foster, John Leggette, and Daniel McRath.
Tickets are free for this event and will be distributed onsite on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 5:30pm on January 19 in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House lobby.
Please note that registering does not guarantee entry. We recommend arriving early. RSVP through the link in our bio.
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