Tap and Jazz,  from the Roaring 20s to the 2020s
Demi Remick and Dancers will perform tap dances to classic jazz and more modern numbers at Sharon Playhouse on March 5. Photo courtesy Sharon Playhouse

Tap and Jazz, from the Roaring 20s to the 2020s

Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, Conn., will present “Radio Days,” a vignette-style tap dance performance that takes you from the Roaring 20s to the 2020s, on Saturday, March 5.

The two performances, at 7 and 9 p.m. on the Bok stage, are by New York City dance company Demi Remick and Dancers.

The dancers perform to  the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Scott Bradlee, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and more.

Tickets are $35. Review COVID-19 protocols and purchase tickets by visiting www.sharonplayhouse.org.

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