The Tap Dance Kid (1983) now strutting fitfully at Ensemble Theatre, has a basic problem at its core in that the title character is not the main focus of the story. What derails Tap Dance is that ...

Alde Lewis and Zamira Williams hit the boards in The Tap Dance Kid. Credit: Photo by Carlos Figueroa @JPEGSbyCarlos Alde Lewis recalls dancing on Broadway with Tommy Tune as his director and ...

This nostalgic, Tony Award–winning 1983 musical is all about family dynamics. Young Willi wants nothing more than to follow in the footsteps of her mother and Uncle Dipsey as a dancer. Her father, ...

What happens when a child’s dream clashes with a parent’s vision for the future? “The Tap Dance Kid,” on stage at Houston’s Ensemble Theatre, brings that question to life through electrifying ...

The Ensemble Theatre stages "The Tap Dance Kid," a musical about a 10-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a dancer, despite pressure from his father to follow a more traditional path. Inspired by his ...