Joshua Henry Just Got the 2026 Met Gala Off to a Rousing Start—With a Whitney Houston Homage
Joshua Henry simply opened the 2026 Met Gala pink carpet in high-octane type.
Dressed in a scarlet Bode go well with, Henry—who at present stars in Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of Ragtime—took the carpet on Monday night time with an exuberant cowl of “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” backed by a 12-person choir, eight dancers, and a four-piece band.
He started the music in the Greek and Roman sculpture galleries earlier than making his manner into the lunar paradise that’s presently the Met Gala’s Great Hall—after which onto the carpet, framed by nice curtains of colourful wisteria.
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With choreography by Ellenore Scott, who additionally served as an general artistic advisor for the efficiency, and music manufacturing by Joseph Abate, the second set a excessive watermark for the thrilling night to come.
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