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EAL - ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS

Multi-award-winning Elijah Ahmad Lewis (also musically known as EAL) is an internationally recognized entertainer, known for his energy, spontaneity, and creativity. Elijah’s music is heard as a mixture of contemporary Soul mixed with Pop, Gospel, and R&B. Growing up in the church, his influence was always Gospel. Coming from an entertainment based family, he started very early in the industry at the tender age of 7. His ears were always exposed to a variety of music from classical to Hip Hop and R&B. 

In 2006 Elijah became apart and now a founding member of Vy Higginsen's award-winning Gospel For Teens Program, where his craft was further nurtured in music, leadership, and in entertainment. He completed all program levels then stayed to give back to what was given to him. He then went on to become a vocal instructor, composer, and co-music director for the program, Mama Foundation for the Arts (School of the Gospel, Jazz, and R&B Arts), and the critically acclaimed group Sing Harlem.

 

He began recording in early 2009 when he released his first single “So Sorry.” He would continue to make his mark in the music industry and eventually release and self-produce an album creating a boy band with some close friends from high school in what became known as the group VIBEZ. Their album “MADE FOR YOUR RADIO” was released under his own music group label, Lacoustic Records, in 2011. He would continue to make an impact musically and release his first EP, “YOU” in 2012.  With now being re-branded recording under the name EAL, he has recently released new music "DOWN" studio recording and live recording with his band THE360CREW)and "BROWN SUGA" in anticipation of his new project coming.

In addition to cultivating his own musical efforts, EAL has also worked with some of the biggest artists in music too, including Madonna, Mary Mary, Ariana Grande, Alessia Cara, Cissy Houston, Marc Cohn, Chance the Rapper, SZA and his uncle James “JT” Taylor (The Voice of Kool and the Gang) in arenas and events such as the Grammys, SNL, The Tonight Show, Carnage Hall, The Apollo, Madison Square Garden, and various TV shows and networks to name a few. 

 

Along with being a much-heralded musician, he is also a sought after actor. Appearing in shows and musicals such as, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat,” “The Piano Lesson,” “Guys and Dolls,” “The Importance of Being Earnest,” “A Lesson Before Dying” and also a number of his God-family shows including “Sing Harlem Sing,” “Let The Music Play...Gospel” and as the Minister Of Music in the longest black running Off-Broadway theater musical in the history of American theater, the gospel classic “Mama, I Want To Sing”. He was recently in "POWER BOOK III: RAISIN KANAN" and Jussie Smollett's recent "B-Boy Blues".

 

Elijah is also an ambitious entrepreneur, owning three companies, and extended brands. 

He has recently been seen starring as Stevie Wonder in Berry Gordy’s Hit Broadway Musical “Motown The Musical" and Principal Standby covering the roles of David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, and Otis Williams in the record-breaking Hit Broadway Tony Award®-Winning Musical "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations"on Broadway. He now stars as David Ruffin in the First National Tour of "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations".

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CREDITS
THEATRICAL CREDITS

AIN'T TOO PROUD - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS (FIRST NATIONAL TOUR) David Ruffin

AIN'T TOO PROUD - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS (BROADWAY)  Principal Standby (David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams)

MANDELA - THE MUSICAL (AEA READING) Makgatho/Sipho

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (BROADWAY RETURN)  Stevie Wonder, Jackie Wilson, Ensemble

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (SECOND NATIONAL TOUR) Stevie Wonder, Jackie Wilson, Ensemble, Internal Swing

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (FIRST NATIONAL TOUR) Stevie Wonder, Levi Stubbs, Ensemble

MAMA, I WANT TO SING (OFF BROADWAY, JAPAN ) Minister Of Music

HARLEM SINGS JAZZ (OFF BROADWAY) Featured Vocalist

LET THE MUSIC PLAY... GOSPEL! (OFF BROADWAY) Featured Vocalist

SING HARLEM SING (OFF BROADWAY) Chuck Berry, Featured Vocalist

GUYS AND DOLLS (REGIONAL) Nathan Detroit u/s Sky Masterson

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM COAT (REGIONAL) Pharoah, Asher u/s Joseph

A LESSON BEFORE DYING (REGIONAL) Grant

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (REGIONAL) Papa Ge

A DOLLS HOUSE (REGIONAL) Torvald

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (REGIONAL) Dr. Chasuble

THE PIANO LESSON (REGIONAL) Avery

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (REGIONAL) Stanley Kowalski

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (REGIONAL) Sir Harry

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (REGIONAL) Gaston

THE WIZ (REGIONAL) Scarecrow

FILM CREDITS

B-BOY BLUES (JUSSIE SMOLLETT, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER) 

MAMA, I WANT TO SING  (CHOIR DIRECTOR) CODE BLACK

AMERICA - STARRING ROSIE O'DONNELL  (EXTRA) LIFETIME

VOICEOVERS CREDITS

MY UNORTHODOX LIFE - AD VOICEOVER - SERIES - NETFLIX

BURIED BY THE BERNARD'S - AD VOICEOVER - SERIES - NETFLIX

BOYS IN THE BAND - SOMETHING PERSONAL - AD VOICEOVER - MOVIE - NETFLIX

BOYS IN THE BAND - AD VOICEOVER - MOVIE - NETFLIX

FITBIT IONIC  - AD

AMERICA - STARRING ROSIE O'DONNELL - EXTRA

KUDDY THE CARING CRAB - CARTOON BOOK - EPHRIAM

TV CREDITS

POWER BOOK III: RAISIN KANAN (FEATURED EXTRA/HUSTLER) STARZ

CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER (FEATURED PERFORMER - AIN'T TOO PROUD THE MUSICAL) NBC

ONE NIGHT ONLY: THE BEST OF BROADWAY (FEATURED PERFORMER - AIN'T TOO PROUD THE MUSICAL) NBC

MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE (AIN'T TOO PROUD THE MUSICAL) NBC

GRAMMY AWARDS (SZA) CBS

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON (MOBY) NBC

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON (CHANCE THE RAPPER) NBC

NICKELODEON HALO AWARDS (ALESSIA CARA) NICKELODEON

CELEBRITY APPRENTICE (ARSENIO HALL, CLAY AKIEN) NBC

60 MINUTES (FEATURED - 2X EMMY AWARD-WINNING ) CBS

BOBBY JONES GOSPEL (CISSY HOUSTON) BET

HOPE FOR HAITI TELETHON (MADONNA) MTV

106 AND GOSPEL (HOUSE BAND SINGER) BET

THE CHAPELLE SHOW (EXTRA/MILK BOY) COMEDY CENTRAL

MUSIC CREDITS
MUSIC CREDITS

SZA

ALICE SMITH

USHER

JAMES "JT" TAYLOR

MADONNA

ARIANA GRANDE

THE ROOTS

LYKKI LI

MOBI

CHANCE THE RAPPER

ALESSIA CARA

CISSY HOUSTON

SHIRLEY CEASER

ARSINEO HALL

MARY MARY

KIERA SHIERD

MARC COHN

JESSIE NORMAN

MARIO 

JACKSON BOWNE

HEZEKIAH WALKER

BYRON CAGE

CLAY AKIN

DONNIE MCCLURIN

WORKED WITH

 

CICELY TYSON

LYNN WHITFIELD

MARVIN WINANS

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