JENNY LYNN STEWART, dramatic soprano, is a performer of uncommon versatility.

In 2021 Jenny officially became a member of the New York City Artist Corps when she received a $5,000 City Artists Corps Grant from New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA).

Ms. Stewart was recognized for The New York Spirit, a musical program of uplifting and inspiring songs targeted for the 55+ senior audience together with stories of success during the pandemic intended to lift the audiences' spirits and inspire them for their lives going forward.

Lincoln Center's Library for the Performing Arts was Jenny's original participating partner for The New York Spirit for a performance on September 18, 2021 that was free and open to the public, a requirement of the grant. Due to Covid restrictions, the New York Library system decided to postpone all in person performances.

Jenny contacted the City Artist Corps and told them about the development. She was told that The New York Spirit must have a performance that was free and open to the public by October 31, 2021 or she would have to return the grant money.

After spending countless hours searching for a participating partner who would host The New York Spirit for a concert that was free and open to the public, Jenny found Bruce's Garden. There, she met the Artistic Director, Aaron Scott, who agreed to host a performance of The New York Spirit that was free and open to the public on Saturday, October 23, 2021. Aaron Scott, in addition to being the Artistic Director of Bruce's Garden, is a well-known jazz musician and played drums with the McCoy Tyner Trio.

The New York Spirit has come full circle and is now scheduled for a performance at Lincoln Center's New York Public Library on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 2 P.M. The concert is free and open to the public.

Jenny has toured in the United States and internationally in such Rodgers and Hammerstein classics as Carousel (Nettie) and The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess) with fellow artists including Marie Osmond, John Davidson and Patrick Cassidy.

Ms. Stewart's performance of her one-woman show "Give a Little Bit More, Richard Rodgers Revisited" at Don't Tell Mama in New York City received amazing reviews including John Hoglund of BackStage saying "I believe she sounds most like a combination of a very young Barbara Cook and the late opera great Eileen Farrell. Her luminous sound fills the room with vocal magic." Audiences left the club full of joy and passionate about the performance.

Her classical music career includes solo performances at Carnegie Hall and the title roles in Aida and Tosca.

She has received reviews in "The Boston Globe," "Backstage," "The Greenville News," and "Press Focus" to name just a few. "The Boston Globe," for instance, wrote "As the Mother Abbess, Jenny Lynn Stewart turns in a very successful 'Climb Every Mountain.' Outside 'Sister Act,' where else could a nun get such an emphatic standing ovation?"

Some of her tailor-made programs include a "Tribute to Barbara Cook," "On Broadway: The Forties and Fifties," "The Sixties: On Broadway," "Lift Your Spirit (That's The Spirit)," "Sondheim, Rodgers and Kern," and "Magical Musical Moments," a potpourri of Jenny's unique offerings featuring moments from Broadway shows, popular songs and classic opera arias. Her shows have been described as "classy, elegant, and fun-filled and holds great appeal for audiences of all demographics." She specializes in preparing programs for unique purposes such as fund-raisers, political events, and corporate events.