Family of lacking Broadway dancer Zelig Williams holding religion he'll return residence secure

It’s been greater than per week since a Broadway dancer who delighted crowds whereas performing in Tony Award-winning reveals akin to “Hamilton” went lacking, and his household pleaded Sunday for any info that might result in his secure return.

Zelig Williams, 28, was staying along with his mom in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, for the reason that summer time and had been internet hosting specialised dance workshops. Kathy Williams final noticed her son on the morning of Oct. 3 and all the things appeared regular when he left, her cousin Mieoki Corbett Jacobs instructed NBC News.

Later that day, certainly one of her son’s associates residing in New York City reached out to say they obtained an SOS alert on their cellphone on Oct. 3 indicating the dancer had been in a automotive crash.

Police discovered his automotive in a single day within the early hours of Oct. 5 parked in quite a bit for the Palmetto Trail, close to Wateree, South Carolina, with no indicators of a crash, Corbett Jacobs mentioned.

Zelig Williams’ household, associates and group are holding on to religion that God is with him, she added.

“It may be very, very tough,” Corbett Jacobs mentioned. “It is a battle, however they’re holding near the idea that Zelig will return residence.”

Zelig Williams.Courtesy Williams Family

His mom requested anybody with info to succeed in out to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. She additionally warned that her son requires remedy and could possibly be in a really susceptible state when he’s discovered.

“And please preserve sharing on social media … and don’t similar to it,” Kathy Williams mentioned. “Share it far and large, share it with all of the those that they know, as a result of it should unfold much more.”

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the Columbia Police Department didn’t instantly reply to request for feedback.

The 28-year-old has starred in a two critically acclaimed musicals, together with “MJ: The Musical,” and traveled with Hugh Jackman on the actor’s tour, “The Man. The Music. The Show.” Jackman posted about Zelig Williams to his Instagram tales over the weekend.

“Please … if anybody has any info as to the whereabouts of ZELIG WILLIAMS, please attain out to your native authorities,” Jackman wrote over a photograph of the dancer. “ZELIG, we love you and are praying on your secure return.”

Caroline Lewis Jones met Zelig Williams when he was simply 11 years outdated. She was certainly one of his first dance academics and has labored with him as a part of her nonprofit dance firm lately. He was one of many causes she fell in love with educating, Jones mentioned.

Of the hundreds of scholars she has taught over time, Jones mentioned, Williams was one of the crucial particular dancers she’s labored with.

“Zelig, when he walks right into a room, you simply need to be with him. … He makes you need to be higher,” Jones mentioned.

She described him as form, compassionate and vibrant. As a dancer, Jones mentioned, he was hardworking and decided.

He’s the kind of particular person to care about everybody who was in an area with him, Jones mentioned, and if you dance with Williams you’re impressed to push your self to be higher.

Two of Williams’ sisters died in a automotive crash years in the past, a tragedy that was a part of his drive to bop and create choreography, she added.

“Dance was his voice, for positive, and the way he expressed himself finest,” Jones mentioned.

Jones was with him whereas he hosted a few of his current workshops, saying he actually wished to assist share the ins and outs of Broadway auditioning with college students. One of the primary instances she noticed him train children for her firm, Jones mentioned she started to cry simply seeing the “mild in his eyes.”

“He was born, not solely born to carry out, however he’s undoubtedly born to show,” Jones mentioned.