A Broadway dancer who wowed audiences in Tony Award-winning productions like “Hamilton” has been missing for more than a week, and his family made a last-ditch appeal on Sunday for any information that would lead to his safe return.
Zelig Williams, 28, has been giving specialty dance courses while residing with his mother in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, since the summer. According to her cousin Mieoki Corbett Jacobs, Kathy Williams last saw her son on October 3 in the morning, and everything appeared normal before he departed, NBC News said.
Subsequently, on October 3, one of her son’s New York City-based friends contacted her to inform her that they had gotten an SOS alert on their phone, stating the dancer had been involved in an automobile accident.
According to Corbett Jacobs, authorities discovered his vehicle abandoned and parked at a Palmetto Trail parking lot close to Wateree, South Carolina, early on October 5. There were no indications of a collision.
She continued, saying that Zelig Williams’ friends, family, and community are clinging to their belief that God is with him.
“It is incredibly challenging,” Corbett Jacobs remarked. “They are hanging on to the hope that Zelig will come home, even though it is a struggle.”
His mother requested that anybody with knowledge get in touch with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. She also cautioned that her kid could be extremely fragile when he is found and that he needs treatment.
Kathy Williams urged everyone to “keep sharing on social media… and don’t just like it.” “Spread it widely, tell everyone you know about it, and it will spread even further.”
Requests for comments were not immediately answered by the Columbia Police Department or the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
The 28-year-old has appeared in two highly regarded musicals, such as “MJ: The Musical,” and she went on the “The Man. The Music. The Show” tour with Hugh Jackman. Over the weekend, Jackman shared something on his Instagram stories regarding Zelig Williams.
Over a picture of the dancer, Jackman wrote, “Please… if anyone has any information as to the whereabouts of ZELIG WILLIAMS, please reach out to your local authorities.” “ZELIG, know that we adore you and pray for your safe return.”
Zelig Williams was just 11 years old when he first encountered Caroline Lewis Jones. She was one of his earliest dance instructors and has recently collaborated with him through her charity dance company. According to Jones, he was one of the reasons she fell in love with teaching.
Williams was among the most exceptional dancers Jones had ever worked with, out of the thousands of pupils she had instructed over the years.
“Zelig, you simply want to be with him when he enters into a room. He inspires you to improve yourself,” Jones remarked.
He was lively, friendly, and sympathetic, according to her. According to Jones, he was a dedicated and industrious dancer.
According to Jones, Williams is the kind of person who genuinely cares about everyone in his presence, and dancing with him motivates you to strive for improvement.
She said that Williams was inspired to dance and make choreography because of the death of his two sisters in a vehicle accident many years ago.
Jones stated, “Dance was his voice, for sure, and how he expressed himself best.”
While he conducted some of his recent seminars, Jones accompanied him and expressed his sincere desire to assist in educating kids about the ins and outs of Broadway auditioning. Jones claimed that when she first saw him instruct children for her business, she started crying at the sight of the “light in his eyes.”
Jones declared, “He’s not just born to perform; he’s definitely born to teach.”
