Hit Musical Coming
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By Loretta Manago
North Carolina Central
University’s Drama De
partment will be bringing
its production of the mu
sical, “Bubblin’ Brown
Sugar,” to the NCNB
Performance Place Satur
day, March 90, at 8 p.m. r
This musical is being
sponsored by the NCCU
Alumni Association, Re
gion HI and tickets are only
•5.
“Bubblin' Brown
Sugar," which is a perfect
blend of music, dance and
comedy is a nostalgic
tribute to the excellence of
Mack Americans who gave
Harlem its life and energy
in the period leading to the
40s. Duke Ellington, Fats
Waller, Bfflie Holliday and
Eubie Blake, you remem
ber them. It is their songs
and their music that is
featured in this timeless
musical and intertwined
with the story line of a
young couple of the 80b who
are taken on a tour
through time and space by
a couple of old-timer Har
lem bowmen.
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NCCUte Drama Depart
ment staged a production
of this npusical in October
of last year. Directed by
faculty member Karen
Daconsbrock, the musical,
contains a lively cast from
Kevin Dill's astounding
impersonation of Bill
“Bojangles’’ Robinson and
Ralph Jay Deaton’s side
splitting frustrated night
club MC to Lisa Harris’
highly spirited portrayal of
a gung-ho young trouper
and featured artist Law
rence Poole’s beautiful
rendition of “Sophisticated
Ladies.”
Almost entirely a student
production, the musical
- does pull two local cele
brities, Constance Prince,
- a local gospel and jazz sing
er and Brother Yusef
Salim, jazz musician.
This is what one reviewer
had to say about Ms.
Prince’s performance.
“One special moment
illustrates how mesmeriz
ing this show can be. A
crowd steps out of the
subway ; imperceptibly the
lights fade. One tall, thin
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street and begins to sing a
gospel song. She has no'
name in the play and re
presents all those whose
talents never came on
stage Yet as she sings,
featured vocalist Con
stance Prince penetrates
directly to your ear. You
hear her not with your
ears, but with your whole
self-( Elizabeth Lee of the
Durham Morning Herald).
A review of Yusefs
performance stated:
“Brother Yusef Salim at
the keyboard was jazz
accompanist extraordin
aire as he sometimes had
to stay one step ahead,
behind or match singers
note for note in this
demanding show.
For more information
about “Bubblin’ Brown
Sugar,” contact Peggy
Ward at 371-8545.
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