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Upcoming Project Check back for more information "VOICES OF THE TOWN - A Vaudeville
Salute!" Voices of the Town" is a literal
translation from the French "voix de ville," the original name of the entertainment
that became known in Vaudeville. In this tribute
to the Old Tymes, the troupe has created a play-within-a-play. It begins
with the actors in "real time" on tour to under-served audiences, the dedicated mission of the
company. As they enter and prepare for the show, they complain about the
problems they face in their careers and lives: racial discrimination, struggles in the
economy, equal pay for women, age discrimination, lawsuits, bad love
affairs, demonstrations and unions, takeovers, the taking of film and TV roles to
support a life in the theatre, and more. When they finally get to the show, it
turns out they are performing a tribute to the bygone days of vaudeville
and each actor turns into a famous personality of the 1920s. A
beautiful and sensuous African-American actress becomes Florence Mills, a great figure
of the Harlem Renaissance who sang literally like a bird, danced, acted,
and was well loved by all who saw her. A shining star, she was most famous for
her rendition of: "I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird" [of
happiness] from "Shuffle Along," the hugely successful Broadway musical by Eubie
Blake & Noble Sissle. Bert Williams was beloved in both the African-American and the
White communities. His Mr. Nobody was the forerunner of Chaplin's Little Tramp and
he became the highest paid star of the Ziegfeld Follies. The
star-studded line-up also includes: Burns & Allen, Abbott & Costello, Beatrice Lillie,
Mae West, Sophie Tucker, Gallagher & Shean, the original "Sunshine
Boys." The Dolly Sisters, an attractive duo from Manager of the famous Fourteenth Street
Theatre. The production has seven actors, singing, dancing, juggling, novelty
acts, and musical accompaniment. |
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