[NEohioPAL]"Johnnie Taylor Is Gone" is a bar of gold at Karamu Performing Arts Theatre

Sun Feb 6 13:53:24 PST 2005

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Eva Withers-Evans makes a queenly but momlike barkeep; Desmond Jones =
hits the right notes as a gold-chain-laden young man on the make named =
Jiggy; and Marvin Hayes moves and talks slowly but has much to say as =
the elder statesman of the establishment. But the entire 10-member cast =
- including Cornell Calhoun, Kenny Johnson, James Seward, Tiffany Renee =
Allison, Denise Richmond Kelley, Leonard Goff and Tina Thompkins - =
performs unselfishly as an ensemble. "Johnnie Taylor Is Gone" is far =
from a perfect script. But the Karamu production helps find the life in =
this slice of life.  Tony Brown (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Playwright Gregory S. Carr has fashioned an absolutely delightful if not =
particularly insightful evening around 10 denizens of the Golden Zodiac =
Lounge (picture a black Cheers) in North St. Louis. Within these cozy =
confines, the employees and patrons spend their idle time signifying, =
playing the dozens, and generally tormenting each other -- usually for =
fun. This lively Karamu production is a fortuitous convergence of a =
hilarious script, several finely calibrated performances, and =
pace-perfect direction by Caroline Jackson Smith. - Christine Howey =
(Scene Magazine)

The World Premier of St. Louis playwright Gregory S. Carr's "Johnnie =
Taylor Is Gone"  directed by Caroline Jackson-Smith, which opened =
January 28th - February 20th in the Arena Theatre is a sell out. The =
audience are dancing to the beat and singing the tunes of Johnnie =
Taylor, Minnie Riperton and Marvin Gaye as this hilarious play takes =
them down memory lane.=20

Thursday - $5, Friday-Sunday- $10
Thursday-Saturday @ 8PM
Sunday @ 3PM

(The best price and best seat in town celebrating Black History Month!)

Selected from the 12th Annual R. Joyce Whitley Arena Festival of New =
Plays in 2004, "Johnnie Taylor Is Gone" takes place in the Golden Zodiac =
Lounge, a bar in North St. Louis, is a haven for a colorful group of =
"Old School" misfits led by the owner Will Strong. In their world, =
Johnnie Taylor is king and Koko Taylor is queen until a "New Jack" =
entrepreneur wants to settle a score and turn the bar into a Hip-Hop =
club. Religion, politics, sports and music provide fodder in this new =
comedy.

For ticket information and group sales, please call Karamu House box =
office at 216-795-7070 ext. 226=20

Karamu Performing Arts Theatre
2355 East 89 Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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<P><EM>Eva Withers-Evans makes a queenly but momlike barkeep; Desmond =
Jones hits=20
the right notes as a gold-chain-laden young man on the make named Jiggy; =
and=20
Marvin Hayes moves and talks slowly but has much to say as the elder =
statesman=20
of the establishment. But the entire 10-member cast - including Cornell =
Calhoun,=20
Kenny Johnson, James Seward, Tiffany Renee Allison, Denise Richmond =
Kelley,=20
Leonard Goff and Tina Thompkins - performs unselfishly as an ensemble. =
"Johnnie=20
Taylor Is Gone" is far from a perfect script. But the Karamu production =
helps=20
find the life in this slice of life.  </EM>Tony Brown (Cleveland =
Plain=20
Dealer)</P></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=3D3><EM>Playwright=20
Gregory S. Carr has fashioned an absolutely delightful if not =
particularly=20
insightful evening around 10 denizens of the Golden Zodiac Lounge =
(picture a=20
black Cheers) in North St. Louis. Within these cozy confines, the =
employees and=20
patrons spend their idle time signifying, playing the dozens, and =
generally=20
tormenting each other -- usually for fun. This lively Karamu production =
is a=20
fortuitous convergence of a hilarious script, several finely calibrated=20
performances, and pace-perfect direction by Caroline Jackson =
Smith. -=20
</EM>Christine Howey (Scene Magazine)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>The World=20
Premier of St. Louis playwright Gregory S. Carr's "Johnnie Taylor Is =
Gone" =20
directed by Caroline Jackson-Smith, which opened January 28th - February =
20th in=20
the Arena Theatre is a sell out. The audience are dancing to the beat =
and=20
singing the tunes of Johnnie Taylor, Minnie Riperton and Marvin Gaye as =
this=20
hilarious play takes them down memory lane. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thursday - $5, </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Friday-Sunday- $10</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thursday-Saturday @ 8PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sunday @ 3PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(The best price and best seat in town =
celebrating=20
Black History Month!)</FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>Selected from=20
the 12th Annual R. Joyce Whitley Arena Festival of New Plays in 2004, =
"Johnnie=20
Taylor Is Gone" takes place in the Golden Zodiac Lounge, a bar in North =
St.=20
Louis, is a haven for a colorful group of "Old School" misfits led by =
the owner=20
Will Strong. In their world, Johnnie Taylor is king and Koko Taylor is =
queen=20
until a "New Jack" entrepreneur wants to settle a score and turn the bar =
into a=20
Hip-Hop club. Religion, politics, sports and music provide fodder in =
this new=20
comedy.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>For ticket=20
information and group sales, please call Karamu House box office at =
216-795-7070=20
ext. 226 </DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>Karamu Performing Arts Theatre<BR>2355 East 89 =
Street<BR>Cleveland,=20
Ohio 44106</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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