[NEohioPAL]KARAMU SEASON OPENER GOSPEL! GOSPEL! GOSPEL

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2 August 2006
CONTACT: Vivian C. Wilson

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216-795-7070 x215

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KARAMU HOUSE PREMIERES EXCITING NEW WORK

BY THE CO-CREATOR OF =93SMOKEY JOE=92S CAFE,

OTIS SALLID'S "GOSPEL! GOSPEL! GOSPEL!"

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Karamu House kicks off its 91st year with a rousing world premiere =
musical,
Otis Sallid's "Gospel! Gospel! Gospel!=94 brought to the attention of =
Artistic
Director Terrence Spivey by Karamu alum and Grey=92s Anatomy star James
Pickens Jr. =93Gospel! Gospel! Gospel!=94 is the inspired creation of =
Broadway
veteran, Otis Sallid and will premiere in Cleveland before beginning a
national tour. The show opens Friday, October 6, 2006 at 8:00 pm and
concludes Sunday, November 5 at 3:00 pm. Tickets information and =
purchases
maybe made by contacting Karamu=92s box office at 216-795-7077.

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 Otis Sallid's "Gospel! Gospel! Gospel!=94 is an inspirational, =
foot-stomping,
hand-clapping musical revue of gospel music =93from then =91til now.=94 =
The second
in a trilogy that explores the transformative power of Black sacred =
music,
=93Gospel! Gospel! Gospel!=94 begins with the work of gospel pioneer =
Thomas
Dorsey, and then skillfully weaves African-American history with the =
music
of legends like Clara Ward, Mahalia Jackson, James Cleveland, Aretha
Franklin, and other amazing vocalists.  The show will feature a cast of
seven soul-stirring singers, that will make theatre-goers of every
background feel as if they've moved on up a little higher.

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"This show is universal," says  Mr. Sallid, an accomplished dancer, =
actor,
choreographer, director, and producer. "The story of gospel is the story =
of
a people=97the story of all people, really=97who've come through =
adversity and
found courage and strength in their unwavering faith."

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Mr. Sallid conceived the hit Broadway show Smokey Joe=92s Caf=E9, which =
was
awarded the 1995 Grammy=AE for Best Musical Show Album and honored with =
seven
Tony=AE Awards nominations.  A true Renaissance man, Mr. Salllid has
impressive credits in theatre, film and television. The Harlem native is =
a
Juilliard grad who studied acting and directing at the famed =
Neighborhood
Playhouse.  After traveling the world as a member of the distinguished =
Negro
Ensemble Company, Mr. Sallid began choreographing for television, =
working
with

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Debbie Allen on the hit television series Fame.  A recipient of the Bob
Fosse L.A. Choreographers Dance Award for his work on the movie Swing =
Kids,
Mr. Sallid has choreographed numerous projects including Spike Lee films
School Daze, Do the Right Thing, and Malcolm X; the 69th Annual Academy
Awards; the opening live event for Super Bowl XL; and directed and =
produced
more than a dozen national commercials, television shows, and music =
videos.

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This is an exciting opportunity for Karamu House, the nation=92s oldest
African-American theatre. "I was so excited when [Grey's Anatomy star] =
James
Pickens recommended Karamu for the piece," says Spivey. "With the =
passing of
theatre giants like August Wilson and Lloyd Richards, I feel this is a =
way
for Karamu to continue their legacy and join other Black theatres around =
the
country in developing the 21st century voice of African-American =
theatre."

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font-family:Arial;color:black'>BY THE CO-CREATOR OF “SMOKEY =
JOE’S
CAFE,</span></font></u><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial;color:black'=
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OTIS SALLID'S "GOSPEL! GOSPEL!
GOSPEL!"<o:p></o:p>

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Karamu House kicks off its 91st =
year with
a rousing world premiere musical, Otis Sallid's "Gospel! Gospel!
Gospel!” brought to the attention of Artistic Director Terrence =
Spivey by
Karamu
alum and Grey’s =
Anatomy
star James Pickens Jr. “Gospel! Gospel! =
Gospel!”
is the inspired creation of Broadway veteran, =
Otis
Sallid and will premiere in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>
before beginning a national tour. The show opens Friday, October 6, 2006 =
at
8:00 pm and concludes Sunday, November 5 at 3:00 pm. Tickets information =
and
purchases maybe made by contacting Karamu’s box office at =
216-795-7077.<o:p></o:p>

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Gospel!
Gospel!” is an inspirational, foot-stomping, hand-clapping musical =
revue
of gospel music “from then ‘til now.” The second in a =
trilogy
that explores the transformative power of Black sacred music, =
“Gospel!
Gospel! Gospel!” begins with the work of gospel pioneer Thomas =
Dorsey,
and then skillfully weaves African-American history with the music of =
legends
like Clara Ward, Mahalia Jackson, James Cleveland, Aretha Franklin, and =
other
amazing vocalists.=A0 The show will feature a cast of seven =
soul-stirring
singers, that will make theatre-goers of <em><i><font face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-style:normal'>every</span></font></i></em=
><i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'> </span></i>background feel as if they've =
moved on up
a little higher.</span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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"This show is =
universal,"
says  Mr. Sallid, an accomplished dancer, actor, =
choreographer,
director, and producer. "The story of gospel is the story of a
people—the story of all people, really—who've come =
through
adversity and found courage and strength in their unwavering =
faith."<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>=

Mr. Sallid conceived the hit =
Broadway
show Smokey Joe’s Caf=E9, =
which
was awarded the 1995 Grammy=AE for Best Musical Show Album and honored =
with seven
Tony=AE Awards nominations.=A0 A true Renaissance man, Mr. Salllid has =
impressive
credits in theatre, film and television. The <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Harlem</st1:place>
native is a Juilliard grad who studied acting and directing at the famed
Neighborhood Playhouse.=A0 After traveling the world as a member of the
distinguished Negro Ensemble Company, Mr. Sallid began choreographing =
for
television, working with<o:p></o:p>

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Debbie Allen on the hit television
series Fame.
 A recipient of the Bob Fosse L.A. Choreographers Dance Award for =
his work
on the movie Swing Kids, =
Mr.
Sallid has choreographed numerous projects including Spike Lee films =
School Daze, Do the Right Thing, =
and Malcolm X; the 69th Annual =
Academy Awards;
the opening live event for Super Bowl XL; and directed and produced more =
than a
dozen national commercials, television shows, and music videos.=A0=A0 =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=

This is an exciting opportunity =
for
Karamu House, the nation’s oldest African-American theatre. =
"I was
so excited when [Grey's
Anatomy star] James Pickens recommended Karamu =
for the
piece," says Spivey. "With the passing of theatre giants like =
August
Wilson and Lloyd Richards, I feel this is a way for Karamu to continue =
their legacy
and join other Black theatres around the country in developing the =
21st
century voice of African-American =
theatre."<o:p></o:p>

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