'Bubbling Brown Sugar' Sizzles At Broward Stage Door Theatre 2009/11/22

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8036 W. Sample Rd.

Coral Springs, Fl. 33065

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Now Showing through November 22 at the Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs is the Harlem musical "Bubbling Brown Sugar." Rarely produced, the show was challenging for Stage Door director Dan Kelley who explains," Most of the material had been lost. The only piece of music still in existence was an incomplete piano conductor score."

Stage Door producers Derelle Bunn and David Torres brought in Mark Goodman, a Broadway orchestrator who had worked on such shows as "Zorro" with Anthony Quinn, "Mame" with Juliet Prowse, and "Woman of the Year" with Lauren Bacall to recreate the orchestrations and write out the books for the musical parts. Meanwhile, director Dan Kelley painstakingly transcribed lyrics from old recordings.

A 1976 Broadway hit, 'Bubbling Brown Sugar' recreates the night life of the 1920's - when they drank 'scotch in teacups' and bathtub gin - and the 1930's, from downtown speak-easies to the Savoy Ballroom and Small's Paradise uptown. Performing styles span Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and The Cotton Club 'cuties.' One is transported to a time when, we're told, 'it wasn't safe to be black,' while the chic white folks' thing to do was traipse to the 'in spots' in Harlem.

Show times are Wed, Thurs, Sat, and Sun at 2:00, Thurs, Fri, Sat at 8PM, and Sun at 7:00 PM. Ticket prices range from $38 to $42.00.

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Currently spending his time between New York and Florida, Beau was born to a theatrical family in Brooklyn. He studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and at HB Studios. He studied theater singing with Julia Sperratore and Helen Gallagher. Beau later taught drama at the Lincoln Center Square for the Arts. It was at this time Beau began working with the Theater Development Fund and helped found New York's famed HALF PRICE TICKET BOOTH. Early in his career, Beau was screen tested and contracted for Warner Brothers. He co-hosted, an early cable variety series on Manhattan's Teleprompter channel. At this time he directed the Johnny Specca musical, SEX IS..? at the Lincoln Center Library Theater. Beau has performed Off-Broadway in FAT FELL DOWN, The Comic Strip Theater's LITTLE LULU AND THE INVISIBLE INK and WILL THE REAL ZOOPERMAN PLEASE STAND UP. Around the country he has delighted audiences with his performances in ANYTHING GOES, THE APPLE TREE, GUYS & DOLLS, and HELLZAPOPPIN! He sang for New York audiences at such cabarets as The Duplex and Upstairs at the Downstairs. He has had numerous television appearances but is most proud to have been a winning contestant on the game shows JACKPOT and THE $20,000 PYRAMID.

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