Sheryl Lee Ralph's 'Sometimes I Cry' 2007/02/22

Sheryl Lee Ralph's 'Sometimes I Cry'

Thursday, February 22, 2007; Posted: 09:02 AM - by Beau Higgins

Sheryl Lee Ralph's Sometimes I Cry is a one-woman show written and conceived by award winning actress and honored AIDS activist, Sheryl Lee Ralph. This moving and provocative show was inspired by the real life stories of women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Ms. Ralph becomes each of these characters, breathing life into them and their stories with every move and simple gesture.� The performance is March 17 at 7P.M.� Visit www.jebapresents.com for information about a special preperformance reception.

Sometimes I Cry is the second production from The Diva Foundation, which first burst onto the AIDS fundraising scene in 1990, with its magical evening of song and entertainment Divas Simply Singing, held annually at Wilshire Ebell Theater. Over the years Divas Simply Singing has benefited Minority AIDS Project, AIDS HealthCare Foundation, Project Angel Food, Black AIDS Institute, Caring for Babies with AIDS and many others.

The Diva Foundation is a national not-for-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization founded by Sheryl Lee Ralph, in 1990, as a memorial to the many friends she had lost to HIV/AIDS. The organization focuses on generating resources and coordinating activities to create awareness of and combat against HIV/AIDS. The DIVA Foundation utilizes music and entertainment as a vehicle to educate, raise awareness, and erase the stigma attached to this deadly disease.

Tickets are on sale NOW at Ticketmaster.com, Joseph Caleb Auditorium 5400 NW 22nd Avenue.� For additional information call Empower "U", Inc.�at 786-318-2137 ext.106 or 112...�.� For Group Sales call 1-877-9-GROUPS or log on to www.JEBApresents.com�.

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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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