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SCENE : ENTERTAINMENT Jelani Alladin in Frozen: The Broadway Musical CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: DEEN MEER/DISNEY VAN THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS; NURU KIMONDO DORSEY @NURUKIMONDO1; KEVIN BERNE; MANUEL HARLAN. THE VETERAN: LACHANZE Her résumé: This Tony Award– winning actress has stolen scenes and hearts in various productions, includ- BROADWAY’S ing The Color Purple Musical, Once on This Island, If/Then and Ragtime. LaChanze shines once again as the lead in Summer: The Donna Summer NEW CLASS Musical this spring. ONCE THESE THESPIANS STEP ONSTAGE, THEY HAVE When it’s showtime: “I tell everyone I OUR FULL ATTENTION BY TAIIA SMART YOUNG love that I’ll see you in a year because the show becomes my life. Everything THE NEWBIE: The secret to kissing a princess: “Ice Breakers in spearmint. The princess is is tailored around the amount of rest, JELANI ALLADIN nutrition and exercise needed to From regional theater to the Great allergic to apples, carrots and pears, maintain my instrument, which is my White Way: The New York University so I can’t eat those. I play a sweaty, body, for eight performances a week.” Tisch School of the Arts graduate smelly mountain man, but I’m not has enjoyed rave reviews for his per- going onstage smelling bad. Tom Ford formances in shows like Don’t Bother Black Orchid is my scent. My lips have Me, I Can’t Cope. After attending an to be moisturized with a little Vaseline, audition for Frozen: The Broadway then I’m good to go.” Musical on a whim, this immense tal- ent powered through several rounds On being #MadeinBrooklyn: “It’s of callbacks to make his debut—in a taught me grit. You need that to survive color-blind casting move—as Kristoff, as an artist. Brooklyn also taught me to the rugged mountain man and ice code-switch. If I’m with my [Guyanese] family, at the barbershop or at dinner LaChanze purveyor. “I was doing regional in Summer theater and I told my family, ‘Guys, with the president of Disney Theatrical next year Broadway has to happen. Group, I’m going to act a different way That’s my goal.’ ” with each audience.” Paul Thornley THE GAME CHANGER: NOMA DUMEZWENI and Noma Harry “It Dumezweni Across-the-pond accolades: On Hermione as a Black woman: in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the most wasn’t strategic to make her Black. It Potter and celebrated play in the history of the was more of a dialogue. J.K. Rowling the Cursed Child Olivier Awards (the U.K.’s version of the discovered these young, Black female Tonys). A trophy belongs to Noma nerds who are so in love with this Dumezweni for Best Supporting Actress character and see themselves in her. as Hermione Granger. This month she They felt that she is not the standard reprises her role on Broadway. heroine, and that’s where I come in.” Follow ESSENCE Entertainment Director 52 ESSENCE.COM APRIL 2018 Cori Murray on Twitter @CORIMURRAY..

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2019 Silent Auction List
September 22, 2019 ………………...... 10 am - 10:30 am S-1 2018 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction poster, signed by Ariana DeBose, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Chita Rivera and others S-2 True West opening night Playbill, signed by Paul Dano, Ethan Hawk and the company S-3 Jigsaw puzzle completed by Euan Morton backstage at Hamilton during performances, signed by Euan Morton S-4 "So Big/So Small" musical phrase from Dear Evan Hansen , handwritten and signed by Rachel Bay Jones, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul S-5 Mean Girls poster, signed by Erika Henningsen, Taylor Louderman, Ashley Park, Kate Rockwell, Barrett Wilbert Weed and the original company S-6 Williamstown Theatre Festival 1987 season poster, signed by Harry Groener, Christopher Reeve, Ann Reinking and others S-7 Love! Valour! Compassion! poster, signed by Stephen Bogardus, John Glover, John Benjamin Hickey, Nathan Lane, Joe Mantello, Terrence McNally and the company S-8 One-of-a-kind The Phantom of the Opera mask from the 30th anniversary celebration with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, designed by Christian Roth S-9 The Waverly Gallery Playbill, signed by Joan Allen, Michael Cera, Lucas Hedges, Elaine May and the company S-10 Pretty Woman poster, signed by Samantha Barks, Jason Danieley, Andy Karl, Orfeh and the company S-11 Rug used in the set of Aladdin , 103"x72" (1 of 3) Disney Theatricals requires the winner sign a release at checkout S-12 "Copacabana" musical phrase, handwritten and signed by Barry Manilow 10:30 am - 11 am S-13 2018 Red Bucket Follies poster and DVD,
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