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Friday, November 14, 2008

On Sale Now! Craig Harris' God's Trombones w/Avery Brooks, Dec 5-7

HARLEM STAGE
www.harlemstage.org

Craig Harris' God's Trombones returns to Harlem with an
inspiring new production at the magnificent Harlem Stage
Gatehouse after last spring's triumph at the Apollo
Theater. This music theater interpretation, created by
acclaimed trombonist and composer Craig Harris, and
directed by Avery Brooks, features four singers, a brass
shout choir and a dancer. Harris' work animates and
invigorates James Weldon Johnson's 1927 classic collection
of poems based on inspirational sermons by itinerant
African-American preachers.

Featuring: Craig Harris (conductor + trombone)
Kevin Anthony (vocals)
Gina Breedlove (vocals)
LaTanya Hall (vocals)
Trent Kendall (vocals)
Alfred Patterson (trombone)
Curtis Fowlkes (trombone)
Gary Valente (trombone)
Joe Daley (euphonium)
Adam Klipple (keyboards)
Tony Lewis (drums)
Bob Stewart (tuba)
and dance by Chanon Judson.

Dates:
Friday & Saturday,
December 5 & 6
7:30 PM
Sunday, December 7
3:00 PM

Tickets: $30
(We expect performances
to sell out, so please
order soon!)

Harlem Residents* + Harlem Stage (HS) Members +
Groups of 10 or more
SAVE 20%

For tickets call
212.281.9240 ext. 19/20
For Group Discounts
use ext.10

Join our eClub
at www.harlemstage.org
to learn more about upcoming events, membership and special
offers.

Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue at
W. 135th & Convent Avenue

*Harlem Resident Tickets require a valid ID and must be
purchased at the box office window. Fees apply. Zips:
10025-10035, 10037, 10039



Presented as a part of the Harlem Stage WaterWorks series.

Additional support for WaterWorks has been provided by The
Nathan Cummings Foundation and The Mid-Size Presenting
Organizations Initiative, implemented by The Nonprofit
Finance Fund and funded by The Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation.

Support for the original production and development of
Craig Harris' God's Trombones has been provided by The
Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc., MASS MoCa, and Williams
College.

God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse by James
Weldon Johnson is used by permission of Dr. Sondra Kathryn
Wilson, Executor for The Estate of Grace and James Weldon
Johnson.

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