DIAL "N" FOR NEGRESS

THIS SOUNDS CRAZY! I HOPE THEY CAST PAM GRIER!

FROM PLAYBILL:


'Dial 'N' for Negress', a "Blaxploitation" Musical Satire, to Play NYC Playbill

Kenneth Jones Playbill On-Line Kenneth Jones playbill On-line – Fri Jul 24, 3:05 pm ET

From the creators of It's Karate, Kid! The Musical, comes the new riff on "blaxploitation" pictures of the 1970s. The musical features Kevin Smith Kirkwood, the show's co-writer, as the Negress, a male character who dresses fabulously.

It's billed as "the sexy, soulful new musical comedyÖ[set in] 1974 in Soulsville, USA. An apathetic community lives from fix-to-fix, and pimps, thugs and crooked cops rule the streets. Fresh from jail, the Negress arrives home and has to choose: turn away from the corrosive street life of Soulsville or accept his destiny as the unlikely hero of the community?"

The "musical with its own attitude" is created by Travis Kramer (book and lyrics), Tom Oster and Kevin Smith Kirkwood (music and concept), with choreography by Jennifer L. Mudge. It is produced and directed by Jake Hirzel.

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