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Archive for September, 2007

28
Sep

Blackwater; The Investigation Continues & The Unfairly Vilified Al Jazeera News Service

Were it not a gorgeous cool humidity free Friday here in the Northeast, with more of the same predicted for the next three days, we would tell you all about our evening with Nigel Parsons managing director of Al Jazeera English at the Associated Press International last night. We would have given you the real lowdown on the often vilified Al Jazeera News service /Al Jazeera English and why they are virtually banned from broadcasting to a North American audience.

We would give you a chance to see what others around the globe are seeing, that our satellite and cable operators are making difficult for you to view. We would share with you the world’s view of American media and how those responsible for delivering it have so narrowly focused their coverage of national and international news that we are getting the barebones of their capabilities.
So, we suppose you are going to have to wait until Monday for that report.
And what a report it is, as it will be video-cast in its entirety, including a full question and answer session.

In other news that should have been reported and or followed up on today; we would have delved deeper into the ongoing investigation of Blackwater USA, the private security firm operating contractually in Iraq on behalf of the State Dept. that has been accused of blatant, unprovoked aggression against Iraqi civilians with little if any accountability.

We would have also shared a recommended read of Blackwater, by author Jeremy Scahill, in which he lays out the near unholy alliance between Erik Prince former Navy SEAL and founder of Blackwater USA, the Bush administration and the Republican Party via hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions. And lastly, we would have given you a teaser, at least, on the roadblocks thrown in front of congressman Henry Waxman by Condoleezza Rice at the State Dept. designed to thwart his oversight efforts. Click here to download or on air to stream our minimal efforts to work today.

But again, since it is such a fabulous weekend staring us in the face, we are simply going to leave you with the aforementioned hints and teasers of what can be expected next week. For those of you here in the tri-state area that need a clue for some weekend activities, try these recommendations. Dangerous Corner, No Place to be Somebody, and Jewel Thieves.
Oh my goodness, still not enough? Maybe you’re tired and want to just chill, or you’re not lucky enough to reside in New York or the surrounding area,if so, feel free to enjoy a movie or two here at RetroVision Theater.

Today’s first classic feature flick is Son of Ingagi starring Spencer Williams. Made in1940 this B&W runs 61 min. and is unrated. A newlywed couple receives a visit from a strange doctor claiming to have info for them, after meeting with the doctor, the doc dies, leaving an entire estate to the bride. The trouble starts when the couple tries to move in to their new digs. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream

Next up on our vintage programming schedule is The Lion Man starring Kathleen Burke. Made in 1936, this nutty B&W runs a mere 67 min. and is unrated. A desert expedition is jacked big time by an evil sheik and his crew killing all but a young boy. You guessed it, the boy grows up to be “El Lion” protector of the innocent. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream
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27
Sep

Issue Under Fire: Blackwater; Providing State Dept. Security in Iraq or Rogue Mercenaries

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and General Peter Pace (Ret.) among others climbed capital hill yesterday to beg for another $190 billion to continue the war in Iraq and field the tough question concerning where the money would be going and for what specifically. While Secretary Gates gave an adequate account of himself and appeared to be one of the few the country can count on to level with congress, Secretary Negroponte came off like the usual Bush administration flunkies sent out to carry the president’s water armed with a sieve for a bucket.
When the question of private security for State Department officials provided by Blackwater, some say a mercenary crew, in Iraq came to the fore, Mr. Negroponte was hardly prepared to respond intelligently or honestly. Were it not for Gates coming to his rescue during a near contentious exchange between Negroponte and Sen. Pat Leahy of Vermont, things could have gotten ugly.
Blackwater is under the glaring spotlight as of late for recent allegations of their heavy handed methods of operation in the carrying out their assignments.
The New York Times reports today, this near rogue contractor has garnered the ire of the Iraqi people and its government for their wild west, cavalier, uncontrolled and disrespectful attitudes towards the beleaguered government. The actions of Blackwater have caused Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki to finally display some balls and call for the immediate dispelling of Blackwater from doing business in Iraq.

Since little is known of who is responsible for the investigation and or prosecution of criminal activities on the part of military contractors in Iraq, Secretary Gates has dispatched a fact finding crew to Iraq to gather answers.
But the bottom line is whether or not the president will get the funding he is seeking, and the answer to that is a resounding yes. The democrats are painted into a corner on this vote as they have been on all others when it comes to tampering with the funds needed to support the troops since this funding request is loaded with items the Democrats themselves have pushed for. Click here to download or on air to stream

In Other Newa:Charles B. Rangel Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means has a new book on the shelves of your local book stores we’d like you to give some attention; And I Haven’t Had a Bad Day Since.
On August 13th we videotaped Congressmen Rangel at a New York Press Club event where he gave an interesting account of his life, from troubled youth to his service in the U. S. military to his ascent to the halls of congress. The book is an interesting read, written an interesting man that has been a stalwart representative of his constituents since his election to congress in 1971.
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Today’s first vintage feature film is A Passenger to Bali starring E. G. Marshall. Made in 1950, this B&W runs 58 min. and is unrated. This is from the great Studio One television series that ran from 1948 to 1958. The captain of an ocean freighter has a passenger that turns out to be more trouble than they are worth. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream

The second feature film for today’s programming is The Thirteenth Guest starring Ginger Rogers. Made in 1932 this classic is in B&W, runs 69 min. and is also unrated. A wealthy gent host a dinner party where is going to reveal who gets to inherit his dough. Unfortunately the host drops dead before the cash is awarded with one extra guest on hand that can’t be accounted for. Let the killings begin. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream
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26
Sep

RetroVision Theater Reviews and Recommends Jewel Thieves

Jewel Thieves, opening Monday night at The Turtle’s Shell Theater, in the Times Square Arts Center, is a gem that needs little polishing, as this quaint comedy written and staged by Norman Beim played to a house of thoroughly engaged theatergoers. Mr. Beim’s clever, over the top, comedic take on the Norma Desmond character in Hollywood’s 1950s classic Sunset Blvd. starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden was a hilarious venture into a mad capped evening of wacky characters conniving to steal a priceless necklace with a three hundred year old curse.

The butler, a career criminal and obvious suspect is joined by his wife and partner in crime as they try to separate the aging starlet from her prized possession, all the while making every effort to outwit another creep on the prowl from beating them to the loot.

With a party scheduled as part of the evening’s festivities and having a tinsel town (A) list of invitees for the unveiling of the precious bejeweled bauble,(hint hint) the plot takes more twist and turns than San Francisco’s Lombard street with outlandish puns, innuendo and silly repartee that makes this work a must see for devotees of vintage screenplays.

This is truly comfort theater, as retro tales of this ilk, laced with clichés, highbrow humor and snide shtick is sure to cure whatever is ailing the spirit. Jewel Thieves is out pick of the week and we are certain you will agree should you chance a venture back into the golden age of Hollywood’s rich and famous.
Here is what you need to know:
Opened
September 24, 2007
Closing
October 7, 2007
The Shows
Mon at 7pm; Wed – Sat at 8pm; Sun at 3pm;
The Price
$18

The Number

212-352-3101
The Cast:
Gerrianne Raphael, Davis Hall, Marnie Klar, Adam Raynen
Writer/Director
Norman Beim
The Production Company
TSP Artists’ Platform

Special Note: The entire cast was outstanding and gave a superb performance. Bravo, bravo, bravo!
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26
Sep

Fox News’ Bill O’ Reilly Shocked To See Blacks Don ‘t Swing From The Lighting Fixtures During Dinner

Bill O’ Reilly, Fox News host, some say verbal prostitute, mouth flunky and voice for staunch conservatives and others among the intellectually challenged, found himself making news as he
offered these remarks during his radio show: Going to Sylvia’s soul food restaurant in Harlem was” exactly the same” as any other restaurant in New York City, “even though it’s run by blacks, primarily black patronship.” O’Reilly also said: “there wasn’t one person in Sylvia’s who was screaming, ‘M-Fer, I want more iced tea.’ “

“You know, I mean, everybody was — it was like going into an Italian restaurant in an all-white suburb in the sense of people were sitting there, and they were ordering and having fun. And there wasn’t any kind of craziness at all,” he went on to mention.

I suppose we could have at Mr. O’ Reilly big time over this issue and even qualify it for our Issue Under Fire program today, but our show is geared towards news and remarks like these is not news to anyone we know, based on the audience demographic he and the friendly folks at Fox News courts daily. Remarks like Mr. O’ Reilly’s would not even qualify as racist since they are more grounded in ignorance than racial intolerance.

It would be hardly fair and balanced to chide, razz or vilify someone for lacking knowledge. Perhaps Mr. O’ Reilly has simply been so over exposed to Fox News’ conservative mind washing media that he actually believes what is put before him to read. He may be simply a casualty of his own mindless media madness.

In other news: President Bush gives lifeless and listless speech at the U. N. General Assembly, barely acknowledging Iran, Iraq, the issue of global warming or anything else of global importance. Apparently, President Bush has great disdain for very notion of the U. N. and only made a perfunctory appearance to satisfy a protocol.

In summation, thus far we have covered President Bush, President Ahmadinejad and now Fox News’ Bill O’ Reilly, the last of the Three Stooges making news this week.
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Today’s first feature film A Shot in the Dark starring Charles Starret. Made in 1935, this vintage B&W runs 70 min. and is unrated. A college kid is thought to have committed on campus but the cops are thinking murder. The dead kid’s roommate finds himself on the hook for the crime and he spends his time trying to get the real deal and well as the killer. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream

RetroVision Theater’s second feature film is House of Mystery starring Ed Lowry. Made in 1934 this B&W runs 62 min. and is not rated. The mansion of a retired adventurer is the scene of some mysterious incidents, all caused by the Curse of Kali. You have got to watch out for those crazy curses. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream

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25
Sep

Issue Under Fire: The Verbal Mugging of a Mad Man In Manhattan

Protocol was not the order of the day at the so called prestigious Columbia University yesterday as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was blindsided, ambushed and verbally mugged by someone that should have and we suspect did know better, than to extend an invitation to a controversial leader of a foreign nation and display a behavior that should have been beneath him.
Lee Bollinger, 19th president of Columbia University, displayed disgraceful and embarrassing manners and conduct that demeaned, not only the institution, but further fueled the world’s opinion of America as a thug-like nation, completely devoid of respect of those holding counter views.
The fact that Mr. Bollinger extended an invitation to the Iranian president, placed him in the position of host; and as the host it was his responsibility to afford Mr. Ahmadinejad basic courtesy, security and a venue where a fair exchange of ideas could take place among learned and civilized people. Given that opportunity, Mr. Bollinger let Columbia University down while making a world class spectacle of an event that started out with America owning the high ground.
Mr. Bollinger’s wallowing in name calling at the very onset of Mr. Ahmadinejad’s introduction was appalling and detrimental to the process. His actions were so diametrically opposed to the offer made, we wonder if Mr. Bollinger suddenly caved into the powers that be at the last moment and used the opportunity to berate Mr. Ahmadinejad at the behest of his benefactors. Hopefully this sad display of crude American hospitality will be the bottom of a shameful lack of etiquette by any prominent representative of American culture and its populace.

Had Mr. Bollinger simply adhered to basic common courtesy, the objectives of the massive numbers of dissenters outside protesting would have been achieved without tainting ourselves as asses. Mr. Ahmadinejad, true to his nature and pre-billing made many ridiculous remarks and assertions, far too many to detail, that exposed him for the malignant misfit his detractors are desperately trying to portray him as. We lost ground and let him off the hook by loosing our cool and stooping to the level of juvenile antics by taking cheap shots at an invited guest. This, in our opinion is tantamount to inviting someone to dinner and then spitting in their food.

After Mr. Bollinger’s introduction, any ranting and raging on the part of the Iranian president may have been justified.If I was ever attacked like that before I had an opportunity to speak, I would have invited Mr. Bollinger and anyone else for that matter to an extra hot spot in Hell. I was shocked the Iranian president did not simply and politely excuse himself from the event altogether.

This nation has sunk very low in many areas over the years and if we are not careful in how we are viewed beyond our borders, we certainly will not be respected or welcomed beyond them. We are better than this America because we believe one can be tough while maintaining at least a modicum decorum and class. Click here to download or on air to stream

Today’s first flick offered today is House of Danger starring Onslow Stevens. Made in 1934 this B&W runs 62 min. and is unrated. Here, a man impersonates an injured friend to investigate the death of his friends father. As per usual, things go badly. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream

Our second full length feature film classic is House of Secrets, starring Leslie Fenton. Made in 1936, this B&W runs 70 min. and is also unrated. In this one, a young American visiting London is called to a lawyer’s office with news of an inheritance. When the guy tries to take possession of his mansion, things get crazy. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream
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24
Sep

RetroVision Theater Presents Dungeon of Harrow and A face in the fog

A Face in the Fog is the first of vintage feature film today, starring June Collier. This 1936 B&W runs 55 min and is unrated. In this classic who done it, a stage company cast finds themselves terrified when bizarre killer aka “The Fiend” targets them for death. A pair of reporters tries to solve the crime only to find themselves the new targets. Click here to download or on photo to stream






Our second feature flick is The Dungeon of Harrow made in 1962. Starring Russ Harvey, this 74 min madness is of the mad Count De Sade living in his family’s castle located on a remote island. The good Count keeps his wife locked up in a dungeon doing all sorts of weird things until a shipwreck cause newcomers to start asking the hard questions. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream

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24
Sep

RetroVision Media’s Issue Under Fire: Ahmadinejad Denounced On Arrival

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran is facing a tough reception from special interest groups that are making every attempt to derail an invitation extended by Columbia University to address the students and faculty. Many of those expressing their anger and disgust for Ahmadinejad’s very presence on U. S. soil are planning rallies and protest as well as taking actions to undermine the university with the threat of pulling funding and financial support.

The university’s president Lee Bollinger will probably pay dearly for going against the grain in this highly charged atmosphere of anti-anything and anybody that may wish to seek alternative views expressed when it comes to
U. S. Mid-East policies and the continued unfettered support for the State of Israel.
We don’t have to be reminded that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made outlandish statements regarding the facts of the holocaust, as anyone that even remotely paid attention in school got the full story on that unparalleled tragic breakdown of humanity. Anyone with cable gets a steady lesson in the rise and fall of the third Reich. Americans are no fools to forget the names of Hitler, SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler Reinhard Heydrich,
Adolf Eichmann, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Rudolf Hoess, Josef Mengele, SS Hauptsturmführer Alois Brunner or Klaus Barbie, among many others.
The birth of the State of Israel as a result of the genocide committed against the Jews is well documented and the feelings by those who support its continued existence are equally and justly documented.

This is why we wonder what is precipitating the massive effort to silence the Iranian president from speaking at an institution of higher learning, a place for exchange of ideas, intellectual growth and stimulation. Do his foes among special interest groups and prepaid politicians here in this country lack the confidence of our best and brightest to be able to see through any attempt to rewrite history right before their eyes? Do they really think our most academically fit and qualified will fail to vigorously query and challenge the Iranian president on his past statements, while pressing him on issues that affect the safety and security of our country as well as the security and stability of the Middle East? Do they have so little faith in us as a nation to be able to listen to radical views from the head of a foreign state, without being so gullible as to reject what we know as truth, that they’d take steps to block our right to listen and make those important decisions for our selves? Have they forgotten this country is well equipped and educated to spot a lie from a politician, any politician of any party or country? Don’t they realize we have been lied to, scammed and bamboozled by our nation’s best?

No, in the final analysis we reject the motives and methods being employed by the special interest groups to deny the much needed dialog and debate between our nation’s intellectual capital and the world at large, no matter how well intentioned. We are big boys and girls in this country and the last thing America needs right now is some narrowly focused minority interest, filtering what we, the vast majority, hear, see and read. We say thank you very much, but we still reserve the right to witness events, evaluate them and reach conclusions for ourselves. If in fact those among us are so offended, horrified and abhorred by what the president of Iran has to say, they can exercise their right not to listen.
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21
Sep

RetroVision Media’s Issue Under Fire: People of Color In Jena Should Relocate To Higher Ground

Thank God it is Friday; the end of a tumultuous week of race relations reporting that carried a wave of emotions across the nation like a tsunami. From O. J. Simpson to the Jena Six, to Jesse Jackson calling Barack Obama to white acting, America got an ugly revisit from the bad old days. After all this time it appears not much has been learned or changed. We are still fighting the same old battles against the same old foes with but one significant difference; we are fighting these old battles and foes with a new generation of warriors.

We have passed on our race laced attitudes, ways of thinking, diversity adverse instincts and intolerance to our young for them to sort out. We have given them quite a task to accomplish with few if any tools to get the job done with.

Perhaps the only answer is for the person of color in Jena, is to relocate to higher ground. African Americans or any non-white for that matter are surrounded by a majority who clearly don’t want them in their midst, save for doing the menial jobs or someone to blame for their failures in life.

We, for the sake of our lives can’t see what Jena Louisiana has to offer people of color that they can’t get elsewhere with far less racial strife to deal with. It can’t possible be the great wealth potential, considering the median income is in the mid-thirty thousand range per year, it can’t be the education their kids will get considering Louisiana ranks fiftieth in the nation, it can’t even be for the decent housing.

Why the hell would a family trying to move up in life, white or black want to live in a town so backward, the majority can’t see the historical message that would be sent, by hanging three nooses from a tree to intimidate their black residents. We simply don’t understand why the white majority can’t make the short leap to seeing the hanging noose represents the same stinging insult as a swastika being painted on the home of a Jew.

Some situations can’t be change no matter how much time or legislation passes, because you can’t legislate human behavior. The black residents of Jena may want to consider relocation for the sake of their children rather than tolerate what need not be tolerated. We say let that weak mined majority stew in their own baseless hate, as the world moves on without them.

For those African Americans and others, that think things are not much better elsewhere, think again, just look at how many came to your defense and how far they came from and to defend you. We don’t want to mislead our reader to think we think life is all peaches and cream everywhere else, far from it, but the attitudes in Jena are rather stark, raw and simpleminded, and to not see the obvious limitations minorities will be forced to live with for the foreseeable future is to sell yourselves and your futures short.
That’s all we got for the week; C-YA Monday! Click here to download or on air to stream

Today’s first feature today to close the week is Anatomy of a Psycho, starring Ronnie Burns. Made in 1961, this B&W screamer is about a brother going after the judge and jury that was responsible for jailing and executing his brother. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream.

Our second feature is. A Tattered Web, starring Lloyd Bridges. This 1971 color classic runs 75 min and is about a cop finding his son-in-law cheating on his daughter; when our cop decides to have a chat with the other woman, things get out of hand and she whines up dead. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream.
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20
Sep

RetroVision Media’s Issue Under Fire: Barack Obama Has Bigger Fish To Fry

Today, the march on Jena Louisiana to protest the six black students being excessively charged for the assault and or fight with a white student, over an incident involving three nooses being hung from a tree that previously only white students sat under, gets underway.
Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton are the headliners of the event that is expected to draw as many as 60 thousand protesters, activist, religious groups and individuals to this town with a reported population of roughly 3 thousand.
This event is expected to draw international attention due to its racially charged storyline so we thought we would take the side story that is laying on the periphery. Apparently Jesse Jackson has publicly admonished Barack Obama for not taking part in the occasion and lending his support stating “Mr. Obama is acting white.”

In the African American community, that charge is tantamount to calling him an Oreo (Black on the outside and White on the inside). This side story is worth giving some attention since many will wonder if Mr. Obama is running to be the first Black president or the first president who just happens to be Black. These two possibilities are hardly the same thing.

We dare say, if Rev. Jackson had his way Mr. Obama would be the latter, the first Black president, meaning his primary focus would and should be the interest of African Americans and people of color. But fortunately, Mr. Obama did not fall for that shortsighted, limited thinking and narrow view of his responsibility to the nation. Mr. Obama clearly recognizes the necessity of maintaining a broader perspective and the national and global need for his attentions.

Rev. Jackson as well as Rev. Sharpton is extremely capable of taking the lead on issues of this nature as they have proven themselves to be on countless occasions. Their work is grassroots, ground level and at times, down and dirty no doubt, but it is work they chose to do. Without question, they have paid their dues and as a result they have reaped their rewards. Both have had their opportunities to run for the presidency and both failed in their efforts.

Perhaps Mr. Obama has observed the limitations of being clever slick and witty like the Reverends Jackson and Sharpton are known to be and decided to take the smart and wise route to reaching his goals. It is the wise man that knows which battles to engage personally and which battles should be delegated to others for the appropriate response.

Beside the aforementioned, Mr. Obama is of mixed race and being forced to acknowledge one aspect of his history and not the other is an insult to the memory of the people that made him the man he is. Rev Jackson and Rev. Sharpton have given a tepid endorsement at best of Mr. Obama’s efforts and accomplishments thus far and we wonder how much of that is simply sour grapes.

While Black America respects and vividly remember the importance of the civil rights era and what it means to their very core, many of the thinkers within the ranks have moved on to the next level in the process.

In our opinion, Mr. Obama has bigger fish to fry as he prepares himself for finding ways to end the Iraq war, get the U. S. economy back on its feet, deliver heath care to forty million Americans getting by without it, focusing on millions of Americans losing their homes, heading off an impending recession, reestablishing America’s standing on the world stage, etc. You know, the things the next American president will be expected to do.

When you really get down to it, Jackson and Sharpton could be more helpful to Mr. Obama and black America by doing what they do best and leave the hardcore, big picture thinking to the man that does that best.
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Today’s first feature film is a 80s classic, Code Name: Zebra starring James Mitchum. Made in 1984,the color, 81min action drama is about a bunch of former soldiers coming home and forming an anti-crime unit to take on the Mafia. While working outside the law they fight organized crime and tries to get them off the streets of their hood. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to stream

Our second full length feature flick is The Lucifer Complex, starring Robert Vaughn. Made in 1978, this color, 91 min movie is about a secret agent investigating a plot be a former Nazi scientist cloning world leaders. Crazy Stuff but you will love it. Enjoy! Click here to download or on photo to steam
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19
Sep

RetroVision Theater Reviews & Approves of No Place To Be Somebody

No Place To Be Somebody is a place that anybody that is somebody should want to be this weekend, as Charles Gordone’s play directed by Woodie King Jr. and by presented by The Sackett Group is turning heads with raw, real and raunchy drama at The Brooklyn Music School Playhouse.

Mr. Woodie King Jr. took a gritty play with grimy characters and directed a cast through the murky waters of racism, broken dreams, the school of hard knocks and unachievable opportunities. The protagonist, Johnny Williams, an illiterate hustler, bar owner and part-time pimp, raised on the street by a slick original gangster type is barely hanging on, while he awaits the return of his mentor Sweets, from a ten year stretch of hard time in Elmira State Penitentiary. Using his girls to help pay the bills; Johnny’s dive is a place for losers to lay low, drowning themselves with drink until those all important breaks come their way to send them to the heights of their aspirations.

But as life usually responds to the almost talented, the second raters, or even the truly gifted, but of the wrong color in the wrong time, we get to watch the determined actor/writer face rejection after rejection for all the customary politically correct reasons, the bar’s cook, a would-be dancer, flounder with little hope of success, the wannabe Irish drummer, lacking the skills and soul to ever play with the big boyz of Jazz, and saddest of all, the hopeful hooker, die awaiting the return of love from a pimp who knows not the meaning.

While all the press materials describes this play as a comedy; and I assure you, you’ll find some real moments of humor delivered by every character at one time or another, No Place To Be Somebody is hardly funny. It is hardcore drama that will only allow mild moments of comic relief to ease the underling pain of watching crude lives being lived crudely.

This Pulitzer Prize winning work, a first an African American to win for a drama, was handled marvelously by a group of equity caliber actors and brilliantly by a soon to be considered legendary director, Woodie King Jr.

Here is what you need to know:
The Place
Brooklyn Music School Playhouse
OpenedSeptember 14, 2007
Closing
October 7, 2007
The Shows
Thu – Sat at 8pm; Sun at 3pm
The price
$19
The Number For Tickets
212-352-3101
The Production Company
The Sackett Group
The Cast

Michael Basile, Chandra Grosvenor-Brown, Steve Greenstein, Michael Leonard James, Rick Kincaid, Ralph McCain, Megan Messmer, Marcus Naylor, Rob O’Hare, Monique Pappas, Maria Silverman, Jahi-Kassa Taquara, Thyais Walsh, Monrico Ward, Miebaka Yohannes
The Author
Charles Gordone
The Director
Woodie King, Jr.
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