ENTERTAINMENT
Ure Egbuho as Sierra Jones., Charles Bernard Murray as Scrooge. Jill Jones
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The Classical Theatre of Harlem
(CTH, Ty Jones, producing artistic
director) presents the second year
of its holiday production, “A Christmas
Carol in Harlem,” based on the
timeless work by Charles Dickens.
The show which began on Dec. 8 will
end on Dec. 21. The Classical Theatre
of Harlem’s production of A Christmas
Carol in Harlem will be playing
at:City College Center for the Arts’
Aaron Davis Hall, Corner of 135th
St. and Convent Ave., New York, NY
10027.
Carl Cofield direct this year’s
productionbased on an adaptation
by Shawn René Graham with new
choreography by Tiffany Rea-Fisher
(Artistic Director of Elisa Monte
Dance).
This season, the show moves into
a three-quarter thrust theater, offering
audiences a more intimate theater
experience and allowing them
to share in the spirit of the show.
Cofield has re-imagined large portions
of the work to fit this new space
and to build on the festive themes
throughout the play while allowing
the drama of Scrooge’s past to unfold.
This includes a new set, music pieces,
projections, costumes and casting
that establishes A Christmas Carol in
Harlem as a modern addition to New
York City’s annual holiday offerings.
Set in present-day Harlem, this
holiday treasure is dramatized with
CTH’s signature style of infusing
classic works with an uptown flair.
A Christmas Carol in Harlem places
Ebenezer Scrooge as a real estate
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Hip-Hop artist Zay Lewis.
By Lyndon Taylor
New York City and the borough of
Brooklyn holds a special place for rising
hip-hop star Zay Lewis who recently
released his riveting uptempo video
“Lightspeed,” a two-minute piece of
pulsing, electric blue stainless steel
energy featuring fellow Nocoast member
Heymvn. Lewis who is responsible
for producing the track with friend
Heymvn, is one to watch out for as he
seeks to make a name for himself on
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On Friday, Dec. 20, the Caribbean will
have yet another reason to celebrate.
Grenada’s crowned King of Groovy Soca,
V’ghn, is set to unleash a mega preview
of a project he and his team have worked
arduously, in the past year, to perfect and
deliver to the world.
A five-track EP, showcasing the artist’s
unparalleled versatility, will likely
blow the socks off music executives
the world over when it’s dropped later
this week. Fresh off a tour that saw
the young entertainer touch places like
Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Turks and Caicos,
Geneva Switzerland, Oslo Norway,
Dubai and Amsterdam, V’ghn is rearing
to go. Team member, Internation-
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Lewis releases
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V’ghn set to
release EP
CLASSIC
CHRISTMAS
‘A Christmas Carol in Harlem’ with an uptown flair
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