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THE ALLEY THEATRE'S 2008 - 2009 SEASON Rock N' Roll by Tom Stoppard, Aaron Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention, Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl and Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius highlight Alley Theatre's upcoming season. Also featured are George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession and Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's hilarious romp The Man Who Came To Dinner. Season subscriptions are as low as $105 and may be purchased at www.alleytheatre.org, by phone at 713-220-5700, or in person at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Ave. Houston Texas, USA. |
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The Alley Theatre Presents a New Biomedical Thriller SECRET ORDER by Bob Clyman and directed by Charles Towers. Fueled by pharmaceutical money, personal ambition and media frenzy, the plot of Bob Clyman's provocative SECRET ORDER will have special appeal for anyone with a secret love of science. A brilliant young research biologist working in an obscure university lab discovers a possible cure for cancer. When the dynamic director of New York's leading cancer institute becomes his mentor and champion, he is set on a path of acclaim and prestige that could lead directly to the Nobel Prize. But the halls of science twist and turn in surprising ways, and the young Doctor is suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of medicine, money and power. SECRET ORDER is showing from October 24th, 2008 through November 23nd, 2008 at the Alley Theatre's Neuhaus Stage at 615 Texas Avenue in Houston, Texas.
THE ALLEY THEATRE'S 2007 - 2008 SEASON THE GERSHWINS' AN AMERICAN IN PARIS... The Alley Theatre Presents The World Premiere of a New Musical Comedy THE GERSHWINS' AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. The wild and hilarious musical comedy inspired by the movie starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron takes us on a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the legendary movie-musical. With Words and Music by George and Ira Gershwin, Book by Ken Ludwig and directed by Alley's Gregory Boyd AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is showing from April 29th and extended through June 22nd, 2008 at the Alley Theatre's Hubbard Stage at 615 Texas Avenue in Houston, Texas. THE GERSHWINS' AN AMERICAN IN PARIS takes us on a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the legendary movie musical. Reuniting Ken Ludwig, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin the team behind the Broadway smash Crazy For You THE GERSHWINS' AN AMERICAN IN PARIS tells the story of Michel Gerard, the greatest music hall singer in Paris. When Michel fails to turn up at Monumental Pictures’ Paris studio for the filming of a new musical, Studio Head Louis Goldman sends his practical, no-nonsense secretary, Rebecca Klemm, to find the missing star and when the legendary Parisian crosses swords with the indomitable American, nothing short of fireworks ensue. Don’t miss this blissful prequel to the famous movie, featuring some of the best-loved songs written by George and Ira Gershwin including: ’S Wonderful, They All Laughed, Stairway to Paradise and many more!! Author of last season's extraordinary THE PILLOWMAN MARTIN MCDONAGH returns to the Alley with THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE, a gruesome comedy that was Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE is the stunningly funny tale of a ruthless Irish Liberation Army enforcer and the one thing he loves more than anything else in the world. It's a wickedly hilarious event that must be seen to be believed. THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE is directed by Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd and runs through Sunday February 24, 2008. DON'T MISS IT!!! A musical about Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas' most famous daughter, LOVE JANIS goes behind the music of the legendary rock / blues singer. Following her life from 1966 until her death in 1970, LOVE JANIS features performances of many of her smash hits: "Piece of My Heart," "Me and Bobby McGee," "Mercedes Benz" and "Ball and Chain" resulting in a compelling portrait of an artist who wanted to be remembered for her music and her refusal to compromise. The greatest white female rock singer of the 1960s, JOPLIN was also a great blues singer. First rising to stardom as front woman for San Francisco psychedelic band Big Brother and the Holding Company - and then as a solo artist, she created some of the most exciting performances of the era. She also did much to redefine the role of women in rock with her assertive, sexually forthright persona and raunchy, electrifying onstage presence. JOPLIN's warm, exuberant letters to her concerned family form the heart of the show, propelled by her extraordinary music. RECOMMENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS 2008 - 2009 SEASON Theatre Under the Stars' President and CEO John C. Breckenridge announces TUTS' 2008 - 2009 Season from September 2008 to June 2009 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. "I am pleased to announce TUTS' 2008-2009 season offers audiences sensational Broadway musicals for the entire family including four Houston Premieres and two Broadway classics," said Breckenridge. The Season includes: Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Legally Blonde the Musical, the Broadway classic Les Miserables, Happy Days - A New Musical and CABARET. TUTS combines powerful dramas, delightful comedies and smash-hit new Broadway musicals with beloved classics from the stage and silver screen.
Nominated for eleven TONY Awards, including Best Musical, THE COLOR PURPLE opened on December 1, 2008 at the Broadway Theatre where it continues its record breaking run. It is based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg. It is the unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie, who finds the strength to triumph over adversity, and discover her unique voice in the world. With a joyous GRAMMY nominated score featuring gospel, jazz, pop and the blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is about hope and the healing power of love. THE COLOR PURPLE will be shown at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby at Walker in Houston Texas from September 16 - 28, 2008. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Single tickets for THE COLOR PURPLE are available to the public by phone 713-558-8887 or outside the Houston area at 888-558-3882 or in person at the Theatre Under The Stars Box Office or on-line at www.tuts.com
2008 Interview with FRANK YOUNG, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of TUTS
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE tells the story of a modern day musical theater addict known simply as "Man In Chair". To chase his blues away he drops the needle on his favorite LP - the 1928 musical comedy, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE . From the crackle of his hi-fi, the musical magically bursts to life onstage telling the tale of a pampered Broadway starlet who wants to give up show business to get married, her producer who sets out to sabotage the nuptials, her chaperone, the debonair groom, the dizzy chorine, the Latin lover and a pair of gangsters who double as pastry chefs. Man in Chair's love of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE speaks to anyone who has ever been transported by the theater. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will be shown at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby at Walker in Houston Texas from May 20th - June 1st, 2008. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Single tickets for THE DROWSY CHAPERONE are available to the public by phone 713-558-8887 or outside the Houston area at 888-558-3882 or in person at the Theatre Under The Stars Box Office or on-line at www.tuts.com In THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. This tuneful, offbeat and at times heartwarming show offers audience members the opportunity (strictly voluntary) to become part of the action as on-stage spellers. Starring in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE are Katie Boren (Marcy Park), Roberta Duchak (Rona Lisa Peretti), James Kall (Douglas Panch), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Leaf Coneybear), Justin Keyes (Chip Tolentino), Kevin Smith Kirkwood (Mitch Mahoney), Vanessa Ray (Olive Ostrovsky), Eric Roediger (William Barfee) and Dana Steingold (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre). THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE will be shown at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby at Walker in Houston Texas from March 25 - April 6, 2008. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Single tickets for THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE are available to the public by phone 713-558-8887 or outside the Houston area at 888-558-3882 or in person at the Theatre Under The Stars Box Office or on-line at www.tuts.com WELL, HELLO DOLLY!!! It's so nice to have you back where you belong! THEATRE UNDER THE STARS proudly presents the grand dame musical, HELLO DOLLY! starring Leslie Uggams. With a book by the multi-Tony-award-winning team Michael Stewart (42nd Street and Bye Bye Birdie) and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman (Mame, La Cage Aux Folles), HELLO DOLLY! features unforgettable songs including "Before The Parade Passes By," "It Only Takes A Moment," and "HELLO DOLLY!" Featuring a lush score and winner of ten Tony Awards, HELLO DOLLY!! will come to life on stage combining the glamour from the film, elaborate costumes, and show-stopping dance numbers. HELLO DOLLY! was shown at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS 2007 - 2008 40th Anniversary SEASON
Dreams really do come true! THEATRE UNDER THE STARS is thrilled to kick-off its 2007 - 2008 Fortieth Anniversary Season with another spectacular line-up. This fall, THEATRE UNDER THE STARS launches a special Pick Four season package so patrons can customize their own four-show season. With WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND, DREAMGIRLS, A WONDERFUL LIFE, HELLO DOLLY!, SPELLING BEE and DROWSY CHAPERONE on the line-up, this season is sure to be filled with riotous laughter and dazzling dance numbers. It's pure musical genius! Now, theatre lovers can create their own customized four-show season package with THEATRE UNDER THE STARS "PICK FOUR" Special Subscription Offer! Subscribers may pick their favorite four out of six spectacular musicals in TUTS' 2007-2008 40th Anniversary Season line-up at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (800 Bagby & Walker). "PICK FOUR" packages are available for as little as $87. Benefits of the four-show season package include: significant discounts on subscription tickets, special renewable priority seating, a subscriber discount when purchasing additional single tickets for certain shows, and freedom to exchange tickets for other performances. In its 2007 - 2008 SEASON sponsored by UBS Investment Bank, TUTS will unveil some of Broadway's most acclaimed new musicals combined with spectacular Broadway classics! With eye-popping dance numbers, magical melodies and clever comedy, TUTS' 2007-2008 40th Anniversary Season celebrates bringing outstanding musicals to Houston audiences for 40 consecutive years. THEATRE UNDER THE STARS rings in the Holiday Cheer when A WONDERFUL LIFE, the story of poor old George Bailey comes to life on stage. Based on Frank Capra's 1946 classic film IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE THEATRE UNDER THE STARS proudly presents the timeless master piece as its holiday production. Featuring a book and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler On The Roof) and music by Joe Raposo (Sesame Street), A WONDERFUL LIFE is the musical adaptation of the Golden Globe Award-winning film starring JIMMY STEWART. Recently, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE celebrated 60 years as one of America's favorite holiday traditions when it topped the American Film Institute's list of Most Inspiring Films of All Time. A WONDERFUL LIFE is showing from the 11th through the 23rd of December, 2007 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby at Walker in Houston Texas.
THE 2007 - 2008 TOMMY TUNE AWARDS... On March 24, 2008 John C. Breckenridge, President and CEO of Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) announced the nominations for TUTS' Sixth Annual Tommy Tune Awards. Developed by TUTS, the Tommy Tune Awards honors musical theatre excellence at the high school level. The awards ceremony was held on Tuesday April 22, 2008 7:30 p. m. at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS 2008 Gala Celebration
TUTS' FOREVER YOUNG GALA April 27, 2007 Theatre Under The Stars' FOREVER YOUNG GALA raises more than $1 million towards TUTS Education and Outreach programs, during its star-studded event held at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Friday April 27, 2007.
Chaired by Leticia and Steve Trauber
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS'
FOREVER YOUNG GALA
the evening of April 27, 2007 featured a tribute to TUTS Founder / Producing
Artistic Director
FRANK M. YOUNG
which included Honorary Chairs President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush awarding
Young with the American Musical Theatre Award (AMTA) and performances by
Broadway and TV stars Debbie Reynolds, Robert Goulet and Austin Miller, among
others.
Check out THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE Section of HoustonTheatre.com featuring
Children's Theatres in the Houston Area. Also featured is Travis High School's Production of
GODSPELL presented January, 2008 with
Interviews with the Cast and Director of GODSPELL. Also
included is
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN Presented February, 2007 with Interviews with the Cast and Director of
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN. Visit one of Houston Theatre's CHILDREN'S THEATRES and Get Swept Away with Magic, Music and Enchanting Stories of Love and Forgiveness. Interview with
CINDERELLA with Director and Playwright Laura Weinberg Williams. CINDERELLA
was Presented at THE COMPANY ONSTAGE November, 2001.
JERSEY BOYS is part of the 2007 - 2008 Cadillac Broadway Across America - Houston Series, presented by the Society for the Performing Arts and Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. JERSEY BOYS is the story of FRANKIE VALLI and THE FOUR SEASONS: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty. JERSEY BOYS premiered at La Jolla Playhouse, October 17, 2004, where the musical played a record-breaking run prior to the Broadway production. JERSEY BOYS opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005 and continues to set new weekly box office records, remaining among the five top grossing shows in New York. Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY BOYS won four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical. JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
A Mother. A Daughter. 3 Possible Dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! MAMMA MIA! the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA returns to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts September 25 - 30, 2007 for 8 performances only as a special non-subscription presentation of the 2007 - 2008 Cadillac Broadway Across America Season. Inspired by the story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs, writer Catherine Johnson's sunny, funny tale of family and friendship unfolds on a Greek island. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. Songs including "Dancing Queen", "The Winner Takes It All", "Money, Money, Money" and "Take A Chance On Me" are all featured in this feel-good night of fun and laughter. Interview with Sean Allan Krill who plays SAM CARMICHAEL in the smash hit ABBA musical MAMMA MIA! CADILLAC BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA HOUSTON 2007 - 2008 SEASON'S Opening Performance is AVENUE Q presented from October 23 - November 4, 2007. Broadway's smash-hit 2004 Tony Award winner for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE, and BEST BOOK. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. JERSEY BOYS, presented from January 16 - February 9, 2008 is the new musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers THE FOUR SEASONS: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty! JERSEY BOYS features their hit songs SHERRY, BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY, RAG DOLL, OH WHAT A NIGHT and CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU. And direct from a record-breaking run in London's West End, THE RAT PACK - LIVE AT THE SANDS brilliantly recreates the ultimate meeting of three legendary performers. In 1960, while filming the casino robbery caper Ocean's Eleven in Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra got together a group of his closest buddies for impromptu concerts at the Sands Hotel. THE RAT PACK is shown from March 11 - 23, 2008 at the Hobby Center Sarofim Hall. Then we go to the year 1985 and you're invited to THE WEDDING SINGER, scheduled from May 6 - 18, 2008. Every night is a totally rad reception for Robert Hart and friends, until he's left at the altar. Based on the hit film, the Tony Award nominated THE WEDDING SINGER takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer sporting a mullet might be the coolest guy in the room. Check out BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA HOUSTON 2007 - 2008 SEASON to find out about these upcoming shows including SWEENEY TODD, MAMMA MIA and more!!!
THE ART GUYS' NOTHING TO IT - An Evening of
Itty Bitty Witty Ditties
HOUSTON BALLET'S 2007 - 2008 SEASON
THE HOUSTON BALLET'S Artistic Director Stanton Welch invites you to be a part of one of the most memorable seasons in recent history. "THE HOUSTON BALLET 2007 - 2008 SEASON will be punctuated by three very popular story ballets. We'll open with THE MERRY WIDOW featuring new designs by an Italian-born woman, Roberta Guidi di Bagno. My own CINDERELLA offers a contemporary take on a familiar tale, with lavish costumes and sets by Kristian Fredrikson. And finally, we'll present the beautiful and enduring classic LA SYLPHIDE with the help of producer Johnny Eliasen, one of the world's foremost experts on the Bournonville style." THE HOUSTON BALLET 2007 - 2008 SEASON will also have three world premieres on the schedule including a new work that Stanton Welch will choreograph as a tribute to New York in the 1940s, set to the irresistible music of George Gershwin. THE HOUSTON BALLET will reprise some beloved works including George Balanchine's signature SERENADE and one of Mr. Welch's personal favorites, William Forsythe's powerful IN THE MIDDLE, SOMEWHAT ELEVATED. For tickets and general information, call 713-227-2787 or click to www.houstonballet.org. Interview with a Living Doll AMY FOTE performing as SWANILDA in Houston Ballet's COPPELIA Listen Up Kiddies! Forget Cinderella Barbie and Lara Croft the Tomb Raider. If you want to have a hard body like AMY FOTE you're going to have to start eating your vegetables every day. Check Out the INTERVIEW WITH AMY FOTE. She stars as SWANILDA in HOUSTON BALLET'S Production of COPPELIA. HOUSTON BALLET and Artistic Director Stanton Welch presents COPPELIA from June 7th through the 17th, 2007 at the Brown Theater of the Wortham Theater Center. Considered the great comedy of classical ballet, COPPELIA tells the story of a doll so enchantingly lifelike that she mesmerizes an entire village, captures the heart of a young swain named Franz, and inspires the eccentric toymaker Dr. Coppelius to attempt to transform her into a living, breathing human being. HOUSTON BALLET'S Production of COPPELIA features breathtaking scenery by Tony Award winner Desmond Heeley, including a picturesque German village and a magical toy workshop whose treasures include a goat, a ballerina and a wizard. For tickets and general information, call 713-227-2787 or click to www.houstonballet.org.
THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE Presents the 2007 SEASON. JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE Directed by THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE'S Artistic Director EILEEN J. MORRIS and written by the Great American Playwright AUGUST WILSON is presented thru April 8th, 2007. THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE is located at 3535 Main Street, Houston, Texas. Please call phone 713-520-0055 for Tickets and Information. INTERVIEW WITH EILEEN J. MORRIS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE AND DIRECTOR OF JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE. THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE Presents the 2004 - 2005 SEASON. THAT SERIOUS HE - MAN BALL by Alonzo D. Lamont, Jr. is presented thru October 17, 2004. THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE is located at 3535 Main Street, Houston, Texas. SEPTEMBER 2000 INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE MS. ARGENTINA JAMES who says that "We are the Crowning Jewel for the City, Located in Downtown Houston and we want to share it with the World." THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE'S 2000 - 2001 SEASON including the 1999 Interview with Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Charles Fuller. THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE is located at 3535 Main Street, Houston, Texas. Please call phone 713-520-0055 for Tickets and Information.
THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND HELL ON EARTH Announces their 2006 - 2007 SEASON General Director Anthony Freud on the THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA'S 2006-2007 SEASON'S new productions: “The musical and theatrical range of the season’s new productions will, I am sure, delight and stimulate our audiences,” says Freud. “The very different fairy-tale world of Hansel and Gretel will be created with specially devised puppets by one of the world’s most inventive puppet artists, Basil Twist. La Cenerentola will be fanciful new production by a team that pairs great theatrical flair with technical know-how, a refreshingly human re-telling of the classic fairy tale. The stunning Zandra Rhodes designs for Aïda evoke a magical dream of Egypt in which Verdi’s unforgettable score will thrill and captivate.” Interview with International Rising Star MARIUSZ KWIECIEN Starring as the Supernova Lover DON GIOVANNI by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA revives its acclaimed Francesca Zambello production of GOUNOD'S French masterpiece FAUST with a stellar cast, led by one of America’s most gifted tenors, William Burden (The Coronation of Poppea, 2006) as the man who sells his soul to the devil for a second chance at youth. Burden’s FAUST , hailed as “superb…beautiful French, with fine line and glowing tone,” (Philadelphia’s City Paper), is lured into eternal damnation by Mephistopheles, sung by the incomparable American bass Samuel Ramey (Boris Godunov, 2005) in one of the roles that has made him world famous. Georgian soprano Tamar Iveri makes her house debut as Marguerite, the naïve young woman who falls for FAUST . Her devoted brother Valentin is sung by American baritone Earle Patriarco (The Barber of Seville, 2004). FAUST is presented at the HOUSTON GRAND OPERA's Wortham Theater Center in Downtown Houston, Texas from January 20th - February 3rd, 2007.
 Premier Houston Social and Musical Event in 2004: MUSICAL BRIDGES: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST POLISH SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA held Friday, October 22nd, 2004. With the honorable presence of former President of Poland MR. LECH WALESA, and music by the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of conductor Mariusz Smolij and guest pianist Adam Golka, the Polish National Alliance (Chicago) and the Polish American Congress - Texas Division and the Houston Polish community celebrated THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF PANNA MARIA, TEXAS the birthplace of American Polonia at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas. Another Polish celebration held March, 2004 was Przechadzki - O Krakowie at the University of St. Thomas Jones Hall. Check out The HoustonTheatre.com Parties Section where you will find the best musical parties in Houston, including the HOUSTON GRAND OPERA BALL 2001, The Hottest Rock N' Roll Party for THE SUMMER OF 2000 at the Grand Opening of the Hard Rock Cafe at Bayou Place in Downtown Houston, and CHRISTMAS BANQUET 2000, A festive evening of Holiday Fun featuring an interview with A.D. Players Founder and Artistic Director Jeannette Clift George at the Copperfield Baptist Church.
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