Celebrating Paula Wayne's birthday. Paula starred in the 1964 musical "Golden Boy" opposite Sammy Davis, Jr. This show marked the first interracial kiss on a Broadway stage.
Broadway Across America's Ron Legler and actor Paula WayneThe Color Purple is in town all week playing at the Bob Carr (401 W Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32801) and we were lucky enough to receive invites to opening night and to the cast party. We sent Chris L. to both and this is what he had to say:
"The show was beautiful. Top notch performances (including the special treat of Felicia P. Fields reprising her Tony-nominated performance as Sofia!) I was excited to see Brandy Chavonne Massey's name on the board, but realized she was the Celie understudy (and that's it - no chorus role in the meanwhile.) But damn, Kenita Miller was amazing as Celie!
Ms. Fields gave a post-show curtain speech to promote the cast's charity, The St. Bernard Project, which rebuilds houses for Katrina victims. (They've built 16 so far, at a cost of $12-15K per house.) They have volunteers standing by ready to build, they just need more money to pay for materials. As I surveyed the crowd, I realized that less than $10 per person in attendance would pay for one house. "