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Wendy Raquel Robinson Pays Tribute to the Iconic Musical Artist, PRINCE
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 11, 2016) -- Wendy Raquel Robinson and her Amazing Grace Conservatory (AGC) will hit the stage in their spring production of "Goodbye Birdie!,"based on the 1963 American musical comedy film, "Bye Bye, Birdie" from Columbia Pictures starring Ann Margaret, Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh. The story was centered around the phenomenon of popular singer (a la Elvis Presley) being drafted into the United States Army in 1957. Don't miss the finger-popping, knee-slapping excitement of this original spin of a classic hit for the entire family. Performances of "Goodbye Birdie!" will be held at The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016, on Saturday, May 14th at 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 15th, 2016 at 7:00 PM.
AGC's colorful, high-energy musical will be set in the early 1990's centered around a popular rock star, Conrad Birdie, who receives an Army draft notice that upsets his fans across the nation. Albert Peterson, music executive/songwriter schemes with his secretary and long-suffering girlfriend, Rosie Alvarez, to have Birdie sing a song Albert will write, but Birdie's recruitment puts a halt to the plan. Rosie, however, convinces Arsenio Hall to have Birdie sing a song Albert will write called, "Kiss", and then kiss a randomly chosen high school girl, Kim McAfee goodbye before going off to the Army.
Ms. Robinson states: "In choosing to present this year's musical and feature the music of Prince, we had no idea of how spiritually and relevant it would be after his sudden and devastating passing. The students have been rehearsing and learning the iconic music from seven-time Grammy Award winner, Prince for months. His life, love for children, education and music has sparked a movement with our students that has taken our production of 'Goodbye Birdie!' to another level. Needless to say we are saddened by his tragic passing, but we are humbled and honored by this divine coincidence. We look forward to paying homage to a musical genius that has left an indelible impact on the world and this new generation of youth that have fallen in love with his music and message."
Come expecting an evening of toe-tapping music, amazing dancing, and witty humor. It is the classic show revamped with musical hits from Prince and Anita Baker including fresh and original vocal arrangements from the film including, "Bye, Bye Birdie," "Put On a Happy Face," "An English Teacher," "One Boy" just to name a few. Under the direction of Kim Bailey, and executive produced by Co-Founder of Amazing Grace Conservatory, Wendy Raquel Robinson ("Weekend With The Family", "Here We Go Again", "BETs The Game,"), AGC has successfully produced such stellar productions as "Grease," "Sister's Act, Too," "Dream Girls," "West Side Story," "Seussical," "Oliver With A Twist," "Annie," "Sarafina," "Footloose" and "Alice's Wonderland," just to name a few.
Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door. You may purchase your tickets at AGC in person or you may call 323-732-4283. All proceeds will go to support the expansion of Amazing Grace Conservatory and provide scholarships to underserved youth. For more information about Amazing Grace Conservatory, visit our website:www.amazinggraceconservatory.org