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Hendryx has written original music for a number of different stage productions. | Hendryx has written original music for a number of different stage productions. | ||
=== ''Blue'' === | === 2020 production of ''Blue'' === | ||
Hendryx worked with writer-director Charles Randolph creating music for the play ''Blue.'' On April 21, 2000 the play would open at Arena Stage in Washington, DC.<ref>Pressley, Nelson. “A Writer-Director’s Special Shade of “Blue” at Arena, Charles Randolph-Wright Widens His Eclectic Canon.” ''The Washington Post'', 22 Apr. 2000, www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2000/04/23/a-writer-directors-special-shade-of-blue/dd19bb1e-ce63-472c-b582-cceec0f627b5/. Accessed 22 July 2024.</ref> | Hendryx worked with writer-director [[Charles Randolph-Wright]] creating music for the play ''Blue.'' On April 21, 2000 the play would open at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. She described Randolph-Wright as having "unabated self-assurance" and "very wide taste."<ref>Pressley, Nelson. “A Writer-Director’s Special Shade of “Blue” at Arena, Charles Randolph-Wright Widens His Eclectic Canon.” ''The Washington Post'', 22 Apr. 2000, www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2000/04/23/a-writer-directors-special-shade-of-blue/dd19bb1e-ce63-472c-b582-cceec0f627b5/. Accessed 22 July 2024.</ref> While the play was slated to be Hendryx's Broadway debut in April 2020, the run was first moved off-Broadway to the Apollo Theater before being cancelled entirely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>Clement, Olivia. “Phylicia Rashad to Direct Charles Randolph-Wright’s Blue on Broadway.” ''Playbill'', 22 Apr. 2020, playbill.com/article/phylicia-rashad-to-direct-charles-randolph-wrights-blue-on-broadway. Accessed 22 July 2024.</ref><ref>Wild, Stephi. “Tickets Are Now on Sale for BLUE at the Apollo Theater.” ''BroadwayWorld.com'', 1 Feb. 2020, www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Tickets-Are-Now-On-Sale-For-BLUE-At-The-Apollo-Theater-20200201. Accessed 22 July 2024.</ref><ref>Evans, Greg. “Coping with COVID-19 Crisis: Producer Brian Moreland, Phylicia Rashad and John Legend Were Set to Take Broadway to the Apollo, and Then the Pandemic Arrived.” ''Deadline'', 21 Apr. 2020, deadline.com/2020/04/coping-with-covid-19-crisis-brian-moreland-blue-apollo-producer-boundaries-broadway-1202912175/#. Accessed 22 July 2024.</ref> | ||
=== 2021 production of ''Trouble In Mind'' === | |||
''Trouble In Mind'' was an off-Broadway play written by Alice Childress that opened on November 3, 1955.<ref>Internet Off-Broadway Databas. “Trouble in Mind.” ''Www.iobdb.com'', www.iobdb.com/Production/6952. Accessed 22 July 2024.</ref> Years later, following Childress' death, the play would be revived om 2021 for Broadway and directed by [[Charles Randolph-Wright]]. This revival would include original music written by Hendryx, who said that "''I wish Alice Childress was here. She was a spectacular human. [...] And now, Alice, it is where you wanted it to be and in the hands of Charles Randolph-Wright, who appreciated your work. He did not change a word and wanted to be true to your script. And I wrote music to support that truth." <ref>Brunner, Jeryl. “After 66 Years Alice Childress Gets a Voice on the Broadway Stage.” ''Forbes'', 21 Nov. 2021, www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2021/11/21/after-66-years-alice-childress-gets-a-voice-on-the-broadway-stage/. Accessed 22 July 2024.</ref>'' This 2021 production would be Hendryx's Broadway Debut.<ref>Program for ''Trouble in Mind'' at the American Airlines, New York. Playbill, 2021.</ref> | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 22 July 2024
Nona Bernis Hendryx (born October 9, 1944) is an American vocalist who recorded and played live with Talking Heads in the early 80's. Hendryx rose to prominence through her collaboration with the group Labelle.
Music for Theater
Hendryx has written original music for a number of different stage productions.
2020 production of Blue
Hendryx worked with writer-director Charles Randolph-Wright creating music for the play Blue. On April 21, 2000 the play would open at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. She described Randolph-Wright as having "unabated self-assurance" and "very wide taste."[1] While the play was slated to be Hendryx's Broadway debut in April 2020, the run was first moved off-Broadway to the Apollo Theater before being cancelled entirely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]
2021 production of Trouble In Mind
Trouble In Mind was an off-Broadway play written by Alice Childress that opened on November 3, 1955.[5] Years later, following Childress' death, the play would be revived om 2021 for Broadway and directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. This revival would include original music written by Hendryx, who said that "I wish Alice Childress was here. She was a spectacular human. [...] And now, Alice, it is where you wanted it to be and in the hands of Charles Randolph-Wright, who appreciated your work. He did not change a word and wanted to be true to your script. And I wrote music to support that truth." [6] This 2021 production would be Hendryx's Broadway Debut.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Pressley, Nelson. “A Writer-Director’s Special Shade of “Blue” at Arena, Charles Randolph-Wright Widens His Eclectic Canon.” The Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2000, www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2000/04/23/a-writer-directors-special-shade-of-blue/dd19bb1e-ce63-472c-b582-cceec0f627b5/. Accessed 22 July 2024.
- ↑ Clement, Olivia. “Phylicia Rashad to Direct Charles Randolph-Wright’s Blue on Broadway.” Playbill, 22 Apr. 2020, playbill.com/article/phylicia-rashad-to-direct-charles-randolph-wrights-blue-on-broadway. Accessed 22 July 2024.
- ↑ Wild, Stephi. “Tickets Are Now on Sale for BLUE at the Apollo Theater.” BroadwayWorld.com, 1 Feb. 2020, www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Tickets-Are-Now-On-Sale-For-BLUE-At-The-Apollo-Theater-20200201. Accessed 22 July 2024.
- ↑ Evans, Greg. “Coping with COVID-19 Crisis: Producer Brian Moreland, Phylicia Rashad and John Legend Were Set to Take Broadway to the Apollo, and Then the Pandemic Arrived.” Deadline, 21 Apr. 2020, deadline.com/2020/04/coping-with-covid-19-crisis-brian-moreland-blue-apollo-producer-boundaries-broadway-1202912175/#. Accessed 22 July 2024.
- ↑ Internet Off-Broadway Databas. “Trouble in Mind.” Www.iobdb.com, www.iobdb.com/Production/6952. Accessed 22 July 2024.
- ↑ Brunner, Jeryl. “After 66 Years Alice Childress Gets a Voice on the Broadway Stage.” Forbes, 21 Nov. 2021, www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2021/11/21/after-66-years-alice-childress-gets-a-voice-on-the-broadway-stage/. Accessed 22 July 2024.
- ↑ Program for Trouble in Mind at the American Airlines, New York. Playbill, 2021.