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Jonesborough: Crowns, A Gospel Musical
Crowns, A Gospel Musical is coming to Jonesborough
Crowns, a Gospel Musical will be presented in partnership between the McKinney Center and Umoja of Johnson City. Crowns will be performed on August 18, 19 and 20 at the McKinney Center, located at 103 Franklin Avenue. The gospel music is by Regina Taylor and adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry.
Crowns is the story of a Chicago teenager who, sent to live with her grandmother in South Carolina, finds connection among a community of resilient African American women. Weaving together faith, fashion and family, Crowns is an inspirational, joyous musical celebration of love and redemption with many gospel numbers sung throughout the story.
The cast of Crowns includes Jasmine Potter, Stephanie Lattany, Tisha Sanders, Cathy Walker, Christa Reid, Taleah Rogers and Ralph Martin. The production is directed by Jules Corriere, with music directed by Brett McCluskey and accompaniment by McCluskey and Kelvin Scott. Jasmine Henderson serves as assistant director, and Doniqua Joyner is the stage manager. Bobby Taylor will lead set design and construction. Lighting will be designed by Wayne Lawrence, and sound will be managed by John Saylor.
“This is a real coming together of both of our organizations, Umoja of Johnson City and the McKinney Center,” explains Director Jules Corriere.
UMOJA’s Angelitti Bradley continued, “We’ve been wanting to do more with the McKinney Center for a time, now, and this is the perfect show to do it.”
Tickets for this performance are on sale now and may be purchased online at Jonesborough.com/tickets or by calling the Jonesborough Visitors Center at 423.753.1010. For more information, contact the play’s Director Jules Corriere at julesc@jonesboroughtn.org or Umoja of Johnson City at 423.483.2062.
