Sandy Brown Relaunches 'Oh, Yes She Did!' at at Theatre-Theater
By: Kelsey Denette Jan. 26, 2012
After 19-weeks running in 2011 in Los Angeles & Hollywood, actress/comedienne Sandy Brown (Hannah Montana, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Def Comedy Jam, Comics Unleashed) returns with her historical One-Woman show "Oh, Yes She Did!", blazing the stage and "breathing-to-life" powerful legacies of bold Black Women Pioneers whose triumphs over challenges changed the course of American History through the centuries, from the colonial frontier to modern times.
Blending drama, humor, period wardrobe, music, dance, and multi-media, "Oh Yes She Did!" (From Slave-Ship to Space-Ship) is a dynamic theatrical ride. Prepare to experience powerful events of Revolutionary War Slave-Poet Phillis Wheatley, runaway with Harriet Tubman on the Underground Railroad, meet World's First Woman Self-made Millionaire-Suffragette Madame CJ Walker, Global Superstar & War-Spy Josephine Baker, Backstage with Jazz Legend Billie Holiday, Bus-Ride with Rosa Parks, protest with activist Angela Davis, campaign with First Democrat Woman Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm, etc. Although spanning 400 years of history, the messages of these powerful heroines are as profoundly relevant today as ever.WHAT: "Oh, Yes She Did!" (Acclaimed Solo-Show by Sandy Brown)
WHEN: January 19th-February 25th 2012
TIMES: Thursdays 7:30pm & Saturdays 1:00pm (matinee)
WHERE: Theatre-Theater 5041 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019
TICKETS: Online Tix: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/220272B
TIX by Phone (800) 838-3006 x1SHOW TRAILER: http://youtu.be/yf6a0sM3Z2c
WEBSITE: www.SandyBrownLive.comSHOW HISTORY: A culmination of years of historical research, writing, period wardrobe design and imagery, etc. "Oh, Yes She Did!" first previewed in 2010 at Scripps (campus Angela Davis taught after trial). In Summer 2011 "Oh, Yes She Did!" began previews run at jazz legend's Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center, later opening Fall 2011 at Hollywood's Lillian Theatre, (Silent film star Buster Keaton's old movie studio.) Now, it's 3rd run opens at Theatre-Theater for 2012, (previously the Lula Washington Dance Studio.) "Performing this production in venues with these dynamic histories has added a touch of theatrical magic with so much to draw from as an artist.
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