Page 4 - Boca Club News - August '23

Page 4, Boca Club News

InBox “Five Guys Named Moe,” Jazzy Tribute To

Letters to the Editor Musician Louis Jordan, at Kravis Center
from Our Readers

A mon t hl y MNM Theatre Company’s echoing through my home
section of Boca Club musical, “Five Guys Named as a child. It is a big part of
News that invites Moe,” an exuberant tribute where my style and love for
readers to submit to Jazz legend Louis Jordan storytelling comes from.”
news, comments and his music, will be on Linder-Long is a Dreyfoos
or questions about stage from September 8th School of the Arts graduate,
articles and columns through September 24th and a former student of
you read in our paper, in the Rinker Playhouse at MNM Theatre Company’s
or about events at the Kravis Center for the Producing Artistic Director
your club or in your Performing Arts in West and CEO Marcie Gorman, so
personal life—weddings, graduations, business success, Palm Beach. being able to direct the show
etc. Send your information as an email docx attachment. The show is based on a for MNM is particularly
Photos welcome in jpeg format. Send to: editorbcn54@ 1943 musical short of the Louis Jordan significant. “To me MNM Jaquez Linder-Long
gmail.com. Provide contact information so that we may same name by Louis Jordan means chance,” he says. “I
reach you if we have a question, but indicate how you himself. It had its UK debut in 1990 at Theatre Royal Stratford came to Marcie Gorman and her company with my vision and
want to have your comments signed for privacy reasons. East, running for over four years in the West End, and then from day one we have been working to make that vision into
Editor: Moderate Imbiber. I very much appreciate premiering on Broadway in 1992, where it was nominated reality: to present to audiences a show of African-American
your wine writer’s suggestions every month and often for two Tony Awards. It was revived in 2010 at the Edinburgh Legacy and culture through timeless music, song and dance.”
clip out his column to take with me when I shop at Festival, starring the show’s playwright Clarke Peters and Linder-Long, who will not only direct but will also
our favorite wine shop here in Boca. My wife and I returned later in 2010 to the theatre in which it originally choreograph the show, has cast James White as No Max,
usually enjoy a glass each with dinner, not very much, premiered. The musical won the Laurence Olivier Award for Torrey Linder as No Moe, Doriyan Caty as Eat Moe, T.J.
but it’s interesting to sample new ones and I trust your Best Entertainment. Pursley as Little Moe and Leo Davis as Big Moe.
columnist’s opinions. That’s why I wonder if he could As a bandleader in the 1940s, Louis Jordan pioneered The “Five Guys Named Moe” Musical Director, Bobby
answer a question for me. When I was younger (decades a wildly popular blend of jazz and blues. The swinging Peaco, has assembled a top-notch band for the production,
ago), I used to enjoy a glass of Pernod once in a while. shuffle rhythms played by singer/saxophonist Jordan and his including Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino
When I looked for it in the local shop I was shocked at the Tympany Five became known as “jump blues” or “jumpin’ (saxophone), Julie Jacobs (drums) and Rupert Ziawinski
price: about $50. Why is it so high? Does he recommend jive,” and served as a forerunner of rhythm and blues (bass).
any alternative? And how about a column about aperitifs and rock ‘n’ roll. At the height of his career, he scored 18 Jazz Madison will serve as Five Guys’ Assistant Director,
and cordials—before and after dinner drinks in general? number-one hit records; four of his songs are in the Grammy and Annaya Osborne is the Assistant Choreographer. Harold
Sign me Thirsty for Advice, St. Andrews Hall of Fame, which honors recordings of lasting qualitative Petion is the Production Stage Manager, and Belicia Linder-
Dear “Thirsty,” Our Wine columnist, Ed or historical significance. Jordan performed songs that Long will create the costumes for the production. Lighting
Weinroth, is indeed an expert on the subject, and appealed to millions of Black and White listeners. Able to Design is by Karalyn Fitzgerald, Sound Design is by Justin
has graciously agreed to answer your question here: “straddle the fence” between these two audiences, Jordan Thompson, and the show’s Set Designer is Jordon Armstrong.
“I actually have a future column on dessert wines emerged as one of the first successful crossover artists of Clarke Peters (Playwright) is an actor, singer and writer.
in the hopper. Pernod is a cousin of absinthe and American popular music. He earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a
anise; it is a potent after-dinner drink. Bittersweet In this show, a character, Nomax, has run out of money Musical for “Five Guys Named Moe”. As an actor, he has
and high in alcohol. Reasonably expensive because and his girlfriend has left him. He needs comfort, support and appeared on Broadway in “The Iceman Cometh” (Theatre
it is labor-intensive to make. Look for it in my future advice. Emerging from his 1930s-style radio are Five Guys World Award) and as Billy Flynn in the revival of “Chicago”.
columns. Ed.”— NAS, Editor. Named Moe: Big Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, Clarke’s London credits include “Guys and Dolls”, “Ma
and Little Moe, who harmonize, croon, wail, tap and joke... Rainey’s Black Bottom”, “The Passion and Dispatches” at
and provide Nomax with just what he needs, all in the form the Royal National Theatre. His West End credits include
of Louis Jordan’s hit songs and music. “Blues in the Night”, “Porgy and Bess”, “The Witches of
Performances: Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. Saturday Eastwick” and Chicago. In regional theater he has appeared
and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Tickets for “Five Guys Named in “Driving Miss Daisy”, “The Wiz”, “Bubbling Brown
Moe” range in price from $45 to $55 and are on sale now at Sugar”, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, “Carmen Jones” and
www.kravis.org. For tickets: kravis.org, (561) 832-7469. For “The Amen Corner”. Clarke is familiar to television viewers
Group Sales: (561) 651-4438 or (561) 651-4304. for his roles on “The Wire”, “Treme” and “The Divide”.
The show’s director, Jacquez Linder-Long, is a former His film credits include Mona Lisa, Notting Hill, Marley &
Moe himself. “I’m very excited to be presenting this show Me, Endgame, John Wick, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing
from the ‘other side of the table’ this time around,” he says. Missouri, Harriet, and Da 5 Bloods. As a director, his credits
“It means a lot to me because Louis Jordan and the Tympany include Blues for Mr. Charlie, Fascinating Aida, King and
5’s hits are what my grandmother Merdis Moore and I had Martin Luther.

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