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Kevin Smith Kirkwood to Headline Dial N for Negress

Kevin Kirkwood Smithin Dial 'N' for Negress
(© Carol Rosegg)
Kevin Kirkwood Smith
in Dial ‘N’ for Negress
(© Carol Rosegg)

Full cast and creative team have been announced for the musical Dial ‘N’ for Negress, to play Theatre Row’s Clurman Theatre, September 10-26. The show will be directed by Jake Hirzel and choreographed by Jennifer L. Mudge.

The show, which is written by Travis Kramer, Tom Oster, and Kevin Smith Kirkwood, focuses on The Negress (to be played by Kirkwood), an ex-con who returns to his apathetic hometown and must decide whether to become the community’s unlikely hero.

The cast also features Pilin Anice, Emily McNamara, Tamala Baldwin, James Solomon Benn, Katie Boren, Jimmy Brooks, Jr., Bree Daniels, James LaRose, Nehemiah Luckett, Eric Rodediger, and Julius Thomas III. The creative team includes Nick Francone (sets), Sidney Shannon (costumes), Bill Sheehan (lighting), and Carl Casella (sound).

For more information, visit www.DialNforNegress.com.