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Donald Byrd

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Choreographer 1932–2013

Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career of Herbie Hancock and many others.

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The Color Purple

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  • Marty shared not a few characteristics with that girl singer he so admired. He’d been born in Brooklyn, about two and a half miles from where Barbra grew up, though Martin Lee Erlichman was thirteen years older than Barbra Joan Streisand. But like her, Marty was also the grandchild of Russian Jewish immigrants and had dreamed of making a…ebooks/Mann, William J_/Hello, Gorgeous_ Becoming Barbra Streisand - William J. Mann.txt
  • Manager, Thom Widmann CAST: Elizabeth Marvel (Suzie), Denis O’Hare (Donald), Margaret Whitton (Beryl), Tim Hopper (Frank), Fiona Davis (Nicole), Adina Porter (Kiki), Matte Osian (Transient/Boyfriend/ Inert Man), Rocco Sisto (Isaac), Michael Lynch (Transvestite), Jerry Mayer (Prostitute), Timothy Wheeler (Acquaintance/ Party Man) A two-act…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1994-95 Season, v. 51 (Willis).txt
  • THIRTY-SECOND SEASON CROWNS by Regina Taylor, adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry; Director, Jacqueline Moscou; Music Direction, Pastor Patrinell Wright; Choreographer, Donald Byrd; Scenic Design, Carey Wong; Costume Design, Catherine Hunt; Lighting Design,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2003-04 Season, v. 60 (Willis).txt

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