Harlem's Night Cabaret featuring the Brown Betties
THE BROWN BETTIES ARE BACK!
…for a sexy, stiletto filled night of passion and drama in the critically acclaimed experience “Harlem’s Night: A Cabaret Story.”
Harlem’s Night is the story of one woman pining after one man—Joe, and how she uses her three alter-egos, played by the Brown Betties, to get him. Set in 1940s Harlem, these women seductively dance and croon their hearts out, revealing the sordid passions they have for the sexy but unattainable Joe.
Think of the sultry Brown Betties as a sophisticated burlesque group—a cross between the Pussycat Dolls and En Vogue performing Chicago.
Written and created by actress Peppur Chambers, the Brown Betties ‘ characters encompass the emotions of Love, Hate, Want and Need with Peppur in the starring role as a needy woman named Harlem.
Peppur, a former dancer for the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee bucks, is a triple threat as a singer, songwriter and actress and was inspired by a one-woman cabaret show featuring Julie Wilson.
“I was blown away by her intense ability to tell a story with her songs,” Peppur explains. “Her power to connect with the audience by being emotionally unselfish was so beautiful and inspiring. I knew I wanted to do the same thing.”
Peppur Chambers achieves her goal in Harlem’s Night and is supported by a stellar cast featuring former Atlanta Falcons dancer Christy Gamble playing “Love,” former Miss Ohio Keena Ferguson as “Hate,” and classically trained dancer Danielle Lewis as “Want.”
The guest-star role of Joe will be played by the handsome Ricco Ross, (ER, The Least Among You, Guys and Dolls). Former Joes have been played by Lamman Rucker (Why Did I Get Married, Half and Half, All of Us); Rodney Perry (Johnson Family Vacation, TV One’s Who’s Got Jokes); Charles Porter, (Bones, Without A Trace), Eddie Goines (A Lesson Before Dying, The Game), Ron A. Brooks (Everybody Hates Chris), Dan White (Barbershop) and Thom Scott III originally.
From the “Cigar/Cigarette” girl who kicks off the show to the vintage jazz of Duke Ellington and Louis Jordan, Harlem’s Night, directed by Tanya Alexander, delivers a powerful experience that pulls you into an era that you won’t want to leave.
The show, which debuted August 2005 in Los Angeles has performed to sold-out audiences including notables such as directors Bryan Barber and Bille Woodruff, author Kevin Powell, and actors Michael Jai White and Reggie Hayes.
