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EXCLUSIVE: The corporate of the Broadway musical A Fantastic World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will lead a particular effort to help these affected by the horrific assault that occurred in New Orleans on New Yr’s Day.
The musical chronicles the life and profession of the legendary New Orleans-born jazzman. The corporate of Fantastic World kicked off the fundraising challenge with moments of silence at this previous weekend’s performances, and a QR code will stay posted on the theater with which theater-goers can collect info and make donations to the Larger New Orleans Basis. (Donations will also be made straight right here.)
Along with the present’s pledge of help, Broadway Cares/Fairness Fights AIDS will stand united with the corporate of A Fantastic World and has pledged so as to add an extra $10,000 as a particular grant to no matter funds are raised throughout the effort.
Not less than 15 individuals have been killed and dozens extra injured when a person drove a truck by a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Road.
The Fantastic World fundraising effort was initiated by solid member Darlesia Cearcy, who performs Armstrong’s spouse, Lucille Wilson.
“A Fantastic World: The Louis Armstrong Musical units up one elementary query: why and the way did Louis Armstrong invite us right into a tune so stuffed with hope, love and lightweight about life?,” Cearcy mentioned in an announcement. “We as an organization traverse by his life beginning together with his birthplace, New Orleans, and his humble, thrilling and but troubled beginnings. This birthplace was and is the place the place he initially found his love for jazz and, thus, created an empire and standing because the King of Jazz.
“We honor that standing every day on the prime of our present contained in the French quarter with a tune titled ‘Bourbon Road Parade,'” she continued. “Right here we dance and sing to reignite the times of celebration of New Orleans and its contributions to it as an artwork type. We transport our audiences from there to his first house base known as Jane Alley and generally James Alley earlier than we head to Storyville and onward.
“It’s our hope, pleasure and duty to assist, honor and help our fellow residents that remind us of our surrogate house base and nationwide neighbor by our chief Louis Armstrong. As one of many ladies who performs his spouse (Lucille) I perceive the significance of giving ourselves over to one thing higher than ourselves as Lucille would have achieved. We as an organization know this reality. To ensure that us to share our story of A Fantastic World and sing that actually, we should do our half. Louis discovered it for us and established the best way ahead. Our ‘compass’ together with the ethical one is being made clear.
“Nobody must undergo the best way these harmless victims and their households have suffered, so we stand collectively in solidarity and like to help them. It is what Louis Armstrong or ‘Pops’ (as they name him in New Orleans) would have wished. We goal to serve the higher good. A musical will be fruitful within communities. I hope we have now and can proceed to show wholesome, constructive efforts for communities corresponding to New Orleans.”
Danny Whitman, Govt Director of Broadway Cares/Fairness Fights AIDS, added, “We’re so proud to be part of this compassionate Broadway neighborhood, coming collectively to assist these in want. It is a second to point out solidarity and supply actual help to the individuals of New Orleans.” Along with the grant, BC/EFA has seven direct service organizations all through Louisiana, together with the New Orleans Musicians Help Basis and Undertaking Lazarus in New Orleans.
A Fantastic World: The Louis Armstrong Musical is taking part in at Broadway’s Studio 54.
Broadway’s Louis Armstrong Musical Leads New Orleans Fundraising Effort
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