Gospel Musical Heralds Seasonal Festivities At Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts in December
- Features renowned actress/singer Carol Woods -

Carol Woods will perform in the gospel musical, “Follow the Star,” at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts. The noted singer/actress has appeared in the Broadway production of “Chicago,” as well as in “The Honeymooners” and “Law and Order.”

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Welcoming the Christmas season, Long Island University’s Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts will present a gospel musical, “Follow the Star,” in December, featuring renowned stage, screen and television actress Carol Woods.

Performances of “Follow the Star” will take place on Friday, December 21, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, December 22, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Kumble Theater on the University’s Brooklyn Campus, located at the corner of DeKalb and Flatbush avenues. Tickets are $30, $40, $50, $55, $60; VIP, $75 and $100.

Presented by St. Mark Holy Church, Tortoise G4 Music and Councilwoman Darlene Mealy, “Follow the Star” is written by Bishop Nathaniel Townsley, Jr., Valdenna Townsley-Belton, Jamal Wilson and Dawn Driver, with choreography by Alfred Gallman.

Carol Woods has performed in the Broadway production and national tour of “Chicago,” as well as acted in “The Honeymooners” (2005) and “Law and Order.” Joining her in “Follow the Star” is an exciting cast of gospel singers, which includes Bishop Townsley, Nat Townsley III & the Jubilee Band, C. Terrance Taylor, Lady Mary Townsley, Sylvia Dyson Ruth, Dawn Driver, Jacinda Townsley-Lee, Keith “Wonder Boy” Johnson, Apostle Wesley Wiley, R. Demetrius Griffin, Lady Doreen Figueroa, and the Tortoise G4 Music Actors and Dancers Workshop, among others.

For more information, call the Kumble Theater box office at (718) 488-1624 or visit www.kumbletheater.org.

Long Island University opened its Brooklyn Campus in 1926, welcoming a diverse population at a time when other major universities enforced quota systems against racial and ethnic minorities. Located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, the Campus is accessible to all major bus and subway routes and the Long Island Rail Road.

Posted: December 10, 2007

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