WHY DO GOOD GIRLS LIKE BAD BOYZ? A powerful stage play just in time for Mother's Day!
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DARRIN HENSON AND KEITH WASHINGTON TEAM UP TO ANSWER TIMELESS QUESTION
“WHY DO GOOD GIRLS LIKE BAD BOYZ?”
IN HIT MUSICAL STAGEPLAY
DETROIT -Movies are made about it, reality shows are based on it, countless authors write books on the subject and therapists get rich from it. It’s the all too familiar saga of good girls falling for bad guys.
We see it plastered on the front cover of tabloids, and talk shows have millions tuning in to see it. It’s that never ending topic that no one can ever seem to sum up. It’s just something we know, will always be. Whether it’s “Titanic’s” Rose & Jack, Bonnie & Clyde, or Whitney & Bobby, somehow these opposites seem to hopelessly attract.
And “good girls liking bad boys” is not just merely something we read about in books or see played out on the big screen. Every day, down home, run of the mill good girls are getting drawn into the notion that “naughty is nice.” Whether it’s the ruthless rough neck or the relentless rebel, women run to them in relationships despite the risks or repercussions.
Now, this reality is reaching into the recesses of mainstream America with the highly successful, top-grossing, long-running urban stage play “Why Do Good Girls Like Bad Boyz?”. After more than a decade, this timeless production is gracing Detroit’s Music Hall stage for a limited engagement, just in time for Mother’s Day.
“Why Do Good Girls like Bad Boyz?” was originally written in 1995 by Angela Barrow-Dunlap and Lizzie J. Berry. Barrow-Dunlap is urban theatre’s leading lady and was the mastermind behind many nationally touring hit musicals including “Church Girl”, “My Brother Marvin”, “If These Hips Could Talk”, “Real Men Pray”, “My Sweet Potato Pie” and “I Won’t Be the Other Woman”. Barrow-Dunlap shares, “The play is infused with my personal experience, but my story isn’t rare, and that’s why it makes such an impact. I want my work to matter, and this play truly empowers women from the stage, one laugh and one tear at a time. It still gives me goose bumps after all these years.”
Leading this stellar cast is Darrin Dewitt Henson (Soulfood & Stomp the Yard); Keith Washington (Soulful Balladeer); Wanda Nero-Butler (Gospel Recording Artist); Terrell Carter (Meet The Browns, Madea’s Family Reunion); David Whitfield (NAACP Image Award Winning Actor); Pam Taylor (from Gospel Duo Pam & Dodi); Bill Hill (Def Comedy Jam); and Teisha Lott-Brown (R&B Group Brownstone).
Tickets can be purchased at Music Hall and all Ticketmaster Outlets. Purchase online at WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM charge by phone at 800.745.3000. Ticket prices range from $25.00 to $39.00. Group rates are available. For more information contact God’s World Music at 313.862.8220 or visit WWW.ANGELADUNLAP.COM.
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THE ACTORS
Darrin Dewitt Henson's talents emerged at age five while growing up in the birthplace of hip-hop, the Bronx. Inspired by the legendary Michael Jackson and sparked by the evolution of a new genre unfolding before him, Henson began perfecting his dance skills by performing with local street crews at venues around the city. After high school, he began choreographing which led to landing his first job working with director Lionel Martin. Henson's first acting role was in Martin's film, "Long Shot."
As a choreographer, Henson has worked with many musical artists including Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez. Henson was nominated for a MTV Music Award for his work on Jordan Knight's video "Give it to You," and won the award for Best Music Video at the 2000 MTV Music Awards for N'Sync's "Bye, Bye, Bye" video.
- Darrin Dewitt Henson Actor and Choregrapher - Soul Food & Stomp the Yard
American R&B vocalist from Detroit, Michigan who scored a hit single with "Kissing You," which was also used as background music for a General Hospital on ABC. "Kissing You" was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance and won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male.
Washington has taken his singing ability and branched out in a several acting roles. He starred as himself on the series Martin in an episode called "A Woman with a Past" singing a duet with Tisha Campbell-Martin entitled "The Closer I Get to You" a classic ballad performed and made famous in 1978 by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. In addition, Keith had a brief role in the TV soap opera General Hospital as "Keith Jasper." He also had a brief role in John Singleton's Poetic Justice as a hairdresser named "Dexter."
He hosts the nighttime "slow jams" show "Kisses After Dark" on Detroit radio station WDMK-FM 105.9 (Kiss-FM).
- Keith Washington Singer and Actor
THE VISIONARY
Whatever the key is to achieving unrelenting theatrical success, she’s found it. To industry insiders, she’s most commonly known as “The Doctor”…the play doctor to be exact. Having conceptualized and perfected the secret to creating theatrical magic, she is an infinite creative source of knowledge on the inside track, with a finger on the pulse of the African-American community.
Angela Barrow-Dunlap is a wife and mother as well as president of Angela Barrow-Dunlap Presents, based in Detroit, Michigan. Dunlap served as playwright and producer of My Brother Marvin, a dramatic story of Marvin Gaye’s life as seen through the eyes of his sister Zeola Gaye. She was also the creator of numerous hit theatrical productions including, Real Men Pray, I Won’t Be The Other Woman, Why Good Girls Like Bad Boyz, If These Hips Could Talk, GossipLies&Secrets and My Sweet Potato Pie which starred Terri J. Vaughn from the Steve Harvey show, double-platinum R&B recording artist Ginuwine and the legendary Sherman Hemsley star of the hit TV show The Jeffersons. Currently, Mrs. Barrow-Dunlap is currently touring nationally with Church Girl, an inspirational musical based on true events.
"Good girls like bad boys because people love to know and not know"
- Darrin Dewitt Henson Actor and Choregrapher - Soul Food & Stomp the Yard
"The true meaning of creativity is to give life... Angie Barrow-Dunlap gives life to words, to stories, but most of all to the people she works with, whom she inspires with love."
- Robin Givens Actress/Author
"Working with Angela on three of her projects now has been such a delight. Her style of writing flows from the pages and enables me to build a wonderful character to perform in front of live audiences. Her stories are relatable, captivating and pack a powerful message for the entire family."
- LisaRaye Actress
"This is a very powerful play"
- Icecube Rapper/Director/Actor/Filmmaker
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