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Rev. Scrooge play presented
Rev. Scrooge, starring ...
Lanell Rice, an outstanding
singer, songwriter and actress,
grew up singing in her church
choir and her family’s group The
Rice Sisters. Lanell is currently
signed withJUS-JO Records and
is working on her debut album
You Restore My Joy, targeted for
release in 1997. Lanell toured
with the national hit play Strug
gle to be Free and has performed
with such artists as Fully Com
mitted, Inner City Mass, Minis
ter James Bignon and John P.
Kee.
Joseph “Jo-Jo” Williams is
president of JUS-JO Recordsand
the writer/producer of such plays
as Long Road Home, Only Way to
Survive Is to Go Through Hell,
Rev. Scrooge and Daddy Who?
Besides writing and producing,
Jo-Jo is a very talented actor, a
member of alocal recording group
known aslmage and (in his spare
time) hosts a comedy show called
Showtime with Jo-Jo.
Stephanie “Patty” Woo
druffis another strong perform
er in this production. Among
Stephanie’s credits are perfor
mances in The Victory Is Won,
The Wiz, The Metropolitan and
Struggle to Be Free.
Minister George Blacks, a
recording artist with JUS-JO
Records, will also be releasing
his debut album in the early part
Hephzibah sailor home for the holidays
By Pauline A. Storum
Navy Public Affairs Office
SAN DIEGO
The gifts are all beautifully
wrapped, thetreeis decorated and
its lights are blinking merrily.
Fresh pine and baking cookies
scent the December air. All is
ready for Christmas and this year
one Hephzibah sailor will be able
to spend the holidays in the Unit
ed States.
Navy fireman apprentice Tho
mas R. Warden, the 19-year-old
son of Thomas Warden of
Hephzibah, is assigned to the
amphibious warfare ship USS
Denver. Although the ship was
deployed last year to the Arabian
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0f 1997. Minister Blacks hasdone
several performances of Rev.
Scrooge and also starred in Only
Way to Survive Is to Go Through
Hell. He has performed with such
groups as Lionel Williams and
Praise, Genesis and The Metro
politan Interfaith Crusade Choir.
Steven Harrisisa verystrong
actor as you will see in his theat
rical debut as the lead character
in Rev. Scrooge. He is a member
of the gospel group Image and is
also the talent scout of JUS-JO
Records.
The Beginners (or Terence
& The Crew) are one of the
hottest bands to come out of
South Carolina. Terence Young,
Elliot Adams 111, Calvin Ford
and Jeffrey Elmore have per
formed for such artists as Tommy
Ellison, Shirley Caesar, Douglas
Miller, Tri City Singers, James
Moore, Murphy Pace and John
P. Kee. This outstanding band is
currently signed with JUS-JO
Records and will render all of the
music for Rev. Scrooge.
Special guest appearances
by John Burg and Mia
Sullivan of Zhana Records
John Burg, a three-time Male
Vocalist champion of Ed
McMahon’s Star Search, is an
accomplished singer, songwriter
and musician. Mia Sullivan, win
ner of the talent competition of
the nationally acclaimed Apollo
Gulf, Warden had not yet been
assigned to the ship.
“I was lucky enough to spend
last Christmas with my family,”
said Warden, a 1995 graduate of
Burke County Comprehensive
High School.
The Denver, with its crew of 420
sailors and 930 embarked Ma
rines, can conduct assault mis
sions from the sea in support of
combat or humanitarian opera
tions.
Once anamphibious assault has
launched, the Denver serves pri
marily as a command and control
station. It also provides logistic
and communication support to
Marine forces ashore.
Warden, a fireman on the 570-
Theatre, is also an accomplished
singer, songwriter and actress.
Together, these two are On a
Mission to spread the true mes
sage of the Gospel through song.
Among John and Mia’s creden
tials you will find performancesin
suchtheatrical productions as The
Wiz, Dream Girls, Oliver, Funny
Girl, West Side Story, Do What
Mama Says, Black Nativity and
more. Theduoalso performed with
such artists as Queen Latifah (Liv
ing Single), Tonya Blount (Sister
Actll),Dennis Edwards(Tempta
tions), Vicki Winans, Bobby Jones,
The Charles Fold Singers, Lee
Treusdale (Simply Lee), Ronnie
Hoard (Ohio Players) and others.
On a personal note, John and
Mia arefirst cousins, ages 29 and
24, respectively. Both currently
reside in Middletown, Ohio.
Their musical style ranges from
traditional to contemporary to
urban contemporary gospel. Like
most African-American singers,
John and Mia began their sing
ing career in the church ata very
young age. Over the years, they
have won numerous awards and
talent competitions. Their CD On
a Mission, released in October
on the Zhan label, is the culmi
nation of many years of prayers,
hard work and dedication.
See the advertisement on page
5-B for time and place.
foot Denver, operates and main
tainsthesteam turbines that pow
er the ship.
While hisjob on the shipis excit
ing, Warden is still happy to be
able tospend Christmas with fam
ily and friends in the United
States.
“This year, I will spend Christ
mas with my wife and child,” said
Warden, a one-year Navy veter
an. “I am very fortunate to have
been ableto spend all of my Christ
mases in the United States.”
While Warden is lucky enough
to be home for Christmas this
year, he knows that thousands of
other sailors are deployed all over
the world ensuring freedom and
liberty prevail.
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