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Mary Seymour

  MARY  SEYMOUR   by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS An American singer, actress, and producer who first rose to prominence in the late 1970s. She is widely recognized as an original cast member of the Broadway musicals Hair, and Rasin (National Tour).  Known as a vocalist for the iconic disco groups, Musique, famous for hits like …

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Zenobia

Z E N O B I A  “How can I serve…?” ZENOBIA was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in a racially mixed family.                         She claims Mexican, African American, Native American, Irish and Jewish ancestors,               …

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Vinnette Carroll

VINNETTE JUSTINE CARROLL  The first African-American woman to direct on Broadway and the first Black woman to receive a Tony Award nomination, for her direction of the musical revue “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope” in 1972.  “We still need Black theatre. But I think we need to show Black people just living, just trying …

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