Return to LALA Land is the creative nonfiction literary musical performance piece, inspired by true events, of a highly successful musician-singer- songwriter-performer struggling to tear down borders& construct boundaries between her present day artistry and a golden past that threatens to crush her under its glittery weight.
- Mark Blickley, Author/Playwright
Starring
LALA & Dugard's Hit Squad with Chris Fougere
Conceived by Mark Blickley
with music & spoken word from the book, Soul Shaker, written by LaForrest "LALA" Cope
Directed by Joe Battista
Produced by Roslyn McKay
Stage Manager: Allison Hohman
Music Director: Freddy Dugard
...Reserved seating on sale in 2018!!
Date: t/b/a
Time: 7:30 o'clock PM
Address: 50 west 13th street, New York City 11011
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All great songwriters have a bag of tricks that they can pull from. Whether it be a turn of a phrase, something rhythmically or harmonically interesting, the great ones know when and how to weave their spell.
- Ivan Orr, Musician/Social critic
Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Give_Good_Love
Posted on June 23 2011
"One day he will be older and like Emerson become more self-reliant allowing me a lighter schedule. I hope. I wish. I could be a stay-at-home mom, but somebody’s gotta pay the bills. Seems like none of our mothers ever worked when we were kids..."
Posted on March 16 2016
"On November 11, Professor Cope's performative reading kept the packed room spellbound. Her dialogue with students afterwards was characteristically direct, witty, and impassioned..."
Branford Marsalis, Spike Lee, Nelson George
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