Touring and local casts of Brothers of the Knight give unified performance Once the performance of Brothers of the Knight began the audience, brimming with friends and family members of local entertainers, continued cheering the leaps, spins and synchronized dance moves of the mostly pre-pubescent cast. They thanked their sponsors who include jetBlue, which will provide free airfare for the cast member’s flights home, and Motown founder, Berry Gordy, who underwrote 100 tickets per show for enlisted military and participants of the Boys and Girls Club. Allen promptly took the microphone away from him and playfully chided him for promising to reimburse money.īut they both seriously reminded the crowd that The Debbie Allen Dance Academy, a non-profit organization, was presenting Brothers of the Knight.
Nixon, executive producer for Brothers of the Knight, was so confident that the audience would like the production that he said if they didn’t like the show he’d personally give their money back, but if they liked the show then they should support the financially struggling production by telling people about it and buying souvenirs. Brothers of the Knight Illiustration By Kadir NelsonĪward-winning choreographer, Debbie Allen, and her husband, former NBA All-Star, Norm Nixon, opened the first of four high-energy performances of their new musical, Brothers of the Knight, Thursday night at the Merriam Theater, in Philadelphia.
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