The Music and Times of Alberta Hunter
THE SMOKIN’ HIT RETURNS FOR A VERY LIMITED RUN!STARRING: JACKIE RICHARDSON, JANICE LORRAINE
WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY MARION J. CAFFEY
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY DANNY HOLGATE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ROUMEL REAUX
MUSICAL DIRECTOR BILL SAMPLE WITH MUSICIANS GRAHAM BOYLE, DAVID SINCLAIR,
RENE WORST
DESIGN TEAM: DALE JORDAN, MARILYN WALL, BETTIE ROGERS
STAGE MANAGEMENT: CARYN FEHR, RACHEL BLAND
SEPTEMBER 14 – OCTOBER 15, 2006
&
AUGUST 2 – AUGUST 26, 2007
STANLEY INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE STAGE
ONLY 26 PERFORMANCES
"Ooo, I love the blues, baby."
THE HIT SHOW RETURNS to the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage with the same magical cast. Come celebrate the determination and triumph of legendary African-American songstress Alberta
Hunter. With a unique blend of blues and biography,
Cookin’ at the Cookery offers a glimpse into the potential in us all.
“Cookin’ at The Cookery rocks right to the back row of the Stanley”—Peter Birnie,
The Vancouver Sun [Read
the review]
“[Jackie Richardson] burns down the house”—Jerry Wasserman, The Province
“Jackie Richardson…with the must-see performance of the year, perhaps even the decade…a moving theatrical experience”
—The Globe and Mail
“[Richardson’s] voice is an unquestioned national treasure” – Stephen
Schelling, The Westender
“[Richardson] can get the joint jumpin’, the pad poppin’ like nobody’s business” – Jo
Ledingham, The Vancouver Courier
