L.A.’s Brown Betties enlisted “The Mo’Nique Show” side-man, Rodney Perry, to assist them in bringing their brand of burlesque sizzle to the stage of Atlanta’s hidden gem Le Maison Rouge at Paris on Ponce. The sexy Paris-themed venue was a perfect fit for the show, “Harlem’s Night: A Cabaret Story.” The dinner theater-style show has been a fixture on the Los Angeles theater scene for the past five years, as well as staging a successful run in New York City.
“Harlem’s Night” is the story of one woman trying to lasso the elusive object of her desire, Joe (played by Perry), ultimately to no avail. “Harlem” tells her tale through character perspectives “Love,” “Hate,” “Want” and “Need,” taking the audience on a scintillating thrill ride of ’40s-style dancing, singing and steamy sex talk. She refuses to accept that Joe is a womanizer and simply unavailable, giving way for her sexy alter egos to seductively act out how it feels to be helplessly and hopelessly in love.
Peppur Chambers (creator and “Need”), Keena Ferguson (“Hate”), Christy Gamble (“Love”), and Danielle Lewis (“Want”) comprise the ultra-sexy Betties, with Marliss Amiea as Ms. Bettie the House Madame, Kalia Silva as Cigarette Sally, and Jay White as Tapping Johnnie helping to move things along in the parlor.
The ups and downs of black romance never looked so good. –gerald radford
For more information, log onto www.harlemsnight.com or www.brownbetties.com.
