Creator Sheldon Epps and writer Cheryl L West take their title from Twelfth Night’s unbeatable first line: “If music be the food of love, play on.” That’s precisely what young Viola (Tsemaye Bob-Egbe) wants to do, which is why she, an aspiring songwriter, has journeyed from Mississippi to Harlem to find her uncle Jester (Llewellyn Jamal), who works at the Cotton Club and might effect an introduction to her hero.
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Read MoreAnd the dancing! Choreographer Kenrick “H20” Sandy, of the acclaimed Boy Blue company, whips up a storm of toe-tapping street dance for the slick ensemble; even the sombre Malvolio character Rev (Cameron Bernard Jones) gets inveigled into throwing some shapes when set up by the “lighter people”, headed by the excellent Tanya Edwards as the bright and frustrated dresser Miss Mary.
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