Love Sax And All That Jazz – October 25, 2014 – Toronto
After a five year sold-out run in the U.K., Alan Charles’ hit comedy stage play; Love, Sax and All That Jazz, will make its Canadian debut on Saturday, October 25, 2014 in Toronto.
Written by award winning Gospel artist and MOBO nominee, Alan Charles is an award winning Gospel artist, and MOBO nominee and the the writer of Love, Sax and All That Jazz. The play explores topics often considered too taboo for Church; examining how to navigate relationships, love triangles, marital affairs and divorce with Christian values.
The play is told from the perspective of characters in different stages of dating the play aims to answer what men want, and what women need, while also examining why singles want to be married and why married people wish to be single.
With comedic performances from a renowned cast of British actors, including; Lloyd Reid, Angela Blake and Adrian Betton, this critically acclaimed show is known for leaving audiences in stitches; playing to sold-out audiences in both the U.K. and Trinidad and Tobago.
Church of God pastor and play producer, Roger Grandison, decided to bring the hit play to Canada after reading the script and resonating with its message.
During our conversation, Alan talks about:
– Where did his love storytelling come from
– His gospel spoken word beginnings
– some of the challenges with the church community in the United Kingdom when it comes to spoken word and gospel plays
– the background of the play and what it is about
– The different reactions to the play in different countries
– What has he learned about himself and about men during this experience
– His thoughts on manhood today and his definition of a man
– What he wants the audience to get from the play
– His message for women about men and his message to men
Tickets for the play can be purchased for $30 in advance at Ticketwindow, or for $35 at the door. Doors for the show open at 6:00 pm and the show starts 7:00 pm at 800 Arrow Rd, North York.
Tickets for the play can be purchased for $30 in advance at ticketwindow.ca, or for $35 at the door. Doors for the show open at 6:00 pm and the show starts 7:00 pm at 800 Arrow Rd, North York.
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Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld is a former Associate Professor at the School of Education at Iowa State University and currently in the College of Education, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, is Author of Warren’s Words: Smart Commentary on Social Justice; Co-editor of Readings for Diversity and Social Justice; Editor of Homophobia: How We All Pay the Price; Co-author of Looking at Gay and Lesbian Life; Co-Editor of Investigating Christian Privilege and Religious Oppression in the United States; Co-Researcher & Co-Author: 2010 State of Higher Education for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People; Co-editor of Butler Matters: Judith Butler’s Impact on Feminist and Queer Studies; and Author of AIDS and Your Religious Community. He also serves as an editorial blogger for The Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, and Tikkun Daily.
During our conversation, Warren talked about:
– Growing up Jewish and gay in the 1950’s and how including how he tried to commit suicide at a young age including trying to commit suicide and overcoming bullying
– How social and gender roles have been established and exist to maintain the status quo patriarchy
– How race is socially constructed
– His thoughts on what has changed in the area of gender stereotypes have changed in his time
– Religious justification of racism and gender stereotypes
– His thoughts on organized religion’s response to the LGBT community and blacks
– How the womens movement had an effect on the transgender community
– Today’s young LGBT community
– His message for the LGBT and non-LGBT communities
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