| JACQUELINE HANKINS |
| "...Multiple threat Hankins ..." |
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| Jeanette Toomer, Backstage NYC |
| THE HIP HOP MUSICAL MYSTERIES Book, Words and Music by JACQUELINE HANKINS “You’ve got to give Jacqueline Hankins a lot of credit for standing out amongst thousands of playwrights who wish to have their material on the Great White Way”. Margot Jordan, Daily Challenge A MURDER AT THE CHURCH! During a rehearsal, the Church Organist, Claudine Peters, witnesses a murder. NO ONE BELIEVES HER! Neither a body nor evidence of one was found. Ridiculed, but undaunted, Claudine rambles through the lives of the church members for clues in order to solve the crime! “A new mystery musical . . . deeply rooted in the Black experience. A multimedia presentation fusing video and stage acting with gospel, reggae, jazz and rhythmic verse. It is a thoughtful, gripping dramatic presentation.” Angel Martinez, New York Independent Media Center (Click to read full review) COOKING THE BOOKS: A RECIPE FOR MURDER! Deceitful Stockbrokers, Harold Johnson & Associates, indicted on several counts of fraud, would rather murder than go to jail! When COOKING THE BOOKS won’t stop the law, And bustin’ a move won’t take you fah, There’s only one way to escape the blame, MURDER is the name of the game! “. . .Enjoyable score that features a cast that goes all out in a bold musical-comedy performance. …Multiple threat Hankins directs with masterful musical cabaret panache.” Jeanette Toomer, Backstage NYC (Click to read full review) “A zany off-Broadway production, it cleverly mixes music, mystery, murder, and mirth with a rhyming beat.” Agnes E. Green, Spring Creek Sun (Click to read full review) A WEAPON MOST UNUSUAL! In a jealous rage, Miriam Cook, runs over her husband, Arthur Cook, multiple times with his Jaguar! She hires celebrity lawyer, Amanda Warren, who just might get her off! A suspenseful courtroom comedy! “. . .Writer-director, Jacqueline Hankins, has done it again! Her new Hip-Hop Musical Mystery . . . is, by turns, funny and suspenseful.” Ernece B. Kelly, New York Beacon (Click to read full review) “Jacqueline Hankins’ latest musical murder mystery, ‘A Weapon Most Unusual’, retains the same engaging format of her earlier work, utilizing filmed scenes, voiceovers, and rhythmic music and rap, with live action taking production.” Jeanette Toomer, BackstageNYC (Click to read full review) “One cannot help but marvel at the perfect coordination as the jurors speak their dialogue in sync with the hip-hop song underscoring their words. The beat pushes its way into your subconscious, causing many a serious-faced patron to tap a foot while visibly swaying shoulders to the rhythm.” Adrienne Cea, Offoffonline.com (Click to read full review) |
| WRITER, COMPOSER, ORCHESTRATOR, DIRECTOR, VIDEOGRAPHER, FILM EDITOR, PIANIST, SINGER, ACTOR |
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