{"id":63044,"date":"2025-12-07T02:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T02:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/63044\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T02:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T02:01:07","slug":"birth-of-a-king-staged-play-reading-at-east-harlems-ethel-battle-velez-community-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/63044\/","title":{"rendered":"BIRTH OF A KING Staged Play Reading at East Harlem&#8217;s Ethel Battle Velez Community Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Off-Off-Broadway Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Off-Off-Broadway &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n<p>The first developmental staged reading at the Ethel Battle Velez Community Center (Formerly <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/James-Weldon-Johnson-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/James-Weldon-Johnson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/James-Weldon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">James Weldon<\/a> Johnson Community Center) in East Harlem, The Birth of A King is a retelling of the Christmas Nativity Story.<\/p>\n<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Off-Off-Broadway Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Off-Off-Broadway &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n<p>Set in biblical times, this dramedy highlights a theme relevant today: the value of Hope.<\/p>\n<p>The reading will take place on Dec 13 at 2 p.m. at the Ethel Battle Velez Community Center (Formerly <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/James-Weldon-Johnson-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/James-Weldon-Johnson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/James-Weldon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">James Weldon<\/a> Johnson Community Center).<\/p>\n<p>Join for an afternoon filled with drama, laughter, music and excitement. Be prepared to be transported to another time in History. Admission is free.<\/p>\n<p>The reading is directed by <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Precious-Sipin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Precious Sipin<\/a> and <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Andy-Jean\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andy Jean<\/a>-Gilles, and produced by\u00a0<a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Kenneth-Cox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kenneth Cox<\/a>, <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Andy-Jean\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andy Jean<\/a>-Gilles, and <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Precious-Sipin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Precious Sipin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The reading stars Marina Laguerre, Jessica Semidey, Timothy &#8216;StoneDancer&#8217; Coleman, Shanay Cook, Erik Nolan, Carita Ebanks, Brian Hibbler, Rochelle Milligan, Faith Hester, Carolyn Laws-Parker, Nancy Rosa, and Alonzo Deshazo.<\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t ]]><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad NEW! 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