Friday, February 18th at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
BloomBars is proud to present “I Just Want To Tell Somebody,” the life story of Ronald Smokey Stevens — a one man show conceived, directed and performed by Ronald Smokey Stevens. 7:00pm and 9:00pm Performances.
“I Just Want To Tell Somebody,” is the story of actor, singer dancer, Ronald Smokey Stevens’ rise from humble beginnings growing up in the Trinidad neighborhood of Washington DC, to performing on Broadway, national television, the international stages of Europe, and in a major motion picture. It is a tumultuous odyssey detailing those triumphs as well as the pitfalls and it is a revealing and sometimes startling picture of the layers of Mr. Stevens life, and soul, over a period of 40 years.
Stevens, recipient of The NAACP 11th Annual Theater Arts Award, has appeared in several Broadway productions as an actor and dancer, including “Dream Girls,” Bubbling Brown Sugar,” and “Rollin on the T.O.B.A,” a tribute to the last days of Black Vaudeville, which he co-conceived-wrote-directed-choreographed-and stared in.
His film credits include “The Wiz”, “The Cotton Club”, and “Times Square.” He has performed with many greats including legendary tap master Charles Honi Coles, Michael Jackson, Lucille Ball, Cab Calloway, Ossie Davis, and Ruby Dee, but the list goes on.
A Washington, D.C. native, Stevens began his professional training and career at The D.C. Black Repertory Co where he studied and performed for six years. He is the author of his first published book entitled, I Just Want To Tell Somebody, The Autobiography of Ronald Smokey Stevens, which he turned into a one-man stage production of the same title and performed it at The Woolly Mammoth Theater in February of 2011 before bringing it to BloomBars.
- Suggested Donation: $20 per Adult, $15 per Student
- Appropriate for all ages.
congratulations Ronald “Smokey” Stevens …