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"DAVID E. TALBERT IS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC THEATER MAKERS IN AMERICA.”

- LOS ANGELES TIMES

Acclaimed film & TV actor, Michael Beach, and legendary R&B singer, Cindy Heron, star in Talbert's "A Fool And His Money"

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Love In The Nick of Tyme

Just when life starts to settle for salon owner Tyme Prentice, travelling jazz musician Marcellus Wynters, the estranged father of her son, returns home hoping to hit the right note again.


Original Touring & Recording Cast: Morris Chestnut, Ella English, Terry Dexter, Avant, Trenyce Cobbins, Andre Pitre, C.O.C.O. Brown, Lyn Sisson-Talbert,

Byron “Blu” Mitchell, Jerell Roberts, Christy Dickerson, Talicia Brown

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What My Husband Doesn't Know

When a charming young foreman comes to work on her home, the spark Lena has been missing quickly rages into a wildfire.


Original Touring & Recording Cast: Michelle Williams, Clifton Davis,

Tiffany Haddish, Morris Chestnut, Trae Ireland, Diondre Jones, Esau McGraw,

Ann Nesbit, Horace V. Rogers, Chloe Spencer, Brian White

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Suddenly Single

On the eve of moving into their dream home, Samantha Stone learns that her husband of seventeen years is leaving her for another woman.

 

Original Touring & Recording Cast: Garcelle Beauvais, Bebe Drake, Brely Evans, Marcus T. Paulk, Isaiah Washington

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"Love In The Nick of Tyme" live at San Diego's Spreckels theatre.

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The Fabric of A Man

Boutique owner Dominique Majors has it all figured out until she meets Joshua King, a young tailor who takes interest in more than just her clothes.

 

Original Touring Cast: Shemar Moore, Clifton Powell, Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley, Buddy Lewis, Carol Dennis, Cedric Ford, Orlando Wright, Leslie “Big Lez” Segar

 

Live Recording Cast: Darrin Dewitt Henson, Clifton Powell, Tammy Townsend, Buddy Lewis, Orlando Wright, Cedric Ford, Kitra Williams, Leslie Segar, Diondre Jones, Charis FItzgerald

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His Woman, His Wife

Live-in-girlfriend Denise Washington must make a choice: continue being attorney Stuart Banks’ woman at the risk of never being his wife.

 

Original Touring/Recording Cast: Malik Yoba, Tony Terry, LeCresia Campbell, Lashonda Reece, H.D. Washington, Yvette Nicole Brown, Lyn Sisson-Talbert,

Gherri Legree, Demeka Jackson, Trisha Mann, Stephanie Mills, Thomas Mikal Ford

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A Fool And His Money

When the down-on-their-luck Jordan family wins a radio contest for a million dollars, they quickly begin to realize that more money means more problems.

 

Original Touring Cast: David Peaston, David Hollister, Beverly Todd,

Lashun Pace, Shuckey Duckey, Glenn Jones, Meli’sa Morgan, Latrice Pace, Pam Trotter, Maurice Wilkinson, Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley, Cordell Moore

 

Live Recording Cast: Michael Beach, Eddie Griffin, Cindy Herron, Ann Nesby, Mishon Ratliffe, Chyna Layne, Willie Taylor, Trae Ireland

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What Goes Around Comes Around

Tired of her live-in boyfriend’s philandering ways, Desirae decides to teach him a lesson. It’s a new day, the girl’s time to play.

 

Original Touring Cast: Cordell Moore, Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley, Lavann Davis, Victoria Holland, Rico Hill, Anthony King, Maurice Wilkinson, Nortrice Banner

 

Live Recording Cast: Reagan Gomez-Preston, Wesley Jonathan, Lavell Crawford, Bebe Drake, Juhahn Jones, Tamara Mitchell, Samuel Monroe Jr., Tony Rock, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Lyn Sisson-Talbert, Kathryn Taylor Smith, Jimmie Walker, Tico Wells

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Another Man Will

Joe has forgotten just how much of a knockout his wife Cynthia is, but their ruggedly handsome gardener hasn't.


Live Recording Cast: Nadine Ellis, Thomas Miles, Jason Weaver, Andra Fuller, KJ Smith, Teresa Sykes

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He Say... She Say... But What Does God Say?

The hapless congregants of True Vine Church find themselves fighting for control of their block with their longtime neighbor, infamous gangster Satin Jones.

 

Original Touring Cast: Kirk Franklin and The Family, Bernnadette Stanis, Ernest Thomas,

Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley, Cordell Moore, Maurice Wilkinson, Sid Burston, John Gray, David Mann,

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Live Recording Cast: Clifton Powell, N’Bushe Wright, Thomas Mikal Ford, Thomas Miles,

Cassi Davis, Red Grant, Orlando Wright, Julie Dickens, Chris Simpson, Jeff Womack,

Maurice Wilkinson, D.J. Rogers Jr., Bill Brown

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Mr. Right Now

A single mother looking for a husband and a con man looking for his next victim board an emotional rollercoaster that can only be derailed by an unsuspecting plumber.


Original Touring & Recording Cast: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Keesha Ealy,

Chris Bolton, Kitra Williams-White, LeCresia Campbell, H.D. Washington,

Maurice Wilkinson, Chris Simpson, Rocenia Williams, Maura Gale, David Martin, Charles Woolfolk

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Love On Lay-A-Way

One Philadelphia brownstone, three different couples all searching for the same thing: love.

 

Original Touring Cast: Deborah Cox, Mel Jackson, Martha Wash, Lenny Williams, Erica Jerry


Live Recording Cast: Deborah Cox, Mel Jackson, Chico Benymon, Cassi Davis,

Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Ulysses Garrett, Robbie Lewis Jr., Thomasina A. Atkins, Marla Gibbs, Buddy Lewis, Joi Starr

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Love Makes Things Happen

She makes six figures a year. He makes six dollars an hour. Will finance stand in the way of romance?

 

Original Touring Cast: Dawn Robinson, Kevon Edmonds, Joe Torry, Cheryl ‘Coco’ Gamble, Demetress Long, Toussaint Duchess, Damon Butler, Chris Simpson

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Lawd Ha' Mercy

A small-town gospel singer gets discovered by two big city record producers.


Original Touring Cast: Morris Day, Jerome Benton, The Clark Sisters, Edwin Hawkins, Anthony King, Maurice Wilkinson, Lavann Davis, Ripley Fairchild, David Whitfield, Amanda Cole, Loretta Chandler

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Talk Show Live

When local journalist Jamica Jones is tapped to host a national talk show, she discovers that fame and integrity are sometimes mutually exclusive.

 

Original Touring Cast: Adelle Givens, Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley, Cordell Moore, Anthony King, Maurice Wilkinson, Chris Simpson, Latrice Pace, Stefani Taylor, Janell Inez, Flora Santiago, Jonathan Kedj, Pamela Trotter, Ramon Adams, Brenda Vaughn

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Tellin' It Like It 'Tiz

An unfiltered, uncensored exploration of relationships through the eyes of four women in a clothing boutique and four men in a local barbershop. Oh boy.

 

Original Touring Cast: Alfred Guidry, Paula Martin, Kellita Smith, Inka Alexander,

Wedrell James, Valentino Lafontaine, Stewart Allen, John Eddins, Arthur Ward, Cyrus Farmer, Leila Kane, Angela McMullin, Terri J. Vaughn

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