Leilani N. Bryant
Leilani is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. She has performed in the Broadway musical The Color Purple. She has also performed in the Broadway musical Show Boat, a benefit concert for Carnegie Hall. Other accomplishments include featured vocalist for Music Under the Stars with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, as well as featured vocalist for the Florida Jasper Awards.

I am also honored that Nathan is going to use one of my original compositions as incidental music for HANNAH ELIAS, and I look forward to being in NYC to perform the music in conjunction with the reading, as well as to attend the opening night of Hershell Norwood's BILLIE'S BLUES at the Cherry Lane Theater, directed by T. Bankole.

Also on board for this event will be Winston Salem based costume designer Frenchie LaVern, who will present her costume renderings for Nathan's play.

This reading will take place at The Players Club at 7 pm on Tuesday, June 17. Seating is limited, so please let me know if you are planning to attend.

Jaz Dorsey
Artistic Director
AAPEX
(The African American Playwrights Exchange)
Nashville, Tennessee
615-837-8777
aapextv@gmail.com