Khalil Kain will play Billy Rhythm, the lead character in DC Copeland's Jitterbug! (NYC)

Khalil Kain

Khalil Kain first appeared in the 1992 film Juice as Raheem. Some of his credits include Suddenly Susan, Friends, Living Single, Moesha, Angel, and Sister, Sister.

Kain portrayed Marvin Cox in the 1997 romantic comedy, Love Jones and golfer Tiger Woods in Showtime's The Tiger Woods Story. He was also in Bones with co-star Snoop Dogg. Kain has been an avid student of martial arts since 1996, and holds a black belt in hapkido.^[1]

He appeared as Darnell Wilkes on the UPN/CW TV series Girlfriends from Seasons 2 through 8. He replaced Flex Alexander, who left to star in the sitcom One on One.^[2]

He also played the role of Bill in the 2010 movie For Colored Girls.

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Directed by Petronia Paley with dance numbers by Emmy nominated choreographer Jeffrey Page, the music and dance-filled reading will take place at 9pm, Saturday, March 23rd at the Tada! Theatre in Manhattan. Jitterbug!, the award-winning "dancical" by DC Copeland is participating in the "by invitation only" New Works Festival by Emerging Artists Theatre (EAT). Vetted by USA Projects and Fractured Atlas, tax deductible donations in support of the reading can be found here and here.