{"id":429,"date":"2018-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/maillard\/?p=429"},"modified":"2018-10-26T13:07:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T17:07:04","slug":"my-first-new-york-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/maillard\/my-first-new-york-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"My First New York Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>My first New York contract Off Broadway AND with the legendary NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY!!! This was a reboot of the show that was done in 1974. I was a member of the chorus\/ensemble and had some solo work.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During a rehearsal in St. Croix one the actors, REYNO, hurt his knee and could not continue with the show. Everyone else was assigned some of his parts and I was asked to take over the major role he played. 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