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DEPARTURE<\/strong>, book, lyrics and music by C. Bernard Jackson.<\/p>\n

\"Virginia

Virginia Wing and Mel Carter in DEPARTURE, 1975. *\u00a0Also in the cast: Robert Garner, Thalmus Rasulala, Tony DeCosta, Tom Young, Candi Sosa and Olga James.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Los

Los Angeles Times, June 13, 1975, Page 12, Part IV, article by Lawrence Christon.<\/p><\/div>\n

*****<\/p>\n

To read more about my adventures at Inner City Cultural Center, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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