THEATRE + COMEDY

The Ensemble Theatre presents Five Guys Named Moe –Book by Clarke Peters/ Music and Lyrics by Louis Jordan.  Running June 19 – July 25, 2010. EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 31! Actor T.C. Carson, (pictured) most widely known for his role as Kyle Barker on the FOX Television sitcom ‘Living Single’ will star in The Ensemble’s season finale musical, Five Guys Named Moe.

Carson will play the main character, Nomax, who after losing his woman and ending up flat broke meets five jazzy fellows: Big Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Little Moe who emerge from his 1930s style radio to comfort, cajole, wheedle and jazz him with the hit songs of songwriter and saxophonist, Louis Jordan, one of the most revered talents of the 20th century. With more than 50 top 10 singles and instantly recognizable classics such as “Early in the Morning,” “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying” and “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby,” this great composer brought a popular new slant to jazz that paved the way for the rock-and-roll of the 1950s.

Some of Houston’s own talent will be featured singing alongside Carson. Audiences will see Ensemble veteran actors Anthony Boggess-Glover, Tommie Harper, and Carlton Leake, who were last seen in The Ensemble’s production of “The Wiz.” Actors Chioke Coreathers and Donald Collier will be making their debut on The Ensemble Theatre’s stage.

Five Guys Named Moe is a musical revue by American writer/ actor Clarke Peters. The show originated in the UK in 1990 where it ran for several years on the West End and won the Lawrence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. The revue premiered on Broadway in 1992 and was later nominated for two Tony Awards: Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical.

Peters is currently starring in Treme, an HBO series that takes place in New Orleans where communities including jazz musicians, chefs, and Mardi Gras Indians work to rebuild the culture of the city and their lives following Hurricane Katrina.