You Can't Fake the Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music at Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
Dates: 9/5/2026 - 10/25/2026
📍 Theatre: Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
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You Can't Fake the Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music is written and directed by Producing Managing Director Daryl D. Brooks. The production is a high-energy celebration of the funk sound that defined a generation, featuring music from artists including Sly and the Family Stone, Parliament-Funkadelic, and Earth, Wind & Fire. The show takes audiences back to the era of Afros, bell-bottoms, and the unstoppable power of funk music.
Cast and Creative Team for You Can't Fake the Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music at Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
Cast
Chloe Johnson
Ensemble
Kevin Pollack
Ensemble
Max Schingen
Ensemble
Raven Carroll
Ensemble
Tamara Batiest
Ensemble
Dwight Neal
Ensemble
Ben Woods
Ensemble
Vincent Jordan
Ensemble
Jaitee Thomas
Ensemble
Creative Team
Daryl D. Brooks
director
Christopher Chase Carter
choreographer
Robert Reddrick
musical director
Lyle Miller
vocal arranger
Sydney Lyn Thomas
scenic design
Denise Karczewski
lighting design
DJ Douglass
projection design
Gregory Graham
costume design
Sean Alvarez
sound design
Olivia Leslie
stage manager
Harrison Orneals
technical director
Daryl D. Brooks
writer
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