John Burroughs High School Vocal Music Association Comes to the Garry Marshall Theatre

Garry Marshall Theatre invites you to kick off the holidays with JOY! a musical celebration featuring local powerhouse John Burroughs High School Vocal Music Association on Tuesday, November 28 at 6pm and 8pm. Then on Tuesday, December 4 at 7:30pm, Broadway talents Terron Brooks and Kamilah Marshall partner again to "sing in the holidays" for the 9th year in a row with their popular musical variety show Holidaze Harmony.

JOY!
"Bringing emerging talent to the professional stage is vital to the community and it's a thrilling part of our mission at Garry Marshall Theatre," says Artistic Director Dimitri Toscas, "and JOY! is just the beginning." The award-winning singers of John Burroughs High School Vocal Music Association (the group that inspired TV's Glee) come together with heartwarming stories and festive songs to share their own personal holiday traditions with you and to discover the universal message shared by everyone: a message of hope, love and JOY!

Holidaze Harmony
In December, the self-proclaimed "Black Donny and Marie" are back for more merriment and holiday shenanigans! Terron Brooks (NBC miniseries The Temptations and Broadway's The Lion King) and Kamilah Marshall (NBC's Hairspray! Live, backup singer for Taylor Swift and a Harlette for Bette Midler) light up the stage with their highly anticipated Holidaze Harmony, putting their own spin on your favorite seasonal melodies. Artistic Director, Joseph Leo Bwarie promises, "Terron and Kamilah are not to be missed!"

Tickets for Joy! are available now by calling the Box Office at 818.955.8101 or visiting garrymarshalltheatre.org. Tickets for Holidaze Harmony are available November 15.

Garry Marshall Theatre is a nonprofit organization providing innovative performances, educational opportunities, and storytelling activities for all ages, year-round. Located in the heart of Burbank and Toluca Lake's entertainment industry, the critically acclaimed and Ovation Award-winning 130-seat theatre was founded in 1997 as the Falcon Theatre by Hollywood legend Garry Marshall. Reestablished as the Garry Marshall Theatre in 2017, the theatre continues to cultivate new artists and experiences that spark ideas and build community.

John Burroughs High School Vocal Music Association is dedicated to providing high quality performing arts training for its students. Students focus on vocal technique, dance fundamentals and performance skills through directed technique classes as well as the mastery of performance material. They believe that by achieving excellence in the performing arts, students can and will strive for excellence in all areas. They are committed to making the productions at John Burroughs High School exciting, professional and most of all, entertaining. The JBHS VMA has four curricular choirs as well as three extra-curricular ensembles and two technical theater classes. There are over 200 students involved with the program annually in over 100 performances.

Kamilah Marshall (formerly Martin), has been recently seen and heard as support for seven-time Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Taylor Swift, including The 1989 World Tour (2015) and The RED World Tour (2013-14). Since 2003, Kamilah has been one of the Staggering Harlettes, singing backup for Bette Midler, in The Kiss My Brass World Tour, and The Showgirl Must Go On at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Her Broadway credits include RENT, Disney's The Lion King and the Original Cast of Hairspray! The Musical. She recently reprised her role as a Dynamite in Hairspray! Live on NBC.

Terron Brooks is an accomplished singer/songwriter/actor. Born and raised in Southern California, he performed with Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, David Foster, Randy Jackson, Stephanie Mills, Sheila E., Smokey Robinson, and Michael Jackson. He toured with Phil Collins, Matthew Morrison from Glee and with The New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys. His Broadway credits include Simba in Disney's The Lion King and Seaweed in Hairspray!, and he was featured in the world premieres of Sleepless in Seattle The Musical and First Wives Club. Terron is a two-time NAACP Award nominee for supporting actor and is best remembered for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Eddie Kendricks in the Emmy Award winning NBC mini-series The Temptations. The Los Angeles Times has described his voice as "smooth and soulful."

For more information, call the box office at (818) 955-8101 or visit GarryMarshallTheatre.org.