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FURTHER MO'. In this sprightly off-Broadway sequel to One Mo' Time, written and directed by Vernel Bagneris, long-legged, loose-jointed Papa Du (Bagneris) leads his squabbling trio of red-hot mamas through a re-creation of black vaudeville in the 1920s. Sandra Reaves-Phillips is a standout as Big Bertha, and the five-piece band, led by clarinetist Orange Kellin, delivers up a joyous mix of blues and ragtime that leaves the audience shouting...
...animating cohesion that would keep the actors from looking stranded in two different movies. In his singing and dancing debut, Martin goes through paces with the game energy of Dr. Johnson's dog, and the other stars seem weighed down by the movie's megabudget. Only Vernel Bagneris-with his dusky sensitivity and a body that moves through his soft-shoe number like a Slinky on an escalator-develops a strong personality. Visually too Pennies is of two minds: Ken Adam's precisely gaudy sets need megawatt illumination, but Cinematographer Gordon Willis keeps most of the lighting...
...TIME! Conceived and Directed by Vernel Bagneris...
...Right Key but the Wrong Keyhole, sex becomes an active verb. Thais Clark is an infectious comedian who can subtly saturate a blues like Muddy Water with haunting plaintiveness. By birth, Topsy Chapman was a 16th child. Here she's a No. 1 joymaker. Snake-hipped Vernel Bagneris keeps the company jumping at a blistering pace...
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