A Quick Review: Church Girl
Let me begin by saying that I honestly feel like I have been in church ALL day today. My day began by attending church on Sunday morning with a really good sermon from my Pastor. His message today really focused on how we often try to live up to the expectations of others. Sadly, many of us do this, so it was a good message for me to hear.
After church, my good friend an I had a quick lunch and saw the stage play "Church Girl," which had some familiar faces including Robin Givens, Karen Clark-Sheard, and Demetria McKinney best known for her role as Janine Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne. McKinney stars as "Emily Franklin" a young woman that grows up in church, but begins to stray by engaging in some rather "questionable" behavior. (I will not give away the story here.) After many hurtful experiences, she eventually returns to her church and family. Although the plot was rather predictable, this musical stage play was quite entertaining. What surprised me most about McKinney is that she is actually a VERY good singer. I was impressed.
The singing was absolutely amazing in this play! Moreover, Karen Clark-Sheard brought the house down with her powerful singing, which I would expect nothing less from her because she is such a gifted singer. And Robin Givens was hilarious playing the role of essentially a "madam." I really did enjoy the play. In my opinion, the central message is that we all need to be careful with the choices we make in life.
However, I do have one minor complaint. Now, although the ticket prices were quite reasonable, I was not happy they were charging $10 dollars for a program. Shouldn't the program be free? I enjoy attending plays and reading the brief biographies of the actors listed in the program. Needless to say, I refused to purchase it out of protest. But, overall, this was a very good play. If you have a chance to see it, I highly recommend it.
After church, my good friend an I had a quick lunch and saw the stage play "Church Girl," which had some familiar faces including Robin Givens, Karen Clark-Sheard, and Demetria McKinney best known for her role as Janine Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne. McKinney stars as "Emily Franklin" a young woman that grows up in church, but begins to stray by engaging in some rather "questionable" behavior. (I will not give away the story here.) After many hurtful experiences, she eventually returns to her church and family. Although the plot was rather predictable, this musical stage play was quite entertaining. What surprised me most about McKinney is that she is actually a VERY good singer. I was impressed.
The singing was absolutely amazing in this play! Moreover, Karen Clark-Sheard brought the house down with her powerful singing, which I would expect nothing less from her because she is such a gifted singer. And Robin Givens was hilarious playing the role of essentially a "madam." I really did enjoy the play. In my opinion, the central message is that we all need to be careful with the choices we make in life.
However, I do have one minor complaint. Now, although the ticket prices were quite reasonable, I was not happy they were charging $10 dollars for a program. Shouldn't the program be free? I enjoy attending plays and reading the brief biographies of the actors listed in the program. Needless to say, I refused to purchase it out of protest. But, overall, this was a very good play. If you have a chance to see it, I highly recommend it.
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