“Take Me Back! The Musical” to Benefit Girls Incorporated

Proceeds from a new musical production, entitled “Take Me Back!  The Musical”, will benefit Girls Incorporated of West Contra Costa County.  Girls Inc. is a non-profit agency that serves girls from 6 to 18 years old in the Richmond community. The musical debuts September 19th and 20th at 8pm at the Knox Theatre, Contra Costa College campus, 2600 Mission Bell Drive in San Pablo, CA. The musical is based on a local Bay Area R&B group, originally named Onyx (Wendell & AJ Basey, Malvin Scott, and Cornelius Weekly), who recorded and released the music in the 70’s with some success in Europe.  The original songs and music were written by local writer/producer Marty Dahl.  The musical is directed by David Sonnier, who grew up in the Richmond area, and the writer/producer Karen Victoria Basey, also heralds from the Richmond area.  The musical production will feature a talented cast of Bay area actors, including Faron Griffin, Ana “Sandy” Tili, Ria, Charles Johnson, John Island, Jimmy Esau Brown, Kylah Webster, Monica Foster, William “Ronnie” Randolph III, and Roger L. Helm II. The opening setting, of the musical production, takes place in West Oakland where the characters are reflecting on their lives and reminiscing about the group’s earlier years.  Characters are transported back in time to the early 70’s when they first met. Tickets are $20.00 and available in advance via PayPal www.myspace.com/takemebackthemusical or at the theatre one hour prior to the performance.