Okay. Michelle is getting into 2025 booked and busy. The singer, songwriter, and actress has been solid in Jason’s Lyric Reside!, a theatrical adaptation of the 1994 household drama directed by Doug McHenry and written by Bobby Smith Jr.
In Je’Caryous Johnson‘s thirtieth anniversary manufacturing of the cult basic, Okay. Michelle will painting Marti, the immodest co-worker and greatest pal of Lyric, in addition to the girlfriend of Alonzo. The function was beforehand made notable by acclaimed actress Lisa Nicole Carson.
Famed actor Allen Payne will reprise his function as Jason, whereas Eva Marcille, the winner of America’s Subsequent High Mannequin cycle three and an actress/actuality star, will play Lyric. Moreover, Anthony “Treach” Criss of Naughty By Nature will return as Alonzo and actor Tyrin Turner will star as Joshua.
Allen, returning to his function as Jason, discusses what it means to reprise such an acclaimed half. “Jason’s Lyric is without doubt one of the movies that outlined my profession as an actor. To convey it to life on stage for audiences who liked the film—and a brand new technology experiencing it for the primary time—is an unbelievable honor.”
Based on press supplies, Jason’s Lyric Reside! “is a premiere play with music that tells the heart-pounding story of affection, sacrifice, and redemption that may depart audiences breathless, as two souls battle towards the percentages for an opportunity at actual happiness.”
Jason’s Lyric Reside! will premiere Feb. 13, 2025, at The Interest Middle – Sarofim Corridor in Houston, Texas, with one other efficiency on Valentine’s Day on the identical venue. This metropolis, the place the opening evening is held, holds particular significance for Johnson.
Johnson mentioned, “Houston is my residence, and bringing Jason’s Lyric Reside! to life right here first is my means of paying homage to town and its individuals who impressed this story. That is greater than a play; it’s a love letter to the neighborhood.”
After its Houston premiere, Jason’s Lyric Reside! will go to main cities, together with Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Memphis, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Atlanta.
The manufacturing will return to Houston for added performances and is presently set to conclude on Could 4, 2025, with potential dates later that month in Dallas, Texas.
Tickets at the moment are obtainable for buy at jasonslyriclive.com.
Jason’s Lyric was launched in 1994, that includes Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Anthony “Treach” Criss, and Forest Whitaker, amongst others.
The movie’s profitable soundtrack included tracks by Tony! Toni! Toné!, Mint Situation, Brian McKnight, and Okay-Ci Hailey’s notable cowl of Bobby Womack’s “If You Suppose You’re Lonely Now.”
Jason’s Lyric Reside! 2025 Tour Dates
Feb 13 – Houston, TX @ The Interest Middle – Sarofim Corridor
Feb 14 – Houston, TX @ The Interest Middle – Sarofim Corridor
Feb 15 – New Orleans, LA @ Mahalia Jackson Theatre *
Feb 16 – Houston, TX @ The Interest Middle – Sarofim Corridor *
Feb 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre
Feb 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre *
Feb 23 – Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre of The Arts *
Mar 6 – Detroit, MI @ Music Corridor Middle For The Performing Arts
Mar 7 – Detroit, MI @ Music Corridor Middle For The Performing Arts
Mar 8 – Detroit, MI @ Music Corridor Middle For The Performing Arts *
Mar 9 – Cleveland, OH @ KeyBank State Theatre
Mar 13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller Excessive Life Theatre
Mar 14 – Chicago, IL @ Arie Crown Theater
Mar 15 – Chicago, IL @ Arie Crown Theater *
Mar 16 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre at Outdated Nationwide Middle *
Mar 20 – Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace
Mar 21 – Memphis, TN @ The Orpheum Theatre
Mar 22 – Memphis, TN @ The Orpheum Theatre *
Mar 23 – St. Louis, MO @ The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Mar 27 – Washington, D.C. @ The Nationwide Theatre
Mar 28 – Washington, D.C. @ The Nationwide Theatre
Mar 29 – Washington, D.C. @ The Nationwide Theatre *
Mar 30 – Norfolk, VA @ Chrysler Corridor *
Apr 2 – Richmond, VA @ Altria Theater
Apr 3 – Philadelphia, PA @ Miller Theater – Ensemble Arts Philly
Apr 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Miller Theater – Ensemble Arts Philly
Apr 5 – New Haven, CT @ Shubert Theatre *
Apr 6 – Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric Baltimore
Apr 10 – Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Apr 11 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Vitality Performing Arts Centre
Apr 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Vitality Performing Arts Centre *
Apr 13 – Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium
Apr 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
Apr 26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre *
Could 2 – Washington, D.C. @ The Nationwide Theatre
Could 3 – Washington, D.C. @ The Nationwide Theatre *
Could 4 – Washington, D.C. @ The Nationwide Theatre *
Could 9 – Dallas, TX @ TBA
Could 10 – Dallas, TX @ TBA *
Could 11 – Dallas, TX @ TBA
* Consists of an encore present
