Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center
Contributor
Well-known broadway performers, Jesse Nager and Patrice Covington, bring the music and friendship of Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin to life in the stage performance, Cruising Steady.
Emmy Award-winner and Grammy-nominated Patrice Covington has performed in national and international broadway tours. She played the roles of Squeak in the Color Purple Revival and Martha Reeves in Motown the Musical. She received her first Grammy nomination for her stellar performance in the national tour of Ain't Misbehavin'. Her own original music is also incorporated into her performances. Patrice's trademark motto is "Don't be a star...be a galaxy". She uses this motto in her therapy work with aspiring artists, troubled youth, and kids.
Jesse Nager began working toward a theatrical and musical career as a high school student. After graduating from high school, he went on to graduate from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. He made his broadway debut in the musical, Mamma Mia, in 2004. Since then, he has been seen and heard in several notable roles in shows such as: Good Vibrations and Mary Poppins. Jesse not only plays Smokey Robinson in Cruising Steady, he is also starring as the famous musician in the first national tour of Motown the Musical. Jesse is a member of the talented group, The Broadway Inspirational Voices, and is the founder of The Broadway Boys, which is a group of New York tenors who sing gospel, as well as, pop and rock.
Cruising Steady will play for one night only, Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m., at the Brooks County High School Performing Arts Center, located at 1801 Moultrie Hwy., in Quitman, Ga. Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased at Quitman/Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, located at 121 N Culpepper St., in Quitman, Ga. The museum hours are: Tuesday through Friday, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, please call the library at (229) 263-6000.