Topically Yours - Vivian Reed

Host Deardra Shuler talks with 2 time Tony Award nominated Vivian Reed who also includes among her awards the NAACP Award, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, Mabel Mercer Award, et al. She has appeared on TV variety and talk shows both nationally and internationally including The Tonight Show, The Today Show and the ABC-TV daytime drama, ‘One Life to Live.’ She has shared the bill with notable performers as Pattie Labelle, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Elaine Stritch, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones. She appeared in Don't Bother Me I can't Cope, Bubbling Brown Sugar.  Received acclaim in major productions of ‘Sophisticated Ladies,’ ‘Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd,’ ‘Blues in the Night,’ ‘High Rollers,’ ‘Show Boat’ in which she portrayed the role of ‘Queenie’ and ‘Tintypes.’ Her recent plays include ‘Tartuffe,’ ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky,’ et al.  Ms Reed is a celebrity vocal teacher at Marymount Manhattan college in NYC

Film Version: Electrix Presents "Vivian Reed in Her Own Words" which airs on Manhattan Neighbor Network, Saturday, 10/17/20 at 7:00 pm EST.

See: https://youtu.be/GzPzGZMtdXU