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Several months ago, I landed in New York City on a Sunday to review an entire week of Broadway shows. My first show to review on that Sunday matinee was one of the press productions of the newly opening Pippin. Pippin was the joy of my week and my review reflected that. As soon as Pippin was over, I high-tailed it down to the Village to see, unfortunately, the closing production of Hit The Wall at the Barrow Theatre. When leaving the theatre, I noticed a guy in the lobby talking with a friend. I accosted him and asked him if he was in Pippin. He exclaimed “Yes!” and that was the beginning of my becoming Facebook friends with the amazing Anthony Wayne who deliciously plays various characters in Pippin and also lends his immense dancing talents to the legendary Manson Trio. He mentioned that his show about the man and the music of Sylvester, You Make Me Feel Mighty Real, A Sylvester Concert, had a performance at the end of June.

Anthony Wayne as Sylvester (Nathan Johnson Photography)

I actually met the late great Sylvester James after his first concert in Houston at Numbers in the early eighties. This queen of fabulous disco tunes not only was so lusciously over the top and fabulous that his concert was one of the most memorable happenings of my life. My roommate invited me to the after-party at the home of Larry Edwards, who has put together quite a career doing drag in Las Vegas under the name of Hot Chocolate. I visited with Sylvester at the party, and although he was in full drag, discovered that he was very friendly and quite humble about his rising career. The next day I ran into Larry at the Galleria. He was accompanied by a slightly overweight African-American, about which he said: “Hi, Buzz! You remember Sylvester from last night.” Of course I had not recognized him out of drag. I have casually used the word “drag” here which I do not think Sylvester would appreciate. Sylvester was well-known for his rather flamboyant and androgynous appearance and he was often described as a drag queen, although he repeatedly rejected such a description. The reality? Sylvester was an extraordinary entertainer who, unlike the typical drag queen, sang his own songs and gave his audiences a concert that they could remember their entire lives.

We made our way down to the Village to an underground club by the name of Le Poisson Rouge. We were at the early show. There was yet another show several hours away. The band takes their places first and then the high energy music begins and Anthony Wayne as the great Sylvester takes to the stage with his two back up singers, which later became known as the Weather Girls. I have rarely witnessed such a profusion and explosion of genius and brilliance that I did that night at the fabulous You Make Me Feel Mighty Real, A Sylvester Concert.

Anthony Wayne, fresh from an eight-show week in Pippin, enthusiastically puts his entire body and soul into his incredible singing and gets the audience so riled up that most of them stood up and danced for the last thirty minutes of the show, including myself. The show is a non-stop hour and a half of the magnificent music of the late great Sylvester and is an endearing tribute to the man behind the music and the magic which is created by the brilliant Mr. Wayne who seems to be channeling Sylvester’s spirit. We catch Mr. Wayne’s unbridled tour de force and we run with it as he takes us on a journey of Sylvester’s life, enlightening us about Sylvester who has come back for “one more evening of fabulosity to tell his story his way,” according to the program. Mr. Wayne wants us to walk away from the show with the knowledge that we can all live our dreams to the fullest no matter the adversity. We are exposed to Sylvester’s many hits, “Down, Down, Down,” “Do You Wanna Funk,” “Can’t Stop Dancing,” and “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” to name a few. The show is so riveting and infectious that we wanted to tell everyone about it. And yet, because of his involvement with Pippin, the show has a limited run consisting of a Sunday night here and there. I am banking that this show, should it go on to greater horizons, will be a bona fide smash hit when it opens either Off-Broadway or Broadway. I need to mention that the show has been expertly produced by Anthony Wayne along with his partner, Kendrell Bowman, and is crisply, insightfully directed by Mr. Wayne as well.

L-R Anastacia McCleskey as Izora Rhodes, Anthony Wayne as Sylvester, Jacqueline Arnold as Martha Wash (Nathan Johnson Photography)

Anastacia McCleskey as Izora Rhodes and Jacqueline Arnold as Martha Wash are remarkable and amazing as these two extraordinary back-up gals who, with the soul voices of angels, take us to heaven for a brief visit. Antoine L. Smith and Rashidra Scott share the stage with some fantastic back-up vocals.

Kendrell Bowman serves as creative director and has designed some beautiful costumes for Anthony Wayne’s Sylvester.

Meghan Andrea‘s makeup design is flawless and reminds me of what the expressive Sylvester would have done himself.

Porsche Waldo of Ebony Design and Izzy Decauwert have expertly designed eighties wigs for the ladies.

Music director Jason Patterson, who plays awesome drums in the onstage band, has successfully achieved the right sound and vocal dynamics that make this show a winner.