![]() ![]() Browne has authored a popular assortment of SPQ books that are eagerly received by her many fans. That SPQ tradition continues to the present day, and this coming weekend will again be Sweet Potato Queens Weekend in Jackson, while Houston has a celebration of its own with this delightful musical romp featuring the often poignant lyrics by Sharon Vaughn, the warm, sweet musical score of Melissa Manchester, and a pleasant book by Rupert Holmes. The annual event raises needed funds for Jackson’s Batson Children’s Hospital. Browne’s direction, to feature themselves as stars in the Zippity Doo Dah Parade, Jackson Mississippi’s St. The 1982 brainchild of Jill Conner Browne in Jackson, Mississippi, the idea involved a group of fun-loving women on a path to self-empowerment, who decided, with Ms. ![]() The show celebrates the genesis of a now world-wide organization claiming more than 6000 SPQ chapters in over 20 countries. ![]() For those seeking relief from the seemingly endless woes that newscasters assault us with on a daily basis, the cheerful answer may have arrived via the latest offering from the Theatre Under the Stars Underground series with last Friday’s World Premiere of the merry new musical, The Sweet Potato Queens, directed by Bruce Lumpkin & Marley Wisnoski. ![]()
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