Come December 18, the Pegasus Hotel will host a Broadway-like musical theatre show under the theme Joie de Vivre, brought to Guyana by the New York-based group LARAMADE, which markets itself as a fusion of song, dance, drama and fashion.
Who or what is LARAMADE? The Scene has the 411. LARAMADE has been in existence for two years, but it boasts a plethora of talent brought by its members, a group of professionals who each have over 25 years of experience in their respective disciplines. Some of the names would be familiar to readers with knowledge of local and regional showbiz history: Launce Northe (founder), Oral Welshman, Rudolph Macbean, Dean Maitland, Linda Northe-Noel (founder), Simone Bazil, Donna Powell, Charmaine Nottingham, Doris Rodney, Simone Baynes and Val Barnwell (founder). The name LARAMADE was derived from the names of a few of its members; ‘LA’ was taken from Launce, ‘RA’ from Oral, ‘MA’ from Macbean and ‘DE’ from Dean.
The members have taken the art of what they do to places such as Canada, Barbados, New York, France and other parts of Europe and they promise a showcase the likes of which Guyana has never before seen. Writer, actor and runway model, Launce revealed, “The theme, Joie de Vivre; the exaltation of
