Pittsburgh has been a very special town for the Dramatics and they were happy to headline New Horizon Theater’s 18th annual special event to highlight its 24th production season.
“We haven’t played Pittsburgh in about six or seven years,” said Willie Ford, the last surviving original member of the Dramatics who has been a member of the group since 1969. “The last time we were in Pittsburgh, Ron (original member Ron Banks who passed away in 2010) was still alive”
Pittsburgh fans enjoyed a dramatic show. The group sang their old hits and some new stuff that they recorded.
New Horizon Theater puts on three main-stage productions throughout the season in an effort to bring high-quality African American themed entertainment to Pittsburgh. New Horizon’s first annual event took place in 1998 when the group brought in the late greats Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis.
“We wanted to keep going on with what we do, which is put on plays, but we noticed that the first year we had music it worked well,” said Joyce Meggerson-Moore, New Horizon Theater chairperson. “The Dramatics fit into the kind of music our audience likes like the Chi-Lites, the Stylistics, Blue Magic and all of them. We were going to bring them in years ago but they were tied up and we went on to other groups but now we’ve come back to them. The group was really excited about coming here and we were glad they said yes about coming to town. We were able to see a nice polished performance and hear songs that we haven’t heard on stage in a long time. It was a great evening.”
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