Reggie Montgomery: 1947-2002. (In Memoriam).(Brief Article)
American Theatre, April, 2002 by Wolfe, George C.
I first heard of Reggie Montgomery back in I 1977. Just out of college, I was working at the Inner City Cultural Center in Los Angeles, directing a play of mine called Backalley Tales. the main character in this New Orleans-based fable is a down-on-his-luck vaudevillian named Willie Bones. Everyone told me I just had to meet this actor, Reggie Montgomery.
"Reggie's amazing. He sings, he dances, he acts, he directs. He was the first black clown for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Reggie can do anything." I was jealous and intimidated and we hadn't even ...
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