Chicago Children’s Theatre’sMr. Chickee’s Funny Money production photo key
Please credit all photos: Charles Osgood
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Yaw Agyeman plays the title role in Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musicalMr. Chickee’s Funny Money, based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and featuring music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From left: Elmwood(Bear Bellinger,back to camera) catches his son Steven(Jonathan Butler-Duplessis) with Steven’s fellow Flint Future DetectivesRussell(Travis Turner),Richelle(Ashley Elizabeth Honore)and Zoopy the dog(puppeteerSam Deutsch) searching his classic record collectionfor cluesabout a mysterious dollar bill with too many zeroes and an unexpected face in Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musical is based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and features music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From left: Flint Future Detective Richelle (Ashley Elizabeth Honore), Steven(Jonathan Butler-Duplessis) and Russell (Travis Turner)think Zoopy the dog(puppeteerSam Deutsch) may have a clueabout a mysterious dollar bill they’ve found with too many zeroes and an unexpected face in Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musical is based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and features music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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(from left)Mr. Chickee(Yaw Agyeman)entrusts 10-year-old Steven (Jonathan Butler-Duplessis) and Zoopy the dog (puppeteerSam Deutsch) to solve a mystery about a dollar bill with too many zeroes and an unexpected face in Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musical is based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and features music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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(from left)InMr. Chickee’s Funny Money,the U.S. Treasury Department’sMadame Director (Alexis J. Rogers) berates Field Agent Fondoo (Brian Grey) via live video while Flint Future Detective Steven (Jonathan Butler-Duplessis) listens in. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musical is based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and features music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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Russell (Travis Turner)and Zoopy the dog(puppeteerSam Deutsch) enjoy a thrilling spy adventure after finding a mysterious dollar bill with too many zeroes and an unexpected face in Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musical is based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and features music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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Elmwood(Bear Bellinger, center) show his son Steven(Jonathan Butler-Duplessis, left) why James Brown was called “The Godfather of Soul”in Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musical is based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and features music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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(foreground, from left)Mr. Chickee(Yaw Agyeman)entrusts 10-year-old Steven (Jonathan Butler-Duplessis)to solve a mystery about a dollar bill with too many zeroes and an unexpected face in Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musical is based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and features music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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(foreground) Jonathan Butler-Duplessis plays Steven, president of the Flint Future Detectives and on a mission to solve a mystery about a dollar bill with too many zeroes and an unexpected face in Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musical is based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and features music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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(foreground) Jonathan Butler-Duplessis plays Steven, president of the Flint Future Detectives, grooving out here with (background, from left) fellow junior detectives Richelle(Ashley Elizabeth Honore)and Russell(Travis Turner) in Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money. Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new R&B family musical is based on the popular children’s book by Christopher Paul Curtis and features music co-written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier with his son Paris Dozier. Performances run through March 2, 2014 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets and information: chicagochildrenstheatre.org or (872) 222-9555 Photo credit: Charles Osgood