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Song: Remember the Time
Michael Peters choreographed Dreamgirls the Broadway Musical
Dreamgirls premiered on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on December 20, 1981 and closed on August 11, 1985. The production was directed by Michael Bennett, produced by Bennett, Bob Avian, Geffen Records, and The Shubert Organization, and choreographed by Bennett and Michael Peters. The music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson and others…
However, Tom Eyen denied that he had the Supremes in mind when he wrote the book. “I didn’t grow up with the Supremes, I grew up with the Shirelles. Dreamgirls isn’t about any one group. It’s a cavalcade of black Motown singers…”
Bennett and Michael Peters shared a 1982 Tony Award for Best Choreography for their work on the Broadway musical Dreamgirls.
Michael Peters also choreographed “Thriller”, directed by John Landis, and “Beat It” directed by Bob Giraldi.
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Award-winning choreographer Fatima Robinson, who shares the same birthday as Michael Jackson, remembers some of her sweetest memories of working with the King of Pop.
“When I was kid I was so proud to find out that my birthday was the same day as Michael Jackson’s. So that became my birthday punchline—me and Michael Jackson have the same B-day (laughs). He was such a great entertainer. I believed I could be the same way because I was born on the same day. The first time I saw Michael Jackson dance was when I watched videotapes of him performing with The Jackson 5. I also remember my mom having the “Off the Wall” album and I couldn’t stop thinking how amazing he was. The walls in my room were plastered with posters of MJ, to the point that it looked like wallpaper, because every inch of the wall was covered. I had buttons, magazines, you name it—I was a fanatic for him. Who knew that I’d have a chance to work with him?
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It’s so lovely to see 2 great film directors hang out together. Even better to know that they both worked with MJ. We all know Michael loved talent. Our lesson, always try and work with best!
John Singleton (left) born in 1968 – He directed ‘Remember the Time’ in 1992
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Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Higher Learning (1995)
Baby Boy (2001)
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Four Brothers (2005)
Spike Lee (left) born in 1957 – He directed ‘They Don’t Care About Us’ in 1996
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She’s Gotta Have It 1986
Do the Right Thing 1989
Jungle Fever 1991
Malcolm X 1992
Crooklyn 1994
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Belle received his first break in the late 1980s. His sister Regina Belle, a Grammy Award winning background vocal singer with R&B group The Manhattans, recommended him to play guitar for the group.
Bernard Belle is notable for his partnership with producer Teddy Riley and his collaborations with Michael Jackson. He is credited with writing and co-writing Remember the Time, Privacy and Why You Wanna Trip On Me.
He began working with Teddy Riley in 1986. Together, they became the pioneers of the New Jack Swing era of music, paving the way for new and existing artists. He has written and produced for artists such as Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Patti LaBelle, Aaron Hall, Keith Sweat, Al B. Sure! and Today.
After dedicating his life to Christ in 1994, Belle remains one of the most sought after producer/musicians in the Gospel music industry while continuing to be an icon in the R&B sector. He plays for such artists as Donnie McClurkin, Shirley Caesar, Richard Smallwood, Marvin Sapp, Fred Hammond, Yolanda Adams, Tye Tribbett, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, Donald Lawrence, Smokie Norful, Hezekiah Walker and BeBe & CeCe Winans.
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Janet Jackson as Cleopatra
Michael Jackson and Iman ’Do You Remember The Time’
Cleopatra (1963 film) starring Elizabeth Taylor
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In 1984 she appeared in Do What You Do
(Jermaine Jackson song)
In 1992 she appeared in Remember the Time
(Michael Jackson song)
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This interview was taken from: www.cinemablend.com
This Is It is being sold, yes, as a chronicle of the last moments of Michael Jackson’s life. But it’s also an interesting story about artistic collaboration, making real characters out of people like director Kenny Ortega, musical director Michael Bearden, and choreographer Travis Payne, all of whom are seen in the film working with Jackson and the rest of the crew, putting their heads together to create a spectacle like none other.
Payne, who first worked with Jackson as a dancer in 1992′s video for “Remember The Time,” talked to me last week about how Jackson is different from any other artist he’s ever worked with, how he decided that the rehearsal footage should be seen in public, and the side of Michael he knew, separate from the public persona. You can see Payne, Jackson and all the others in This Is It, in theaters everywhere today.
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You’ve said Michael Jackson is more collaborative than anyone you’ve worked with. How does he stand apart from everyone else?
Travis Payne: We were able to communicate in a way that I can’t with every artist that I work with. It definitely made it more difficult for me, because he was very demanding. He wasn’t going to just settle for steps. Everything had a place, and everything had a meaning. That was a welcome challenge to me, because it definitely made me stretch and grow as an artist, and be able to present him with ideas that I’m proud of, then me being able to add more to it, and it just keeps going. It’s a true collaboration, as opposed to being paid to come in and create a few steps for a song.
Travis Payne with This Is It Dancers
Picture Source:latimes
When you came back to work on “This Is It,” were you concerned at all that he would be able to keep up with all the work?
Travis Payne: Not at all. I knew that Michael Jackson danced every day. He sang every day, though it would not be in front of thousands of people. He was always creating. That is like fuel to an artist. It was just now, recently, that he decided he was ready to share these new ideas with the world. It was just second nature to him. He was always looking for new sounds and trying new ideas. He came with an entire arsenal of things to share when we started this process again.
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REMOVE THAT SCARF! YOUR HANDSOME!
Awww…
