Shirley Jo Finney - Recent Press & Reviews


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Emmett Till has been nominated for 5 Los Angeles Ovation Awards Best Production, Best Ensemble, Best Sound Design, Best Choreograhy and Best Director for 2010.
Alum Shirley Jo Finney directs landmark Mandela opera in South Africa "The Passion of Winnie” Production debuts in Johannesburg on Freedom Day April 28th, 2011 at State Theater. for more info Click here
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View Shirley Jo accepting the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Director 2009 Click here

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Ifa Bayeza Revises Music-Kissed Emmett Till for West Coast Premiere By Kenneth Jones 20 Feb 2010 Click here
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View Video Interview with Shirley Jo & Cast of Emmett Till

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"The Ballad of Emmett Till' opens at the Fountain Theatre" Click here
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The Ballad of Emmett Till at the Fountain Theatre Reviewed by Neal Weaver February 25, 2010 Click here
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The Ballad of Emmett Till – Los Angeles Theater Review

Theater Review
by Harvey Perr
published February 28, 2010

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The Ballad of Emmett Till – Los Angeles Times

Theater Review
by F. Kathleen Foley

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Article by Janet Thielke

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"The Ballad of Emmett Till' opens at the Fountain Theatre"