THE MUSIAL AWARDS @STIFEL THEATER NOV 23 RED CARPET, AWARDS AND AFTER PARTY PHOTOS

PHOTOS BY MAATOLOGY

Several thousand people packed The Sfifel Theater November 23 to attend this year's Musical Awards, the namesake awards in tribute to the late legendary baseball Cardinals player Stan Musial. The event, which was attended by various St Louis dignitaries and celebrities will be televised on CBS (Paramount-TV) on Dec 29.

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ATMOSPHERE PHOTOS

MORE RED CARPET PICS

YOURS TRULY INSIDE THE VENUE

PRE-SHOW ENTERTAINERS

In the audience 2024 Honoree Paralympian Jaydin Blackwell and past Musial Honoree and 2024 presenter Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  

St.Louis Commission's President/Musial Awards Exec Producer Marc Schreiber and Director of Member Events/Musial Awards Producer Amanda Lutz welcomed everyone to the show. 

LONG VIEW OF STAGE

KSDK anchor Mike Bush hosted the event.

Legendary comic/actor Billy Crystal attended. He was there to present the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to sports announcer Bob Costas.

Costas shown far right, orchestra left, in front row.

The first award of the night was given to South Fayette basketball coach, Dave Mislan

Mislan was presented his award by one of his players, Brandon Bell.

The next award was presented by Columbus Blue Jackets sports journalist, Aaron Portzline to...

...Lindy Noel, communication specialist for Columbus Blue Jackets,  who gave Portzine a kidney.

The 2024 Musical Awards Honorees Digital Collage.

One of the highlights was when legendary St Louis Cardinals short stop Ozzie Smith and legendary baseball player and Cardinals coach Joe Torre presented the next award to...

...The Lake Mary, Florida Little League All Stars and Pitt County, North Carolina Girls Softball Team

Bush interviewed one of the coaches.

My program.

Today show weatherman Al Roker, who is also a broadcast production partner of the Musial Awards, sent a video of his regrets not able to attend this year.

Jackie Joyner Kersee presented the next award to...

...Jaydin Blackwell

Bush interviewed Blackwell after his award presentation.

The next award was presented by Dr. Mark Lombardi, president of Maryville University--a corporate sponsor of The Musical Awards--to...

...Retired Arizona Cardinals football player and humanitarian Larry Fitzgerald, Jr.

Bush interviewed Fitzgerald after his award presentation.

Young girls from The Breasha Pruitt Elite Gymnastics presented the award to their coach...

Gymnast and coach Breasha Pruitt as Bush looked on.

Bush interviewed Pruitt after her award presentation.

The kids from Salvis Sandlot presented the next award to...

...Kansas City Royals catcher and first baseman, Salvador Perez. 

Legendary comic/actor Billy Crystal entertained the audience before presenting the last award, The Lifetime Achievement Award, to legendary sports announcer, Bob Costas.

Crystal, along with the family of the elate Cardinals baseball legend Stan Musial, presented the award to...

Bob Costas (shown on right getting a hug from one of Musial's family members.)

A highlight was when Crystal interviewed Costas on their same backgrounds in baseball, city of birth, how they met, their love of baseball, meeting their baseball heroes and sharing the same birth month.

All the Honorees on stage.

Singer/Songwriter Peter Cincotti performed a tribute song to Costas.

Costas looked on. 

Confetti and silver trimmings celebrated the honorees.

The honorees prepped for a finale photo. 

Guests celebrated the evening with the after party that followed soon after the awards on stage. 

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END OF PHOTOS.

 

MAATOLOGY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE GOODLUCKS@ THE MADNANI THEATER JUNE 11, 14,15, 21 &22

 

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ACT ONE (NOT SEEN)

Our protagonists, Juanita (Tyson) and Bert Goodluck are taking their final bows of their hit Broadway play, Ossie and Ruby, on October 2, 2023,  which has been on Broadway at The August Wilson Theatre in New York since April 27, 2023.  

Juanita has become the Toast of Broadway with her outstanding performance as legendary stage and TV actress Ruby Dee while her husband, Bert played Ossie Davis, Ruby's husband. Bert was one of the producers of the play along with renowned theatre producer Harry Gardner who bought the rights to the veteran acting couple's joint autobiography, In This Life Together (2000) and worked with Bert on other theatre projects in his 20 plus year career. Juanita, who is a veteran movie actress, came to the project under Bert's influence, as a greenhorn. 

Tension between The Goodlucks came about when Juanita was receiving the rave reviews for the play in such publications such as Variety and Playbill. Meanwhile, Bert, for the first time in his theatre career, had to play second fiddle to his wife. 

Also, backstage, heated arguments ensued between them before and after the shows mainly about how he felt she tried to upstage him each show to the point where their publicist, Lynne Goodluck, Juanita's niece, had to be backstage with them to calm the peace so no rumors of conflict or tension would leak to Page Six of the New York Post. 

Act One ends six months later in April 2024 when Juanita is at her lavish Chelsea apartment in New York with Lynne and its Thespy Award Nominations Day (The Thespy being a prestigious award in theatre). 

 During this time, she gets a call from her agent about a two multi-million dollar picture deal with her film company in Los Angeles-a first for her career, Lynne reports to her that the critics predict she may not get one of five slots for Best Actress in a Play at the Thespy Awards,  and Juanita makes the tough decision to turn down Bert's offer to tour with Ossie and Ruby.

ACT TWO

SCENE ONE

AT THE GOODLUCKS CHELSEA APARTMENT, APRIL 2024

SCENE TWO

THE GOODLUCKS CHELSEA APARTMENT- LATER THAT DAY

SCENE THREE

THE AWARDS CEREMONY-ONE MONTH LATER (MAY, 2024)

SCENE FOUR

THE GOODLUCKS CHELSEA APARTMENT-AFTER THE AWARDS

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TO WRITE A REVIEW

 FOR THE GOODLUCKS GO TO

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MAIN CAST

Tanya Neely...Juanita Tyson

Brandon Davis...Bert Goodluck

De'Anna  Whitfield...Lynne Tyson

Jade Jackson...Bailey Goodluck

David Rogers...George Dandridge, Jr.

Sheena Marcano...Announcer/Red Carpet Interviewer

UNDERSTUDIES

Anthony Majors...Bert Goodluck

Dia Brown...Lynne Goodluck

Aden Adayi...George Dandridge, Jr.

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THANK YOU'S

ART-EGO (GOD)

Robin Ayers (KBLA-RADIO)

Christopher Bates

Bault D.

Jon Bruschke

Brandon Davis

Fringers Alliance

Hollywood Fringe Festival Staff

Jaron Hicks

The Howzes

Andrea Jacobs

Dan Lavato

Jason J Little

CJ Merriman

Tann Moore 

Tondra Mosely

Tanya Neely

Office Depot Staff Jocelyn and Nick (on Vine Street)

Pam Noles

Lori O'Brien

Nicole Pleshette

Matthew Quinn

Rumi Hostel (Angie B.)

Derrick Vidrine 

SNAPPERS ALLIANCE

StageCrafts (Jenn and Greg Crafts)

Bryan L. Tucker 

Steven Vlask

THIS SHOW IS DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY 

OF FAYE W. ATKINS (1948-2023)

MAATOLOGY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE GOODLUCKS AT THE 2024 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

It’s awards season and a married couple, The Goodlucks, is on edge when there is buzz from their critically acclaimed stage play they performed and produced. 

Produced and directed by Hollywood Fringe Festival veteran Maat Atkins, The Goodlucks is a story about the value of awards in the entertainment industry and how it effects people’s mindset and ego. 

Set in Chelsea, NY present day, the cast of characters are the husband, Bert Goodluck, a stalwart theater actor who produced the hit Broadway stage play Ossie and Ruby, on the life of acting husband and wife Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. His wife, Juanita Tyson, who co stars in the play, is a successful film star, who became the star of the play, yet reluctantly wants to continue with a tour of the play.

Conflict ensues when the couple gets anxious of the possibility of becoming the first African American married couple to be nominated for a major theater award.

Rounding out the cast of characters are Bailey Goodluck, the non binary Gen Zer and LGBTian daughter; George Dandridge, the best friend and acting colleague to Bert; and Lynne, the niece and publicist to Juanita. 

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THE 2024 ST LOUIS MAYORs BALL @UNON STATION FEB 9, 2024

PHOTOS AND VIDS BY MAATOLOGY

YOURS TRULY AT THE EVENT

BELOW ARE PICS FROM THE BALL

 

 

 

BELOW ARE LINKS TO YOURS TRULYS WALK THROUGH OF THE EVENT

https://youtu.be/h4lMs2Dh-KY?si=nCH5AQn1euNOEruH

AND

https://youtu.be/86edf50N2hc?si=68-VOY4RzIiUqknU

NOTE: YOURS TRULY ATTENDED THIS YEARS MAYORS BALL THAT  WAS  HELD AT UNION STATION. IT WAS A FESTIVE OCCASION WITH PARTY PEOPLE CELEBRATING MARDIS GRAS LAST FRIDAY FEB 9.

OVERALL  SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE ATTENDED AND  IT WAS DECENT--FREE FOOD   AND DRINK AND VARIOUS AREAS OF VIP, BUT ONE DRAWBACK WAS IT WAS EXTREMELY DARK IN THE MAIN AREA AND ONE OF THE VIP AREAS. 

MANY OF THE SEATED AREAS WITH PEOPLE WERE SEATED IN VERY DIMLY LIT AREAS.  THE VENDING BOOTH AREAS WERE LOCATED IN FRONT OF BACK WALLS IN THE CORNER WHERE THERE WAS BAREALY ANY LIGHT TO  SEE. WHAT WAS GOIING ON UNLESS YOU WALKED DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS WHICH INCLUDED PANCAKAE MAKERS, CARICATURE PORTRAIT DRAWERS AND THE 360 PHOTO  BOOTH.

THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS OK (JUGGLERS, AERIAL SPINNERS, BRASS AND COVER BANDS) BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY HIGHLIGHTED MOMENTS.  IT WAS FESTIVE ENOUGH FOR THE REVELERS TO DANCE AND MINGLE THE NIGHT AWAY. THE MAYOR, TISHAURA JONES, WHO WAS WEARING A RUFFLED TANNISH GOWN, CAME THROUGH DURING THE HEIGHT OF TEH EVENT TO SCHMOOZE WITH EVERYONE.

OUR SUGGESTION: BRING BACK THE DIRTY MUGGS TO CLOSE OUT THE EVENT LIKE LAST YEAR. THE DEE-JAY WAS OK MIXING HIP HOP AND OLD MOTOWN SONGS (THE DJ'S NAME SLIPS US) BUT AN ENERGETIC BAND WAS NEEDED.

SPECIFICALLY THE ENTERTAINMENT AND VENDORS INCLUDED  THE PLAYADORS, THE RED AND BLACK BRASS BAND , PANCAKKE ART BY THE JOY OF PANCAKES, BODY ART FROM THE GLITTER BAR .

AFTER THE EVENT, THERE WAS A PRIVATE AFTER PARTY AT THE CURIO AT THE HILTON PRODUCED BY STL PROMOTER NIDDY GRITTY AND HOSTE DBY MOHA LATTE. WE SAW AND HEARD THAT IT WAS LIIT WIITH BIG BRASS BAND AND DJ CUDDY ON THE 1S AND 2S AND WE HEAR IT WAS PACKED! THE MAYOR WAS ALSO THERE.

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Reviews of The Definition Association

 

HERE ARE SOME RECENT REVIEWS OF THE DEFINITION ASSOCIATION FROM AUGUST AND NOVEMBER 2023 RUNS AT PUSHPUSH ARTS IN COLLEGE PARK, GA. 

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