Broadway knows Rema Webb from productions like Violet and The Color Purple, and now audiences will get to know her as a trailblazer. For five performances, October 15-18, Webb will play the pioneering civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in the Premiere Stages at Kean University production of Cheryl L. West's Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak on It! At the same time Webb will blaze a trail of her own, becoming one of the first actors to perform in a theater piece in the tristate area in seven months. It's a huge responsibility, and one that Webb doesn't take lightly.

-TheatreMania

-Fannie Lou Hamer Story-Premiere Stages

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"Other musical highlights include the gospel number "Raise Me Up" (put across with just the right amount of fervor and self-aware performance by Rema Webb"

-Michael Glitz of the Huffington Post

-Violet on Broadway

 

"Praise should also be given to Rema Webb, an ensemble standout in an already strong ensemble. Webb brings the house down in “Raise Me Up,” a gospel revival number that will leave even the greatest of unbelievers saying “Amen.”

-NBC News NY

- Violet on Broadway

 

"Rema Webb as La La L'Amazing Grace (Diana Ross?) delivered mind-blowing performances."

-Boston Events Insider

- The Colored Museum

- Huntington Theater Company