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Leave It on the Floor Starring America�s Quadruple Threat Performer Ephraim M. Sykes Dances Across the U.S.
By StudentFilmmakers.com Staff
posted Jul 22, 2011, 10:22
American singer, actor, dancer and musician Ephraim M. Sykes makes his feature film debut in new musical Leave it on the Floor.
(London, United Kingdom) American singer, actor, dancer and musician Ephraim
M. Sykes makes his feature film debut in new musical Leave it on the Floor.
The independent musical had its world premiere this summer at the Los Angeles
Film Festival. From Los Angeles the film headed to festivals in San Francisco
and Philadelphia with hopeful dates in New York later in the year.
Set in contemporary downtown Los Angeles, Leave It On The Floor, is director
Sheldon Larry's audacious, raunchy and big-hearted musical that includes Ephraim's
vocals with songs by Beyonce’s music director Kim Burse and choreography
by Beyonce’s dance master Frank Gatson Jr. takes audience into the fabulously
funky world of voguing.
When asked what attracted him to this role Ephraim replied, "I'd never
done a lead role before and when I heard about Kim Burse and Frank Gatson doing
the music and choreo, I knew I had to be apart to have a chance to work with
them as well."
Ephraim plays the the hunky, homeless hero Brad, discarded by his homophobic
mom. His character falls in with the members of the House of Eminence, ruled
by the stern aging diva Queef Latina, who keeps a careful, loving watch over
her makeshift family of runaways and throwaways. When two of her crew fall for
Brad, the Queef is royally unamused.
Ephraim began performing and training at age 11. As a teen, he formed the dance
group Impact with his younger sister Martina Sykes and three friends. He is
an original cast member of the Tony Award winning musical Memphis where he made
his Broadway principle debut, he shared the stage with Cheryl Cole during X
Factor UK and has performed in the presence of President Barack Obama and First
Lady Michelle Obama.
Ephraim can be seen as Benny in the Off-Broadway production of Rent in New
York, NY.
Resources:
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