as an ensemble cast is ready to hit the
stage today through this Saturday at
Detroit Music Hall that's right it's
redemption of a dog by Jack arias
Johnson it stars Snoop Dogg Tamar
Braxton Eric Benet Omar Gooding in a
show that's all about one man caught
preserving his lifelong legacy and
losing the love of his life
intrigue I'll bet snoops watching right
now joining us live in studio as part of
the cast tomorrow Tamar Braxton Eric
Benet and Omar Gooding thank you all for
being thank you trio full of laughs in
love on stage all the time so this is
the show well it is redemption of a dog
I mean it's the life of a dog in a way
that you've never seen before a lot of
people know he grew up in the church
believe that or not and he it's a chance
to redeem himself and this lovely lady
plays the angel that takes them to the
redemption land and it's a wonderful
ride it's it's hilarious it's a lot of
music it's a lot of laughs a lot of
dancing and a lot of sweat and I don't
know why I sweat so much but I do a lot
whole lot of sweat nose I'll show y'all
we know when y'all show up okay so then
Tamar does your character bring him back
to the Lord and get him back on the
right path as I go I don't necessarily
bring him to the Lord he brings himself
to you know him
his Redemption and I think that's
something that you know we all have to
see for ourselves
you know people can lead you to the
water but you have to make it that's
right that's right and how about your
character well I actually play his
manager and as you can imagine around
the days of you know the time when when
the chronic was released that that might
be a bit of a challenge you know because
I'm I'm a very I'm not just a manager
but I'm a friend so I'm very involved
with the family and all of the ups and
downs that might happen very involved
with the ferry
our alert very involved as involved
isn't a hit as you would imagine looking
at here we've got the team screen some
photos to look at what point of the show
is what's going on here in this okay
that gets towards the end there that
would be the manager big yeah big sauce
sauce should like characters and that's
a younger version of snoop and that's
towards the end was kind of all the
spoilers here this is yeah this is safe
well that first picture was snoop
looking at looking in on his life right
and figuring out what mistakes that he
made and how he could have made his life
better I think people are really going
to be surprised and impressed with the
production value yeah you know it's just
think it's visually it's really really
exciting and special guests join you on
stage tonight who is that little
impromptu performance of a certain song
that's topped the charts one yes maybe
yes this is just not a stage play this
concert yeah same are saying it's like
it's like it's R&B it's a hip-hop show
it's a hip-hop concert it's like we had
Erykah Badu show up we had chance the
rapper show and we got a little Duvall
Cup you're like you never know who's
gonna show up so it's something you do
Tyrol might show up but then Erykah
Badu's gotta see from the audience's
then oh wow it's been wild I mean we've
had some good crowds you know they
they're really involved so they'll speak
their mind you know this is my first
stage plays I don't know how involved
the audience can actually get but
they'll get involved yeah yeah yeah
we're looking for y'all behave Detroit
yeah
it's gonna be a good time because here's
the thing everybody feels like they know
all of you so what happens is in my
opinion I can imagine it's gonna feel
like a family reunion oh that's a people
that you know it's one big happy well I
think that's one of the reasons why this
play works so well it's not just a
script from Jakari it's not just you
know snoop and this incredible story but
it's the relationship that we all have
right like not just while we're
performing but you know like in between
and when we're hanging out like this we
generally like like and love each other
we just when you all have that reunion
do it at intermission please do not like
during the show this is something that
the whole family can come to mm-hmm I
know you see Snoop Dogg and you know you
might see you'd think that you you're
going to a rap show and it's gonna be
vulgar and you know a little crazy but
it's not you know it's really really
good and it fits into the character of
the redemption of the dog okay no I'm
glad you mentioned that yeah a lot of
people will see snoop and be like I
don't start doing tracks from the
chronic right now if you've been to
Detroit before tell us what you love
about it and what you think they should
see while they're here oh oh okay first
of all y'all gotta go to the the soul
food joint the the vegan soul
Detroit vegan soul you've got to do that
you got out my thing is all going to be
about eating you gotta but I just love I
love Detroit so much because it's like I
love you know everybody loves a comeback
story and yeah Troy it is just like
killing it right now come back any time
all three all right redemption of a dog
premieres tonight did you drink Music
Center for the Performing Arts in
downtown Detroit and it runs through
Saturday that's right there are multiple
show times check it out