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"Black Pearl" is a song written by Phil Spector, Toni Wine and Irwin Levine, and performed by Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, Ltd. It was inspired by the 1968 Sidney Poitier film For Love of Ivy about Ivy Moore, a maid who after nine years of service leaves to go to secretarial school. [ 1 ]
Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress. As a child, she played Natalie Hillard in the film Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) [2] and went on to play Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street (1994), the title character in Matilda (1996), and Annabel Greening in A Simple Wish (1997).
The Dreamlovers were an American doo wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.. Formed in 1956, the group took several names early in its career, recording demos as The Romancers and The Midnighters (under which name they backed Hank Ballard on a 1960 recording of "The Twist"). [1]
The rhyme (and at least some of its variants) tells the story of an extremely beautiful girl (of Dutch descent, hence the song's title) who is popular with boys (particularly around the neighborhood, block or the whole town) and has a rather unattractive boyfriend; some versions mention that the boyfriend dumps the pretty Dutch girl in favor of an even prettier girl.
Matilda is a 1996 American fantasy comedy film co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.
David Cote, in Time Out New York, wondered whether the show was too English for Broadway tastes; he wrote, "Matilda is a kids' musical, not a musical that happens to be about a kid. As such, its attractions may be limited to younger spectators and die-hard Dahl fans. That would be a pity, since Matilda is wickedly smart and wildly fun". [119]
Pizzolo appeared in several regional productions before making her Broadway debut as the title character in Matilda the Musical. [1] [2] She had auditioned for the original cast of Matilda and received several callbacks but was not cast. [3] She auditioned again and was successful, giving her first performance of the role on December 22, 2013. [4]
Black Pearl is the second studio album by American rapper Yo-Yo. It was released on June 23, 1992, through EastWest Records America / Atlantic . Production was handled by DJ Pooh , Sir Jinx , Down Low Productions, DJ Muggs , Rashad Coes and DJ Bobcat , with Ice Cube serving as executive producer.