John R. Powers was born on 30 November 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?. He died on 17 January 2013 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA.
(Summer 1986) James Quinn, Alaric Jans and his musical, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up," was performed in a Kenley Players production in Akron and Columbus, Ohio with Robby Benson in the cast. John Kenley was artistic director.