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This body of work is a knowledgeably, smooth collection of poems, sonnets, spoken word, dance, and music performed from the highlights of the Harlem Renaissance(1920) to the present(2011).
This production will allow artist to express themselves theatrically with the world renowned Herman LeVern Jones as the Director of Images. This performace has been viewed at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
This production will allow artist to express themselves theatrically with the world renowned Herman LeVern Jones as the Director of Images. This performace has been viewed at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Twelfth Night
"Twelfth Night" This drama is one of the great comedy plays by William Shakespeare. There is cross-dressing, longing for the love, jealousy, and identical twins, mistaken identities, fights and duels. Such themes as young women seeking independence in a "man's world", and "gender-bending" are thoroughly intertwined, and by the end of Twelfth Night, Shakespeare has masterfully demonstrated the madness of love.
Ella and Her Fella Frank
Ella and Her Fella Frank, “A Concert Made in Heaven”. This classical production is based on the friendship of Frank Sanatra and Ella Fitzgerald. Their voices and memoberal tunes delighted the world.
Step back in time and enjoy the music. These classic tunes made our hearts sing then and now. What a wonderful evening of history and music and the story of their relationship. Float into heaven listening and enjoying the highlight and tunes.
Step back in time and enjoy the music. These classic tunes made our hearts sing then and now. What a wonderful evening of history and music and the story of their relationship. Float into heaven listening and enjoying the highlight and tunes.
A Civil War Christmas
It is Christmas Eve 1864in the White House, President and Mrs. Lincoln plot their gift giving. On the Potomac a young rebel soldier challenges a Union blacksmith’s mercy. In the streets, a fugitive from slavery searches for her daughter on the night she finds freedom. In this new play with music from Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Volgel, these stories and more are woven in an American tapestry.
Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk
A musical that debuted Off-Broadway at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater in 1995 and moved to Broadway in 1996. Funk is a musical revue telling the story, through tap, of black history from slavery to the present. The musical numbers are presented along with supertitles, projected images and videotapes and with continuing commentary. (tap dancing informed by hip-hop and funk rhythms)."
Bubbling Brown Sugar
The show was set in a Harlem nightclub of the 1920s-1940s. . It opened on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre (then-ANTA Playhouse) on March 2, 1976, and closed on December 31, 1977, after 766 performances.
Featuring the music of numerous African-American artists who were popular during the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940, including Duke Ellington, Eubie Blake, Count Basie, Cab Calloway and Fats Waller. It was nominated for the Tony Award as, "Best Musical."
Featuring the music of numerous African-American artists who were popular during the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940, including Duke Ellington, Eubie Blake, Count Basie, Cab Calloway and Fats Waller. It was nominated for the Tony Award as, "Best Musical."
Lackawanna Blues
The plot of LACKAWANNA BLUES takes viewers back to a turbulent time for the African American community, all set to a soaring R&B soundtrack from an awesome selection of artists. Originally shot for HBO, LACKAWANNA BLUES is based on a one-man play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and is a moving coming-of-age tale. Drawing on his own experiences, Santiago-Hudson begins his story as a child growing up in the small New York town of Lackawanna.
There, he is raised by Rachel "Nanny" Crosby , who provides a refuge for many wandering black folks whose lives have not quite turned out as they wished. Nanny and the residents educate Ruben in a way that no conventional schooling can provide, with the film lovingly painting a poignant slice of life from these heavily segregated times.
There, he is raised by Rachel "Nanny" Crosby , who provides a refuge for many wandering black folks whose lives have not quite turned out as they wished. Nanny and the residents educate Ruben in a way that no conventional schooling can provide, with the film lovingly painting a poignant slice of life from these heavily segregated times.