JAZZ -TONY MORRISON’S TRAUMATIC TIME MACHINE
JAZZ is the Center Stage world premiere of Nobel Prize winning Toni Morrison’s middle piece of her BELOVED trilogy that chronicals a tragic Harlem love triangle that takes a violent turn. The performance opens with a death watch as family gathers to give a ‘proper burial’ to Dorcas, played with sensuous abandon by Jasmine Bathchelor the wild young woman caught in the middle between […]
‘FEAR EATS THE SOUL’ EXAMINES THE TOLL OF IMMIGRANT ANGST
Imagine a world two generations ago in the 1970s when the first wave of non-white immigrants struggled to carve out an existence in post-cold war Germany. FEAR EATS THE SOUL examines a very personal story of an unlikely couple’s struggle to survive and find love in Germany. Helen Hayes Award winning actress Nanna Ingvarsson capture the angst and essence […]
HOT MUSICAL MESS @ KENNEDY CENTER COME TOGETHER GALA
At their annual Spring Gala that raised a cool $2 Million in support of arts in the community, the Kennedy Center chose A Celebration of John Lennon: COME TOGETHER as its theme. I was excited when I saw the best graphic backdrop I’ve ever seen at the KEN CEN, with colorful signature bifocals that Lennon was known […]
MACBETH MADNESS WITH A MODERN CAPETOWN TWIST
Something culturally relevant and revolutionary is taking place at the Shakespeare Theater Company with their “New Directors for the Classics” series. The current production of MACBETH is the best example of selecting a rising non-traditional star to re-tell an ancient classic in modern terms. Shakespeare’s tragic tale of palace intrigue and murder takes on a whole new look and Afro-centric vibe […]
