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Arena StageArena Stage to roar back with mix of bubbly and soul
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In July 2022, the world-premiere musical American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words — filled with soaring new melodies and powered by Douglass’s own speeches and writings — will make its debut in the Kreeger Theater. Charles Randolph-Wright (Broadway’s Motown the Musical, Arena’s Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story) returns to Arena with this new work that celebrates the revolutionary legacy of one of history’s first freedom fighters. Co-written and featuring new music by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Marcus Hummon, this daring and heart-stirring musical dramatizes Douglass as a young, fierce abolitionist and distinguished orator.
American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words
Co-written and directed by Charles Randolph-Wright
Co-written and music by Marcus Hummon
In the Kreeger Theater | July 15 – August 28, 2022
NAACP Reveals Nominations For The 28th Annual Theatre Awards
Reporter: Publised Mar 26,2019 Original Link:https://www.nbc29.com/story/40199856/naacp-reveals-nominations-for-the-28th-annual-theatre-awards Mar. 26, 2019 / PRZen / BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Once again, the NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch’s Theatre Viewing Committee has spoken, and the nominations are in for the 28th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards. This year’s pedigreed list of nominees collectively represents a rich, extensive dossier of legacies and accolades for both stage […]
