Category Archives: Harlem PLays

Walter’s World: Sekou Sundiata Retrospective Begins Today

By Walter Rutledge

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Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sundiata Revisited, a seven-month citywide retrospective celebrating the work and creative legacy of poet, playwright, performer, and educator Sekou Sundiata (1948–2007) begins tonight Tuesday, April 2 with a dialogue entitled Sekou Sundiata: Writer/Teacher/Activist at The New School, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center from 6 to 8 pm. Continue reading

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Diva Jessye Norman in Ask Your Mama At Harlem’s Apollo Theater

The Apollo Theater and Manhattan School of Music will join forces to present Ask Your Mama, a 90-minute sonic tapestry of music, film, and spoken word by EmmyAward- winning composer Laura Karpman based on Langston Hughes’s “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz” that bursts the boundaries of time, place, and verbal expression to trace the currents and tributaries of cultural diasporas. Continue reading

Francine Everett, the Most Beautiful Girl in Harlem

Francine Everett (April 13, 1915 – May 27, 1999) was an African-American actress and singer who is best known for her performances in race films… Continue reading

Fela! Returns to Broadway and Ann Trip Helps Give Back

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You can’t keep a good thing away for too long which is why the hit musical, “Fela!” has returned to Broadway for a limited run until August 4th. Continue reading

Special Offer: Over 50% Off for Bullet for Adolf By Harlem’s Frankie Hyman and Woody Harrelson

Get friends and family discount . Call 212.947.8844 or visit broadwayoffers.com and use code FAMFRD712 Continue reading