“Henry V” by the Classical Theatre of Harlem
Other theater's would do well to emulate the Classical Theatre of Harlem's experimentation with race and gender neutrality in staging.
View ArticleJoshua Bloodworth Reviews “Seed,” By Rahda Blank
The play illuminates the role of race, class, religion, the meaning of friendship and the breakdown of the nuclear family within the urban Black community in a realistic and insightful manner.
View Article“The Mountaintop”— A Review
The new Broadway play The Mountaintop contributes to our understanding of King as a mortal, by engaging in a politically risky fictional exploration of his alleged character flaws.
View ArticleJoshua Bloodworth Reviews “Renaissance in the Belly of A Killer Whale”
A new off-off Broadway play explores the gentrification of Harlem, through the eyes of three young African-American women who were raised in Harlem. From spoken-word to song to dance, the three actors...
View ArticleJoshua Bloodworth Reviews Alicia Keys’ New Play “Stick Fly”
Stick Fly is the equivalent of a summer black buster movie with big stars, an amazing set, and a story that is contrived and ultimately ephemeral, leaving little impression beyond the performance of...
View ArticleJourney Out Of the Ghetto: A Review of Katori Halls’ New Play “Hurt Village”
Katori Hall's new play deals in a familiar trope -- the black family trapped in the ghetto and seeking to get out -- but takes an unusual fresh and provocative approach.
View Article“Dream Deferred:” A Review of a New Play About Gentrification
America is obsessed with gentrification. The off-off Broadway play 'Dream Deferred' is one of the latest works of art to explore it.
View ArticleA Review of the Pulitzer-Winning Broadway Play “Clybourne Park”
Not for the faint of heart, Clybourne Park unflinchingly dissects the history of racism and resentment on both sides of the black/white color divide.
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