Articles about The Scottsboro Boys
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The musical is a relentless, one hour and fifty minute excursion into the history of racial bias in America, from the cotton fields to the Civil Rights movement.
A stunning yet searing production takes the stage for its local premiere.
Original Off-Broadway Cast, 2010 (JAY) In several of their shows, John Kander and Fred Ebb have used various types of entertainment as the contextual setting for exploring historical and soc…
With Playwright Mark Stein's Direct From Death Row: The Scottsboro Boys, presented by Raven Theatre, the audience is brought a piece of history not found in many text books, but done in such…
This Sunday, July 24, help Raven welcome Chicago Sun-Times Theater and Dance Critic Hedy Weiss! [...]
Lin-Manuel Miranda will be represented by more than "Hamilton" in Chicago this fall. Porchlight Music Theatre announced its 2016-17 mainstage season on Thursday, which will kick off with Mir…
Lin-Manuel Miranda will be represented by more than "Hamilton" in Chicago this fall. Porchlight Music Theatre announced its 2016-17 mainstage season on Thursday, which will kick off with Mir…
An industry reading of NC-17, a contemporary new play written and conceived by performer and writer Rodney Dennis Hicks, will be presented March 7 at 5 PM in New York City.
Raven Theatre's hit show "Direct from Death Row The Scottsboro Boys (An Evening of Vaudeville and Sorrow)" will return for a limited engagement in the summer of 2016, the company announced F…
Raven Theatre's hit show "Direct from Death Row The Scottsboro Boys (An Evening of Vaudeville and Sorrow)" will return for a limited engagement in the summer of 2016, the company announced F…
Today in 2010, The Scottsboro Boys opened at the Lyceum Theatre, where it ran for 49 performances. The Scottsboro Boys is a musical with a book by David Thompson, music by John Kander and ly…
Raven co-founder and director Michael Menendian adds a feather to his impressive career with this timely work, keeping this very talented young cast expertly balanced. This heartbreaking hi…
RECOMMENDED There are a lot of things about "Direct from Death Row: The Scottsboro Boys (An Evening of Vaudeville and Sorrow)” that are huge in scope, aside from its title. The play co…
Long before Black Lives Matter, there were the Scottsboro Boys. And not long before there was "The Scottsboro Boys," there was "Direct from Death Row The Scottsboro Boys." If you go to Raven…
Just when I thought it was all but impossible for another exceptional production to join the ranks of such early fall season productions as "Oklahoma" (at Paramount Theatre), "The Revel (at …
In honor of Throwback Thursday, BroadwayWorld is celebrating the past with a new series that will take you back in time with some of our favorite vintage video features. That's right- we are…
A brand new recording of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
Stage and screen star Colman Domingo, a Tony nominee for his performance in the 2010 Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys, has landed a recurring role on the new AMC series "Fear The Wa…
Stage and screen star Colman Domingo, a Tony nominee for his performance in the 2010 Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys, has landed a recurring role on the new AMC series "Fear The Wa…
A new recording ofTHE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
Kander and Ebb’s musical, “The Scottsboro Boys,” which dares to present ugly American history as bawdy burlesque, opens on Broadway.
As confounding as this all sounds, what has emerged is an absolute marvel. The creators — including director and choreographer Susan Stroman and book writer David Thompson — walk…
