Review: BLACK PEARL: A TRIBUTE TO JOSEPHINE BAKER at Black Ensemble Theater
Pictured: Joann Ruffin. Photo by Michael Courier. By Naima Dawson It is hard to not feed the dimmest part of life when one’s spirit is muted by despair and disappointment. Josephine Baker drowned much of her hardship inside the wonders of music and dance in an effort to survive the...
André De Shields’ CONFESSIONS OF A P.I.M.P. Returns to Victory Gardens Theater
A Chicago legend, known nationally for his show-stopping Broadway turns in THE WIZ, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, PLAY ON! and THE FULL MONTY, De Shields holds three Jeff Awards, an Emmy and an OBIE.
THE MARVIN GAYE STORY – a Powerful and Nostalgic Tribute
I have the utmost respect for the foundation established by Jackie Taylor and her ability to produce stories that people genuinely gravitate towards.