“A Raisin in the Sun” is regarded as a major American play that not only reflects the era in which it was created — the 1950s — but continues to resonate for its insight into humanity in general and race in particular.
The MET Scores with August Wilson’s Beautifully Written “Gem of the Ocean”
Fine performances — deeply felt, charismatic, Shakespearean — are what you take away from Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre’s affecting production of “Gem of the Ocean,” the..
The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Presents a “Hard Habit to Break!”
Chicago. Earth, Wind and Fire. Blood, Sweat and Tears. The invigorating, driving sound of the great horn bands of the 1970s have shaped the landscape..
KC MeltingPot Tackles “Dutchman,” An Angry, Sadly Relevant ’60s Response to Racism
So the KC MeltingPot Theatre production of LeRoi Jones’s “Dutchman” is a slap-in-the-face change of pace that is most welcome. Jones, who later changed his..
Bach Aria Soloists Trio Performs at L’Histoire du Soldat Concert
The Bach Aria Soloists Trio will perform delightful arias by Bach and Handel, and an enchanting Bach Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord during the first..
Stravinsky’s L’Histoire: Seeking Commerce, Finding Art
Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky was born in Oranienbaum, now Lomonosov in the Northwest Saint Petersburg Region of the Russian Republic, Russia, on June 17, 1882, and..
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