Synopsis
As a young man, Hughes participated enthusiastically in the activities of the Karamu Players in Cleveland, and later he was to found Negro theatres in Harlem, Los Angeles and Chicago. He wrote a number of plays and musicals before creating what he calls "the Gospel Song-Play" … which is Black Nativity. First performed at the York Theatre and then at President Kennedy's International Jazz Festival, it went on to cause a sensation at the Festival of Two Worlds at Spoleto, Italy. In London, Oslo, Brussels, Copenhagen and Rotterdam, Black Nativity triumphed before its return to New York and the then-new Lincoln Center. Black Nativity is designed for you to add the music of your choice (from spirituals to traditional carols or your original compositions) and dance. This thrilling holiday piece will have your audiences on their feet!
Notes
No livestream rights are available for this title.
The optional rented music is based on the 1961 Broadway production and does not fully match the playbook.
Details
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Status
In stock
- Type of Show Musical
- Product Code B72000
- Cast Size 18
- Min. Royalty Rate $110/perf
- Cost $11.95
- Approx. Run Time 50 min
Categories
- Target Audience High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults | Praise Groups
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Touring Group | Praise Group
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9780871291929
Customer Reviews
- "The script is wonderful and very moving. It's the classic Nativity story with soul added to it."
- Review by Charlotte Quandt, Soulful Arts Dance Academy, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Media Reviews
"Audiences greeted Black Nativity with enthusiasm, taking part in the singing and hand clapping and insisting on curtain call after curtain call." —The New York Times "The elegant festival public appeared to have forgotten itself, lost in this rhythmic wave that overwhelmed it, an integral part itself that bound stage and auditorium in a mystical fusion." —Il TempoProductions
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandrell Rivers Theater | Miami | Florida | 12/6/2024 | 12/8/2024 |
| Barn Dinner Theatre | Greensboro | North Carolina | 11/16/2024 | 12/22/2024 |
| Baltimore Center Stage | Baltimore | Maryland | 11/30/2024 | 12/29/2024 |
| Broadway Performance Hall | Seattle | Washington | 12/3/2024 | 12/29/2024 |
| Hanna Theatre | Cleveland | Ohio | 11/29/2024 | 12/15/2024 |
| Brunish Theater | Portland | Oregon | 11/29/2024 | 12/14/2024 |
| The Union for Contemporary Art | Omaha | Nebraska | 12/12/2024 | 12/15/2024 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company | St. Paul | Minnesota | 12/3/2024 | 12/22/2024 |
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Gallery
Congo Square Theatre, Chicago, IL
Edutainment Productions, Inc., Norfolk, VA
