Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 14, 2002
Closed May 4, 2003
Opened Nov 14, 2002
Closed May 4, 2003
Running Time:
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
What happens when you put together nine gifted poets and performers, a talented DJ to add music to their words, one of Hollywood's most prolific directors of television and films, and a master visionary who has long shaped the evolution of pop and urban culture? The result is Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, a presentation of performance poetry inspired by today's world.
Student rush tickets are available for $15 on the day of the performance at the box office, limit 2 per person.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Longacre Theatre
220 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036
This charming Broadway theater has a wonderful quality of being huge, but without a barnlike atmosphere. Built in 1913, the theater was used as a radio and television playhouse. Regular theatrical performances started in 1953. The sightlines are e [...] Read More
220 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036
This charming Broadway theater has a wonderful quality of being huge, but without a barnlike atmosphere. Built in 1913, the theater was used as a radio and television playhouse. Regular theatrical performances started in 1953. The sightlines are e [...] Read More
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One of the best things about Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway is how hard it is to describe. Part theater, part performance art, part poetry and revival meeting, the only way to sum up the show is to say that it must be experienced -- not just because it's unique, but because it's also moving, hilarious, powerful, and thought provoking. This is not your parents' theater, and it's certainly not their poetry. But if you or they want a memorable encounter with the combustible cultural mixture that is America today, there is nowhere else to go on Broadway.
A show featuring nine poets and a live DJ, Def Poetry Jam was brought to the Longacre Theater by Simmons -- a rap impresar[...]