Langston in Harlem
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 15, 2010
Closed May 9, 2010
Opened Apr 15, 2010
Closed May 9, 2010
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Langston in Harlem is an exciting new musical about one of America's most honored poets, Langston Hughes. Set in the African-American cultural capital of Harlem from the Harlem Renaissance through the Civil Rights movement, Langston in Harlem tells the story of Langston Hughes' journey into manhood and his emergence as one of the most beloved and forward thinking artists of our time. This groundbreaking new musical is filled with Jazz, Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Swing, dance and spoken-word that sings, jumps, stomps and shouts. Langston Hughes' glorious words and poetry of love, loss, joy and the blues and the people of Harlem who inspired him, come gloriously to life, in Langston in Harlem and are once again universal and unforgettable!
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RE:Don't Miss Langston!
If youve read work by Langston Hughes or Zora Neale Hurston, youll adore seeing these legendary literary figures come to life in "Langston in Harlem." The show opens with a rousing song and dance number and features an impressive cast of actors with talent almost too large for this intimate theater. Langston Hughes poem, "A Dream Deferred" which we all know became the tagline of A Raisin In The Sun drives this musical and this poem, as well as several others are well recited and sang by the cast. I was thrilled to meet Jesse B. Simple, the character from Hughes Best of Simple poetry collection and seeing Zora Neale Hurston singing and dancing on stage only added to my delight. They even mentioned the molestation allegation that aided to the demise of Zoras career. I loved this show from the first dynamic dance number to the end and I especially loved that it covered the literary greats of the Harlem Renaissance. I saw an opening night preview performance so theres still some necessary tweeking, but this show was original and very necessary. I highly recommend.
Reviewed by pathouser
on Sunday, Apr 11th, 2010
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The Blues permeates Langston in Harlem, now at Urban Stages, the lively new musical based upon and incorporating the words of celebrated African American writer Langston Hughes. But while the show brings to vivid life some of the characters he wrote about, for a work that seems structured as a bio-musical, it's not that successful in shedding light on the man himself.
Director Kent Gash and composer Walter Marks are credited along with Hughes for the show's book, which loosely follows the journey of Hughes (played by Josh Tower) from struggling poet, to Harlem Renaissance sensation, to angry and embittered writer, and eventually to a place of acceptance and celebration of both life and it[...]