New York City
The Dark Star From Harlem: The Spectacular Rise of Josephine Baker
$25-$30
World-Premiere Musical
The Dark Star From Harlem: The Spectacular Rise of Josephine Baker is the musical journey of 19-year-old Josephine Baker, from her arrival in Paris in 1925 to her rapid rise to stardom in Europe. As a young black woman and member of La Revue Negre, she navigates fame in a foreign land, a new language, and racial acceptance, while the violent Jim Crow laws rage on back home.