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We believe
that Raisin—one of the greatest "unsung"
musicals of all time—deserves to be seen. Because we want YOU
to come to the theater, we are removing any economic burden by making
performances on Saturday, February 25, “Choose-What-U-Pay”! Following the
lead of Lincoln Center, we are extending this special “Choose-What-U-Pay”
model to performances on Saturday, February 25, the 2
PM matinee preview and the 8 PM opening night performance.
The suggested ticket price for either show is $32, but patrons can
pay more or less. The minimum ticket price is $5. RAISIN runs Feb. 24th through March 12th!
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And since it
is Black History Month, we want to share some great Broadway
HISTORY with you.
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CELEBRATING BROADWAY FIRSTS
FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, 1959,
became the first Black female playwright produced on Broadway and to
be nominated for a Tony.
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In Dahomey: A Negro Musical Comedy, 1903, was the
first musical written and performed by mostly Black artists, starring
vaudevillians George Walker and Bert Williams.
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Shuffle Along, 1921, by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake,
was the first musical written by Black composers (with an All-Black
Cast) on Broadway.
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Mulatto: A Tragedy of the Deep South, by
Langston Hughes, 1935, was the first Black play produced on
Broadway.
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Juanita Hall, Bloody Mary in South Pacific,
1950, was the first Black performer to win a Tony.
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Harry
Belafonte, John
Murray Anderson’s Almanac, 1953, was the first Black man to win a
Tony Award.
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Diahann Carroll, No Strings, 1962, was the
first Black woman to win a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
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James Earl Jones, The Great White Hope, 1969,
was the first Black actor to win a Tony Award for a play. On
September 12, 2022, he became the first Black person to ever have a
Broadway theater named in his honor.
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Lena Horne became the first Black woman to have
this honor a few weeks later, on November 1, 2022.
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Charles Edward
Gordone, No Place
To Be Somebody, 1970, was the first Black writer to win the
Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog, 2002, was
the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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Lloyd Richards, A Raisin in the Sun, 1959,
became the first Black person to direct a play on Broadway.
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Vinnette Justine Carroll, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope,
1972, was first Black woman to direct on Broadway.
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Geoffrey Holder, The Wiz, 1975, was the first
Black man to win A Tony for Best Director of a Musical
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Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar &
Grill, 2014, becomes the first performer ever to win six Tony
Awards (including one in each acting category).
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We don’t want anyone to miss this
show…
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“Choose-What-U-Pay” model to performances on Saturday,
February 25, the 2 PM matinee preview and the 8 PM opening
night performance.
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This
'TOTALLY RADICAL' concert/dance event and celebration of 80s pop
culture will feature live performances of songs by Whitney Houston,
Freddie Mercury, Prince, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, and more, led
by spectacular vocalists Leanne Antonio and Danny Drewes.
PURCHASE
TICKETS!
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New Jersey’s
first professional production of the musical that Billboard calls “Hairspray
meets Dear Evan Hansen,” The Prom opened on
Broadway in 2018 and was a Broadway critics’ darling with six Tony
nominations.
PURCHASE
TICKETS!
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CONCERT SCHEDULE AT THE AXELROD FOR
2023
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Next week we will begin announcing the dates
for new concerts at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center… Keep an
eye out for many of your FAVORITE artists coming this spring and
summer!!!
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