In 1935 Texas, Susannah, an academic and song collector for the Library of Congress, visits a high-security prison where she meets Pearl, an African-American woman imprisoned for murder who longs to leave prison and find her lost daughter. Hoping to record the treasure trove of spirituals and African folk songs that only Pearl knows—and make her reputation on the discoveries—Susannah bargains for Pearl’s parole and arranges for several public performances. The two women soon find themselves walking a delicate line between exposure and exploitation.
Featuring beautiful a cappella renditions of little-known American folk songs, Black Pearl Sings! chronicles a powerful story about being a woman in a man’s world, being black in a white world, and fighting for one’s soul in a world where anyone can be a commodity
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) | |
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A Carpenters Christmas
Raue Center For The Arts (12/10 - 12/10) | |
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Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays
Lookingglass Theatre Company (12/17 - 12/20) | |
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Jingle Belles Comedy
Raue Center For The Arts (12/11 - 12/11) | |
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Miracle on South Division Street
Citadel Theatre (11/14 - 12/14)
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A Soulful Motown Christmas Holiday Cabaret
Harris Theater (12/13 - 12/13) CONCERT HOLIDAY SHOW | |
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FREE CHICAGO WORKSHOP MIC
Stars & Garters (9/28 - 12/28) | |
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Ride the Cyclone The Musical
Copley Theatre (3/18 - 5/31) | |
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As You Like It
Writers Theatre (10/30 - 12/14) | |
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Elton Rohn
Raue Center For The Arts (12/27 - 12/27) | |
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Let It Be Christmas
Community Christian Church (12/12 - 12/12) | |
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