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Crossroads Theatre to Bring FLY to Pasadena Playhouse This Winter

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FLY by Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan, directed by Ricardo Khan, will be produced in association with Crossroads Theatre Company at Pasadena Playhouse, January 26 - February 21, 2016.

With a focus on hope, endurance, and accomplishment, Fly tells the story of the first African-American Army Air Corp fighters known as the Tuskegee Airmen who flew over the skies of Europe and North Africa during World War II. Featuring a cast of eight men, including "Tap Griot," a dancer who uses tap dance steps to set a mood that is part sublimated anger, part empowerment, Fly was hailed by The New York Times as "a superior piece of theatrical synergy."

Co-author and director Ricardo Khan is Tony Award-winning co-founder and former artistic director of the Crossroads Theatre Company, known as one of the nation's foremost African-American theater companies. In honor of Black History month, The Pasadena Playhouse and Crossroads Theatre Company's production of Fly dramatizes the historic contributions made by the Tuskegee Airmen to the desegregation of the American military and the furthering of civil rights.

Tickets may be purchased online or by calling 626-356-7529.

Event Website: www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/box-office/mainstage/fly.html

Ticketing Website: pasadenaplayhouse.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0NE000000G7FEfMAN

The Pasadena Playhouse is located at 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101.

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