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"Using Theater as a vehicle for Social change, Kenyatta is powerful & poignant, entertaining & educational, heartfelt & humorous, the show celebrates our common humanity." Cape Cod Times. Don’t miss this very important play!
Celebrating Black History Month, Black Lives Matter, Diversity and Critical Race Theory, Santa Monica Playhouse is proud to present film, television and stage personality Stogie Kenyatta’s acclaimed NAACP Award-Winning solo show about African-American artist-activist Paul Robeson. Robeson – internationally renowned actor, recording artist, concert singer, football player, All-American athlete and Phi Beta Kappa Society laureate at Rutgers University, was witness to the artistic wonders of the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz/Be-bop era, the horrors of the slave trade, the shame of the Holocaust, McCarthyism, blacklists, racism and oppression.
Robeson’s life’s work celebrates our common humanity as he fought globally for social justice. “Armed with nothing more than the strength of his convictions and his vision of a world where men live as brothers, his message was his life," says Kenyatta. “He shows us that in spite of our differences, we still have more in common than we do in conflict.” Jamaican born and Brooklyn bred Stogie Kenyatta has been seen on everything from sitcoms and film to soap operas, from Bernie Mac and Jake and the Fat Man to HBO’s Tyson (Co-star) to The Bold and The Beautiful. He co-headlined a USO comedy tour in Tokyo, Japan and Okinawa. “The World Is My Home – The Life of Paul Robeson” had its first performance at the National Civil Rights Museum and has become the number one show on the American college scene, honoring a great American hero.
Santa Monica Playhouse is supported in part by the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the Ahmanson Foundation and Playhouse PALS.
Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage is at 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA.
The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson – Stogie Kenyatta’s award-winning show reveals the humanity of a great American hero! (3/16/24-3/23/24)
Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson (2/10/24-2/17/24)
Ever After Take 2: The Further Adventures of Cinderella, Snowhite, Gretel & Hansel, Alice, and their friends – a Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical (1/7/24-1/21/24)
Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson (1/6/24-1/13/24)
54th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse New Year’s Eve Musical Revue – “BEST New Year’s events in LA!” (12/31/23-12/31/23)
Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree – starring Debra Ehrhardt and Christopher Grossett, directed by Paul Williams – one day only! (12/17/23-12/17/23)
Ever After Take 2: The Holiday Adventures of Cinderella, Snowhite, Gretel & Hansel, Alice, and their friends – a Rudie-DeCarlo Musical (12/9/23-12/10/23)
Paul Linke stars in My Travails with Charley: A Tribute to Charles Nelson Reilly - A BFF Free Festival Closing Night Event (11/19/23-11/19/23)
Unsavory Fellow (4/4/24-4/27/24)
ALEICHEM SHOLOM! The Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem – a musical for our times! (4/6/24-5/19/24)
Santa Monica Playhouse is at 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA.
Debra Ehrhardt's Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree (4/20/24-4/20/24)
ALEICHEM SHOLOM! The Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem – a musical for our times! (4/6/24-5/19/24)
Unsavory Fellow (4/4/24-4/27/24)
The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson – Stogie Kenyatta’s award-winning show reveals the humanity of a great American hero! (3/16/24-3/23/24)
Eddie Frierson’s MATTY: an Evening with Christy Mathewson – a baseball legend comes to life! (2/23/24-2/25/24)
Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson (2/10/24-2/17/24)
CINDERELLA – an “Enchanting” Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical for kids 2 to 102 (2/3/24-4/28/24)
Ever After Take 2: The Further Adventures of Cinderella, Snowhite, Gretel & Hansel, Alice, and their friends – a Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical (1/7/24-1/21/24)
Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson (1/6/24-1/13/24)
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Footloose The Musical
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VOX Cabaret
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The Hope Theory
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Lewis Family Playhouse (5/11 - 5/18) | ||
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The Rhythm of Mourning
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