Carl Hancock Rux's STRANGER ON EARTH Set for Harlem Stage, 2/19-20
By: BWW News Desk
The World Premiere "The Year of James Baldwin - Carl Hancock Rux's Stranger on Earth," a new work commissioned and produced by Harlem Stage, will run for two days only, Thursday and Friday, February 19 & 20 at 7:30pm.
James Baldwin and Dinah Washington have a chance encounter at a Harlem jazz club in 1963. Their imagined meeting is brought to life through the brilliant words of Baldwin, with original text created and performed by Carl Hancock Rux. The memorable songs of Dinah Washington are delivered by extraordinary vocalist, Marcelle Davies Lashley. For more content, join the Stranger on Earth Facebook event page, curated by Carl Hancock Rux, Marcelle Davies Lashley, and Ted Cruz.Tickets: $45 / $36 MyHarlemStage Members. Purchase by February 10 and save 50% off a second ticket. Use promotion code SP2015. View Full Season Calendar.
THE YEAR OF JAMES BALDWIN, a 14-month celebration conceived by Harlem Stage, is presented in partnership with Columbia University School of the Arts and New York Live Arts, in collaboration with the New School/Vera List Center for Art and Politics, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and numerous other collaborators.
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