2021 - 2022 season
QUEENS GIRL IN THE WORLD
By Caleen Sinnette Jennings
Staring Jasmine M. Rush
Directed by Dawn M. Simmons
Co-produced by The Front Porch Arts Collective, The Nora@Central Square Theater, and The Hangar Theater
September 30 to October 31, 2021
This Motown-infused story of Jacqueline Marie Butler, a Black teenager coming of age in the 1960s. Her joys, challenges, and heartbreak play out against the backdrop of the civil rights movement as she journeys from her familiar Queens neighborhood to a progressive, predominantly-Jewish private school in Greenwich Village. Queens Girl in the World is a funny, heartfelt tour de force solo show with one actor portraying over a dozen characters!
Thanks to all who came out for our first indoor show since the pandemic! If you missed it live, you can view the digital stream until November 21st!
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
Music by Fats Waller
Arranged by Luther Henderson
Book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent
Music Direction David Coleman
Co-produced with The Nora@Central Square Theater and Greater Boston Stage Company
APRIL 28 – MAY 29, 2022 at Central Square Theater
JUNE 9-26, 2022 at Greater Boston Stage
The Harlem Renaissance – Jazz arrives at The Cotton Club. Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and the Dandridge Sisters shape an artform alongside men such as – Thomas “Fats” Waller. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, five performers present Waller’s unforgettable music in co-production with The Nora @Central Square Theater and Greater Boston Stage Company. Join us for an evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs that encapsulate the love, longing, and zest for life of the era.
Music by Fats Waller
Arranged by Luther Henderson
Book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent
Music Direction David Coleman
Co-produced with The Nora@Central Square Theater and Greater Boston Stage Company
APRIL 28 – MAY 29, 2022 at Central Square Theater
JUNE 9-26, 2022 at Greater Boston Stage
The Harlem Renaissance – Jazz arrives at The Cotton Club. Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and the Dandridge Sisters shape an artform alongside men such as – Thomas “Fats” Waller. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, five performers present Waller’s unforgettable music in co-production with The Nora @Central Square Theater and Greater Boston Stage Company. Join us for an evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs that encapsulate the love, longing, and zest for life of the era.
