News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - PAGE 7


The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.

About Face Theatre presents TIME IS ON OUR SIDE Photo About Face Theatre presents TIME IS ON OUR SIDE
by A.A. Cristi - February 05, 2018

Following its sell-out hit Significant Other, About Face Theatre is pleased to continue its 2017-18 season with the Midwest premiere of R. Eric Thomas' gleeful mystery TIME IS ON OUR SIDE, directed by Artistic Director Megan Carney, playing March 1 - April 7, 2018 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave...


BWW Review: Oratorio Society Gives SANCTUARY to the Underground Railroad at Carnegie Photo BWW Review: Oratorio Society Gives SANCTUARY to the Underground Railroad at Carnegie Hall
by Richard Sasanow - May 10, 2018

The world premiere performance of SANCTUARY ROAD (subtitled “An Oratorio Based on the Writings of William Still, a Conductor for the Underground Railroad”), by composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell, performed by the Oratorio Society of New York under Kent Tritle, burst forth from the st...


Sci-Fi Opera THE BRADBURY TATTOOS To Premiere This July Photo Sci-Fi Opera THE BRADBURY TATTOOS To Premiere This July
by A.A. Cristi - June 01, 2018

In the nearly 70 years since late author Ray Bradbury published 'The Illustrated Man,' various short stories in the classic science fiction anthology have been adapted for film, stage and television. Now, four of them serve as the basis for 'The Bradbury Tattoos,' an ambitious new rock opera, schedu...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12
by Audition Roundup - November 12, 2017

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 12, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


BWW Review: Utopia Opera Takes on Thea Musgrave's STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN Photo BWW Review: Utopia Opera Takes on Thea Musgrave's STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN
by Richard Sasanow - November 15, 2018

Short on financial resources but long on ambition, Utopia Opera started its eighth season last weekend with a New York premiere: Thea Musgrave's THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN. It's a 90-minute chamber version, orchestrated by composer Julian Grant, of Musgrave's full-length, two-act HARRIET, THE WOMAN...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12
by Audition Roundup - November 12, 2017

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 12, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


UMS Announces Three Week Festival 'No Safety Net' Photo UMS Announces Three Week Festival 'No Safety Net'
by Julie Musbach - January 16, 2018

From January 17 to February 3, 2018, the University Musical Society of the University of Michigan (UMS) presents No Safety Net, a three-week theater festival of four productions that foster timely conversations around slavery, terrorism, transgender identity, and radical wellness and healing. Two of...


UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME Comes to Malthouse Theatre Photo UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME Comes to Malthouse Theatre
by Stephi Wild - December 09, 2018

Welcome to Hanover Middle School, where a pair of history teachers have an R-rated lesson in store. The subject is race, with a little sex, slavery and power on the side....


On Her Shoulders presents PAULINE HOPKINS, 3/15 Photo On Her Shoulders presents PAULINE HOPKINS, 3/15
by A.A. Cristi - February 19, 2018

On Her Shoulders is pleased to present a staged reading of PECILIAR SAM by Pauline Hopkins, directed by Arminda Thomas on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Doors open at 6:45pm for a prompt start at 7:00pm with The Play in Context Introduction by Celia Braxton, who situates the script in its historical time...


BWW Review: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME, Soho Theatre Photo BWW Review: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME, Soho Theatre
by Dzifa Benson - September 14, 2018

The boundary razing two-hander created and performed by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R Sheppard Underground Railroad Game doesn't give too much of its own game away in the pre-show literature. From the first two words of the title, we can surmise that it has something to do with slavery but what does ...


The Travel Channel Programming Highlights July 2 - 15 Photo The Travel Channel Programming Highlights July 2 - 15
by Macon Prickett - June 20, 2018

...


Steve Hackett Releases Second Single Off of Upcoming Album Photo Steve Hackett Releases Second Single Off of Upcoming Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 21, 2018

Following the tremendous success of 2017's The Night Siren (charted at #22 in Germany, #28 in the UK), legendary former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett releases his new studio album At The Edge Of Light on the 25th January 2019. The album which features ten songs, sees Steve unite a vast amount of s...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12
by Audition Roundup - November 12, 2017

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 12, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12
by Audition Roundup - November 12, 2017

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 12, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12
by Audition Roundup - November 12, 2017

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 12, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Traverse Theatre Announce Traverse 1 Festival 2018 Photo Traverse Theatre Announce Traverse 1 Festival 2018
by Julie Musbach - March 21, 2018

The Traverse Theatre is excited to announce the full programme for Traverse 1 during Traverse Festival 2018. A collection of five vibrant, compelling and deeply human works, taking in a teenage girl's coming-of-age tale from schoolgirl to indie rock star (What Girls Are Made Of); a childhood remembe...


Travel Channel's MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM Specials Return 12/28 Photo Travel Channel's MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM Specials Return 12/28
by Emily Bruno - December 01, 2017

History enthusiast and explorer Don Wildman will venture back into the field to unravel the mysteries of 13 iconic and fascinating tales in new single-topic episodes of 'Mysteries at the Museum.' The first of the specials, 'Race to the Antarctic: Mysteries at the Museum,' premieres on Thursday, Dece...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12
by Audition Roundup - November 12, 2017

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 12, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Angela Bassett Joins UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY Photo Angela Bassett Joins UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
by Julie Musbach - March 14, 2018

Academy Award-nominee, Angela Bassett will join Kathleen Battle as a guest narrator in Battle's program Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey accompanied by pianist Joel Martin and the LA-based choir, The Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing A...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12
by Audition Roundup - November 12, 2017

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 12, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


The Little OPERA Theatre Of NY Presents The New York Premiere Of THIS LITTLE LIGHT Of Photo The Little OPERA Theatre Of NY Presents The New York Premiere Of THIS LITTLE LIGHT Of MINE
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2018

The little OPERA theatre of ny(LOTNY) presents the New York Premiere of Adrienne Danrich's one-woman show, THIS LITTLE LIGHT of MINE: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price as part of the 3rd Annual New York OperaFest on Wednesday June 6, 2018 at 7:30pm at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman M...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Nov. 12
by Audition Roundup - November 12, 2017

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 12, 2017 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Cleveland Public Theatre presents STATION HOPE 2018 Photo Cleveland Public Theatre presents STATION HOPE 2018
by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2018

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce CPT's fifth annual Station Hope event on Saturday, May 5, beginning at 6:30pm on the grounds of St. John's Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Station Hope is a jubilant community event inspired by the Underground Railroad and Cl...


Emmy Award Winning Director Nick Nanton to Co-Produce Operation Underground Railroad Photo Emmy Award Winning Director Nick Nanton to Co-Produce Operation Underground Railroad Documentary
by Macon Prickett - March 08, 2018

Nick Nanton partners with Serial Entrepreneur Russell Brunson, co-founder of ClickFunnels, to co-produce the upcoming short film, tentatively titled 'O.U.R.: Operation Underground Railroadand the Fight to End Modern Day Slavery,' where they'll reveal the story of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U....


Cleveland Public Theatre Presents STATION HOPE Photo Cleveland Public Theatre Presents STATION HOPE
by A.A. Cristi - February 26, 2019

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce CPT's sixth annual Station Hope event on Saturday, May 4, from 7:00 - 10:00pm on the grounds of St. John's Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Station Hope is a jubilant community event celebrating Cleveland's social justice heri...






Videos

Recommended For You