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  • THE TONY AWARDS: THE GREAT WHITE WAY IS LOOKING REAL BROWN THESE DAYS

    Keith Josef Adkins | May 13, 2008 08:17 AM
    The Tony Award nominations are in! Broadway's annual red-carpet recognition of what talent shinned this year in mega-bucks theater. And yes, I tend to be a downtown theater guy. Meaning I prefer the more edgier canon of the off-Broadway scene over the... More
  • LITTLE FLOWER OF EAST ORANGE

    Keith Josef Adkins | Apr 21, 2008 08:58 AM
    Saturday was interesting. I actually pried myself away from Brooklyn and trained it over to Manhattan to see a play. When I sat down in the theater I realized everyone around me was throwing signs. Meaning, using American sign language as the source of... More
  • Nat Turner was in rare form at the Audubon Ballroom

    Keith Josef Adkins | Apr 18, 2008 09:03 AM
    Last night I saw the Classical Theater of Harlem's Emancipation. Ty Jones' play that explores the life of Nat Turner. Over the years I've certainly heard and read a lot about Turner's infamous insurrection. His holy calling. The aftermath his rampage... More
  • When Theaters Have Financial Struggles

    Keith Josef Adkins | Apr 15, 2008 07:18 AM
    Foreclosures amok, airlines merging, the U.S. dollar losing its punch, it's safe to say the current economic climate is mind-boggling. But when a major New York City theater loses a million dollars in their operating budget, things begin to look grim.... More
  • Opening Night

    adkinsk | Feb 8, 2008 10:57 AM
    Today is one of those rare days in the theater world. Rare and paramount. A musical written and performed by artists of African-descent receives its first performance on Broadway. And get this: it’s not a story set in the Deep South, it’s not a revival... More

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