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King Hedley II

Every Thu., Fri., Sat. from May 10 until June 3

August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, a series of ten plays that tell the story of an African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh over the ten decades ...
The Ensemble Theatre Young Performers Program

Daily from March 12 until March 16
Sanctified

Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. from June 28 until July 29

2007 | Best Theater Company

Founded 31 years ago "to preserve African-American artistic expression and to enlighten, entertain and enrich a diverse community," the Ensemble Theatre gets better each season, and this year was a banner one. The stage fare was distinctly varied and indefectibly produced with the company's usual high polish and downtown sass. There were two wonderfully different musicals: Christmas is Comin' Uptown (Dickens goes to Harlem -- with attitude) and Get Ready (old smoothies stage a... More »

Long Live King Hedley

By D.L. Groover | Thu, May 24, 2012

Of all contemporary American playwrights, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson, who died in 2005, is perhaps the most old-fashioned. Which is a splendid thing. He loves the well-constructed play, dropping character hints and scene t... More »
King Hedley II: August Wilson at His Most Operatic

By D.L. Groover | Tue, May 15, 2012

The setup: Of all contemporary American playwrights, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner August Wilson, who died in 2005, is perhaps the most old-fashioned. Which is a splendid thing. He loves the ... More »
Relive Broadway's Luminous Melodies with One Kiss: The Music of Sigmund Romberg

By D.L. Groover | Thu, May 10, 2012

The setup: Hungarian transplant Sigmund Romberg composed some of Broadway's most luminous melodies during its '20s golden age. His lush, operatic songs are in fine hands with Bayou City Concert Music... More »
One Kiss: The Music of Sigmund Romberg

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, May 03, 2012

Music greats Billie Holiday, Barbra Streisand and Bobby Darin all sang Sigmund Romberg’s songs. True, Romberg composed mainly for the Broadway stage, but his tunes were so strong, they became mainstays for jazz and pop singers. Now the best of tho... More »
Cuttin' Up: A Tapestry of History Through Hair at Ensemble Theatre

By D.L. Groover | Mon, April 2, 2012

The setup: The chrome on the three barber chairs gleams brightly in Janelle Flanagan's "kitchen sink" set for Charles Randolph-Wright's rich, if sketchy, tapestry of black life as witnessed in a conte... More »
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