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Duke Ellington’s Cool Blues, Hot Jazz, Snappy Ragtime and Hip-Popping Swing Set to Shakespeare’s Rom-Com, Twelfth Night at Signature Theatre Play On! Signature Theatre Jordan Wright August 25, 2025 Special to The Zebra
Greg Watkins (Duke), Jalisa Williams (Vy), and the cast of Play On at Signature Theatre. (Photo/Daniel Rader)
A Visit to Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Salon Brings Non-Stop Hilarity at Arena Stage
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Arena Stage Jordan Wright September 13, 2024 Special to The Zebra
Bisserat Tseggai (Miriam) and Mia Ellis (Jennifer) in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. (Photo/T. Charles Erickson Photography)
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A Powerful Cast Heads the Heart-Stirring Ragtime at Signature Theatre
Ragtime Signature Theatre Jordan Wright November 6, 2023 Special to The Zebra
Bobby Smith (Tateh), Emerson Holt Lacayo (The Little Girl) and the cast of Ragtime at Signature Theatre (Photo by Daniel Rader)
Thirty-three performers make up […]
Jordan Wright February 10, 2020
An intriguing musical made its world premiere at Signature. In it, twin mulatto sisters use their beauty, wits and a pistol to deceive and rob whites. It promises a happy ending but is that enough to take us along on their criminal enterprise?
Emmy Raver-Lampman (Martha) and […]
Jordan Wright June 29, 2019
Full disclosure: I am a descendant of Edward Teach aka Edward Thatch aka Blackbeard.
Okay, now that my admission of partiality is out of the way, I can talk about why the world premiere of Blackbeard is a rousing success. First and foremost, Lyricist John Dempsey (Brother Russia, The Witches […]
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