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The Color Purple – Emotional and Brave with a Story and Music That Will Grab Your Heartstrings

The Color Purple – Emotional and Brave with a Story and Music That Will Grab Your Heartstrings

Signature Theatre Jordan Wright August 26, 2022 Special to The Zebra

Nova Y. Payton (Celie) and the cast of The Color Purple at Signature Theatre. (Photo byChristopher Mueller)

The power of The Color Purple […]

Billy Elliot the Musical ~ Signature Theatre

Jordan Wright November 10, 2018 Special to The Alexandria Times

The ensemble of Billy Elliot. Photo by Margot Schulman.

The story of Billy Elliot is a tender tale of a boy who dreams of becoming a dancer while growing up in a working-class mining town in Ireland. But it’s so much more. […]

Bessie’s Blues – MetroStage

Jordan Wright January 29, 2015 Special to The Alexandria Times

TC Carson, Lori Williams, Stephawn Stephens, Roz White, Djob Lyons, Nia Harris, LC Harden Jr., Bernardine Mitchell – Photo credit Chris Banks

“I heard it said the Blues was the Truth.” And Bessie Smith had an intravenous line along the Truth Trail […]

Smokey Joe’s Café – Arena Stage

Jordan Wright May 12, 2014 Special to The Alexandria Times

Kara-Tameika Watkins in Smokey Joe’s Café—The Songs of Leiber and Stoller – Photo by Teresa Wood

Smokey Joe’s Café The Songs of Leiber and Stoller gets off to a slow easy roll. Forty-two of the most beloved songs from the pantheon of […]