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More than 60 years later, Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’ is still a pillar of African American theater
“Black Nativity” is a cherished cultural tradition ... is visited by a stranger who helps them find the true meaning of Christmas. Mary and Joseph are a truly extended part of the family ...
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‘The Nutcracker,’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘Black Nativity’ lead local holiday shows
Written by Langston Hughes, it premiered off-Broadway in 1961 to tell the story of Jesus’ birth from an African American perspective. A “song-play,” Black Nativity features both Christmas ...
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'Black Nativity' returns to Milwaukee for 9th annual production
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- To learn more about the upcoming production of "Black Nativity by Langston Hughes," we were joined Friday, Nov. 29 by Antione Reynolds, the music director of the production ...
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Brazilian church plays a nativity scene in a burnt deforested Amazon and with a black baby Jesus
Jesus will arrive this Christmas in a badly burned clearing in the Amazon rainforest as a black baby born to a black virgin with indigenous cherubs looking on. The symbolically charged nativity ...