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Article: Men's group keeps values of 'Black Nativity' vibrant year-round.
The Boston Herald;  December 1, 1999 ;     687 words ......into a giant spending spree, check out Black Nativity. Created by director and executive...musical director John Andrews Ross, Black Nativity is based on a poem by Langston Hughes...the things that happens daily when 'Black Nativity' is going on in October, November...

Article: Hughes' Black Nativity tells story of virgin birth from black angle
Bay State Banner;  December 18, 2003 ;     592 words ......legends-in-the-making, it's no wonder Black Nativity has thrived on the Boston theater circuit...Afro-American Artists, Inc., staged Black Nativity in Boston, casting the play with artists...your holiday spirit soar. You can see "Black Nativity" Dec. 19 at 8:00 p.m., Dec. 20 at 3...

Article: Hughes' Black Nativity opens at Goodman Theatre
Chicago Defender;  November 23, 2004 ;     433 words ......announcement arrived that Langston Hughes' Black Nativity: A Gospel Song Play was returning to...working on the theatrical project. Black Nativity premiered at the 41st St. Theatre on...Alex Bradford. On its national tour, Black Nativity was staged in Chicago at the Civic...

Article: Music shines in Stage Company's 'Black Nativity
Charleston Daily Mail;  December 3, 1999 ;     295 words ......produced Langston Hughes' gospel play "Black Nativity" with the expectation that it would...permit me to compare. This year's "Black Nativity" is more polished, more dynamic, more...directors and cast may feel confident. "Black Nativity" is the late Hughes' unabashed re-telling...

Article: `Black Nativity' is back.(News)
The Boston Herald;  December 2, 2007 ;     328 words ......the 38th annual performance of the Black Nativity. It's a gift to the city in celebration...the longest-running production of `Black Nativity' in the U.S. entirely produced from...newly seasoned and veteran actors, `Black Nativity' is family-appropriate and offers choreographed...

Article: Allen Temple's 'Black Nativity' In Its 22nd Year
Oakland Post;  December 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Temple Baptist Church production of "Black Nativity." Johnson is among several tenured...Allen Temple's annual holiday pageant, "Black Nativity," since it began 22 years ago. This...ve really enjoyed being a part of `Black Nativity'...it's more than a performance, it...

Article: `BLACK NATIVITY': A FAMILY ACT FOR GENERATIONS
The Boston Globe;  December 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Daniqua Springer-O'Neal is a "Black Nativity" baby. Her parents, Desiree Springer...growing up as part of the extended "Black Nativity" family. The show, produced by the...didn't meet until a production of "Black Nativity" brought them together. Stephen O'Neal...

Article: Gospel and dance lend spirit to `Black Nativity'
The Boston Globe;  December 14, 1994 ;     454 words ...During a recent performance of "Black Nativity," a child gazed upon a stream of singers...years, Langston Hughes' venerable "Black Nativity" has never failed to move audiences...National Center of Afro-American Artists, "Black Nativity" combines dance, narration and gospel...

Article: Black Nativity; THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LANGSTON
Pittsburgh City Paper;  December 17, 2003 ;     558 words ......of American holiday theater is the Black Nativity: A Gospel Song Play, written by Langston...online for $9.99. What made Hughes' Black Nativity new and different was the way he put...and Drum Ensemble and its version of Black Nativity. The play is performed in two parts...

Article: 'Black Nativity' returns to the Kennedy Center
Washington Afro-American;  December 2, 1995 ;     231 words ......Washington Afro-American 12-02-1995 `Black Nativity' returns to the Kennedy Center. By...produce Langston Hughes's gospel musical Black Nativity for the 1995 Kennedy Center Holiday...last season's Holiday Celebration. "Black Nativity will be in the Terrace Theater Dec...

Article: WHAT `BLACK NATIVITY' MEANS TO ITS CAST
The Boston Globe;  November 30, 2000 ;     700+ words ...For more than three decades, "Black Nativity" has been one of the Boston area's...the Gospel according to St. Luke, "Black Nativity" unfolds as a dramatic pageant with...up." For cast and audience alike, "Black Nativity" is more than an entertaining retelling...

Article: A MOVING STORY: Collaborative spirit brings 'Black Nativity' to a new home for the holidays.
Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY);  December 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Richard Huntington Dec. 8--WHAT: Black Nativity WHEN: Next Friday through Dec. 17 WHERE...Paul Robeson Theatre's production of Black Nativity. For the past two years, Langston Hughes...has enthralled holiday audiences. Black Nativity seemed on its way to becoming an annual...

Article: GOSPEL MUSIC IS THE STAR OF `BLACK NATIVITY'.(Entertainment)(Review)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  December 15, 1998 ;     453 words ...Toward the end of ``Black Nativity,'' music director Pat Wright...concentrate on praising God. ``Black Nativity,'' subtitled ``A Gospel Song...fulfilled in the second act of ``Black Nativity.'' The choir comes down from...

Article: Q&A WITH JOHN ANDREW ROSS, MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE 'BLACK NATIVITY'
The Boston Globe;  December 3, 1995 ;     622 words ......Ross has been the musical director of the "Black Nativity," a gospel-play written by Langston Hughes...that is larger than we are. Q. How did the Black Nativity start? A. The Black Nativity was originally a script written by Langston...