The Wiz
September 28 thru October 14, 2018
Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls, Book by William F. Brown
Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts
The Wiz infuses L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a dazzling mix of rock, gospel, and soul music. Dorothy’s adventure through the Land of Oz is breathed new life and marked with BTT’s indelible musical stamp. It is the first of two productions we will present at The Tempe Center for the Arts this season.
Single Black Female
October 26 thru November 11, 2018
by Lisa B. Thompson
Venue: Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center
Single Black Female is a show of rapid-fire comic vignettes that explore the lives of two African-American middle-class women in urban America. As a well-respected English literature professor and as a powerful corporate attorney, they keep each other balanced as they face their fears of rejection and their hopes for romance-which may be found closer than they ever imagined.
Black Nativity
November 30 thru December 16, 2018
by Langston Hughes
Venue: Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center
This annual sold out, legendary holiday event by Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, returns to the BTT stage. Black Nativity is without a doubt a theatrical wonderment. A joyous company of singers, actors, dancers and musicians delivers its powerful message of joy, hope, victory and liberation that warms the heart at a very special time of the year.**
And in This Corner… Cassius Clay
Saturdays and Sundays Jan. 27 – Mar. 3, 2019
by Idris Goodwin
Co-produced with Childsplay
Venue: Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center
At the sound of the bell, young Cassius Clay Jr. takes his first step into the ring and starts becoming the man the world would come to know as Muhammad Ali. Before he became one of the world’s greatest boxers and civil rights advocates, he was a12-year old boy navigating friendships, family and learning to fight for himself and his community in the segregated South of the 50’s **
Detroit ’67
February 22 – March 17, 2019
by Dominique Morriseau
Co-produced with the City of Tempe Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts
Inspired by American history, this powerful play unfolds during an explosive moment in Detroit when the soulful sounds of Motown are breaking records and breaking down barriers. Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours club. As the riots of 1967 escalate tensions, in families and communities, a mysterious woman enters their lives.
Simply Simone
April 12-28, 2019
by Robert Neblett and David Grapes II
Musical Arrangements by Vince di Mura
Venue: Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center
Prodigy. Superstar. Activist and Exile. As one of the true divas of the 20th Century, vocal powerhouse Nina Simone defied classification and defined a generation. Four women give us an intimate look at her music and lays bare the rich legacy of this icon. Nina Simone mastered all genres. Her command of the American songbook was legendary! Her interpretations of Broadway classics, rock and roll, soul stirring gospel, jazz and the blues were genius.
Single Ticket - $38
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*NOTE – Black Nativity and And in This Corner… Cassius Clay are not included in subscription packages)
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