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Last Saturday Opera Theatre of St. Louis premiered a new adaptation of Scott Joplin’s legendary opera Treemonisha.  It is a bright and worthy addition to our recent flurry of adoration of some of America’s major black composers;  the Black Rep closed their stunningly fine evening of Eubie Blake’s music three days earlier.

The outstanding musical revue will lift your spirits

The Paul Robeson Award will be bestowed on Dale R. Shields for 2021, Pearl Cleage for 2022 and The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City for 2023.

The St. Louis theater finds pathos and kindness in the complexities of daily work

Nearly 10 years ago, Ward moved to Los Angeles the day after his high school graduation to pursue his dreams in commercial dance.

Two local notables in the theater community are joining forces in the St. Louis premiere of “What The Constitution Means To Me,” which imagines how it will shape the next

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents “Confederates” by Dominique Morisseau, which continues through March 5, at the Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road on the campus of Webster University.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will be just the third theater company to present Dominique Morisseau’s “Confederates,” a time-hopping dark comedy about the burdens placed on Black women.

The Chicago area is undeniably teeming with the stories and contributions of historic African Americans. But if youre looking elsewhere, its just as easy to appreciate Black history in any number of Midwest destinations.

Black history is deeply embedded in visits to Louisville, East St. Louis, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Detroit.