Years and years ago, I told the mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, (before she became a star) that I couldn’t sit through an opera performance. That I couldn’t listen to opera unless I was doing something at the same time…like frying chicken. Well, that’s what I’m doing today. I’m frying chicken. And I’m going to select a [...]
United States Post Office releases Richard Wright stamp in Chicago When Richard Wright came to Chicago from the South, he worked as a postman just before his first book was published. JaBen Early plays Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright’s adaptation of his first novel Native Son for the The American Century Theatre directed by Bob [...]
There’s a verse in the New Testament – “All things work together for good….” This Easter Sunday, April 12 at 2 PM, mezzo soprano Denyce Graves will give a free concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial joined by Sweet Honey in the Rock, the Washington National Opera, and the Chicago Children’s Choir. Graves [...]
