"Black Nativity," back for its seventh season ... Crawford and Erica Cherie enact the story of Joseph and Mary: Finding no room at the inn, Mary gives birth to Jesus in a manger.

Black Nativity: A Gospel Christmas Musical Experience at the Ferst Center for the Arts is spectacular. It is the most moving and visually stunning performance I have ever witnessed about Joseph ...

“Black Nativity” is a cherished cultural tradition ... and two dancers to embody Mary and Joseph. The script calls for “no set (only a platform of various levels,) a star and a place for ...

But before the opening, Hughes changed it to “Black Nativity.” African American dancers Alvin Ailey and Carmen de Lavallade were originally cast as Joseph and Mary but withdrew a week before ...

While Black Arts MKE's "Black Nativity" is an openly biblical and ... who tell the story to their children also portray Mary and Joseph. Music director Antoine Reynolds leads a powerful quartet ...

Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity" tells the story of Jesus' birth ... especially with Mary and Joseph's struggle. Even if you're non-Black, we all have struggles. We all have challenges, but ...

Here, we have Joseph and Mary being immigrants ... Theatre’s production of Langston Hughes’ gospel-filled “Black Nativity.” (P’Gail Betton) Franklin proudly calls “Black Nativity ...

“Black Nativity” traces the journey of Joseph (Joe Gonzalez) and a very pregnant Mary (Kalesha “Kiki” Chance) as they seek, and are refused, a room in a Bethlehem inn. “No room, no room ...

“When we first did ‘Black Nativity’ back in the 1990s ... who serves as stage manager and also plays Joseph in the production. “That’s so hugely prevalent in our community; that ...

Black Nativity' is a two-act play stressing the importance of the Nativity,” said Joseph Obleton, who is once again directing the musical. “Hughes enriched the Gospel text with his own poetic ...