Black No More

Name: Black No More
Start: 2022-01-11T19:30:00-05:00
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book by John Ridley
lyrics by Tariq Trotter
directed by Scott Elliot

January 11, 2022

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Overview

Black No More, a new musical inspired by George S. Schuyler’s Afrofuturist novel set during the Harlem Renaissance, is the story of Max Disher (Brandon Victor Dixon), a young man eager to try the mysterious machine invented by Dr. Junius Crookman (Tariq Trotter) that guarantees to “solve the American race problem” —by turning Black people white. Through a fusion of music and dance, Black No More is one Black man’s journey colliding with truths of race and identity.

Featuring a book by Academy Award winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave), music by Tariq Trotter, Anthony Tidd, James Poyser and Daryl Waters, lyrics by two-time Grammy Award winner Tariq Trotter (Black Thought, The Roots), choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening and Fela!), and direction by The New Group’s founding Artistic Director Scott Elliott.

Please be aware: This production includes depictions of violence and racially violent language. This production contains strobe lighting effects and gunshots.

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Leanne Antonio

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Rhaamell Burke-Missouri

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Elijah A. Carter

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Jennifer Damiano

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Brandon Victor Dixon

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Ryan Fitzgerald

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Gaelen Gilliland

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Polanco Jones Jr.

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Zachary Daniel Jones

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Tamika Lawrence

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Howard McGillin

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Sarah Meahl

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Mary Page Nance

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Oneika Phillips

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Nicholas Ranauro

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Malaiyka Reid

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Mars Rucker

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Angela M. Sauers

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Tracy Shayne

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Theo Stockman

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Ephraim Sykes

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Tariq Trotter

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As Co-Founder of The Roots, a critically acclaimed solo artist, actor, writer, producer, and creator, Tariq Trotter—aka Black Thought—has quietly affirmed himself as one of the most prolific, prescient, and powerful voices in hip-hop. Over the course of his career, he has won four GRAMMY® Awards and three NCAAP Image Awards. Not only did he deliver eleven applauded albums with The Roots, but the group also joined “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” as the house band and now a beloved mainstay of late-night television for over a decade. Beyond collaborations with everyone from Eminem, John Legend, J Dilla, and Big Pun to Linkin Park, Logic, and Fall Out Boy, he co-produced the multiplatinum GRAMMY® Award-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hamilton. Alongside fellow The Roots co-founder Questlove, he launched the production company Two One Five Entertainment, executive producing the AMC documentary series, Hip-Hop: The Songs That Shook America. Teaming up with Academy® Award winner John Ridley, he makes his theater debut with the musical Black No More in 2021. His presence has also seamlessly translated into roles in film in television such as HBO’s “The Deuce”. Black Thought’s solo career accelerated at full speed with his Streams of Thought series in 2018. Pairing him with a legendary producer for each release, Streams of Thought, Vol. 1 with 9th Wonder generated millions of streams as Pitchfork proclaimed he “is somehow still improving decades after his peers’ primes, which in hip-hop sounds almost as crazy as a professional athlete doing the same.” He joined forces with Salaam Remi on Streams of Thought, Vol. 2 before returning with producer Sean-C for 2020’s Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able. Marking his debut for Republic Records, it features collaborations with Portugal. The Man and ScHoolboy Q as well as the lead single “Good Morning” [feat. Swizz Beatz, Pusha T, & Killer Mike]. Lyrically dexterous, politically provocative, and consciously incisive, Black Thought encourages the game to move forward with him yet again.

Akron Watson

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Nyla Watson

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Edward Watts

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Lillias White

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John Ridley

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Tariq Trotter

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Tariq Trotter, Anthony Tidd, James Poyser and Daryl Waters

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Derek McLane

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Qween Jean

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Jeff Croiter

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Nevin Steinberg

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Nikiya Mathis

Wig and Hair Design

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Kathy Fabian

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Zane Mark

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Kristy Norter

Music Coordinator

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Valerie A. Peterson

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The Telsey Office / Rebecca Scholl, CSA & Kristian Charbonier, CSA

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Daryl Waters

Music Supervision, Orchestrations, and Vocal Arrangements

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Bill T. Jones

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Scott Elliott

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Gallery

Leanne Antonio, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tariq Trotter, Oneika Phillips in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Ephraim Sykes, Tamika Lawrence, Lillias White in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Ephraim Sykes, Tamika Lawrence, Brandon Victor Dixon, Theo Stockman, Jennifer Damiano in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Ephraim Sykes, ensemble in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Tamika Lawrence in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Tamika Lawrence, Brandon Victor Dixon in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Brandon Victor Dixon, Tracy Shayne, Jennifer Damiano, Theo Stockman, Howard McGillin in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Ephraim Sykes and ensemble in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Brandon Victor Dixon, Tariq Trotter, Jennifer Damiano, ensemble in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Brandon Victor Dixon, Howard McGillan, Zachary Daniel Jones, Nicholas Ranauro, Edward Watts, Tariq Trotter in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Brandon Victor Dixon, Tariq Trotter in Black No More. Photo by Monique Carboni

Brandon Victor Dixon and ensemble. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Black No More, rehearsal photo by Marc J. Franklin, 2021.

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