American Repertory Theatre, September 2018; Mostly Mozart Festival, Lincoln Center, July 2019
Winner, Outstanding Musical Production, Elliot Norton Awards, 2019 Nominated, Outstanding Design; Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actor, Elliot Norton Awards, 2019 Winner, Best Actor - Musical, IRNE Awards, 2019 Nominated, Best Costume Design; Best New Musical; Best Choreography; Best Music Director; Best Director - Musical; Best Musical, IRNE Awards 2019
The Black Clown is a world premiere music theater experience that fuses vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals to bring Langston Hughes’ verse to life onstage and animate a Black man’s resilience against a legacy of oppression.
text Langston Hughes
adaptors Davóne Tines, Michael Schachter
music Michael Schachter
director Zack Winokur
choreography Chanel DaSilva
music director Jaret Landon
scenic and costume design Carlos Soto
lighting design John Torres
sound design Kai Harada
wig and hair design Rachel Padula Shufelt
production stage manager Taylor Brennan / Brian Bauer
assistant stage manager Mario Wolfe
photos Maggie Hall
with
Sumayya Ali
Malcolm Armwood
Daniel Bellomy
Dawn Bless
LaVon Fisher-Wilson
Lindsey Hailes
Emmanuel Henreid
Ashley LaLonde
Evan Tyrone Martin
Jhardon Dishon Milton
Brandon Michael Nase
Amber Pickens
Davóne Tines
Jamar Williams
Hailee Kaleem Wright