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1871: The Fisk Jubilee Singers introduce spirituals to the masses
2015: A girl from the Bronx sets out to find them
New York City Children’s Theater’s new production of the musical A Band of Angels celebrates the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a choir still in operation today that was founded shortly after the Civil War at one of the first schools for freed slaves. Follow Ella, a pop-culture obsessed teenager living in the present day who is transported back in time to meet the Jubilee Singers and gain a new appreciation for history and education.
Written by MYLA CHURCHILL
Directed by COLMAN DOMINGO
Music Directed by KRISTEN ROSENFELD
Adapted from the book A BAND OF ANGELS by DEBORAH HOPKINSON
Featuring "This Little Light of Mine"
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY thru FRIDAY @ 11 AM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 & 4 PM
2015: A girl from the Bronx sets out to find them
New York City Children’s Theater’s new production of the musical A Band of Angels celebrates the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a choir still in operation today that was founded shortly after the Civil War at one of the first schools for freed slaves. Follow Ella, a pop-culture obsessed teenager living in the present day who is transported back in time to meet the Jubilee Singers and gain a new appreciation for history and education.
Written by MYLA CHURCHILL
Directed by COLMAN DOMINGO
Music Directed by KRISTEN ROSENFELD
Adapted from the book A BAND OF ANGELS by DEBORAH HOPKINSON
Featuring "This Little Light of Mine"
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY thru FRIDAY @ 11 AM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 & 4 PM
Age Guidance: 8
Show Notes: No Intermission
