The Black Clown

First Preview: Jul 17, 2019

Opening Date: Jul 24, 2019

Closing Date: Jul 27, 2019

Running Time: 01:15

http://www.lincolncenter.org/mostly-mozart-festival/show/the-black-clown

Playing @

Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College

524 West 59th Street, New York City, NY 10019

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Cry to the world/That all might understand:/I was once a black clown/But now—/I’m a man!

Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece.

Powerful and prescient, the experience of a Black man’s resilience against a legacy of oppression unfolds, featuring baritone Davóne Tines in the title role. He’s joined by an ensemble of 12 and a chamber orchestra performing a vibrant score by Michael Schachter.

"[A] singer of immense power and fervor.”– Los Angeles Times on Davóne Tines

Off Broadway Musical Performance Art Play - Drama

Show Notes: No Intermission

Age Guidance: 15

Performance Schedule

WEDNESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM

Written By

Adapted from the Langston Hughes poem by Davóne Tines & Michael Schachter

Music

Michael Schachter

Director

Zack Winokur

Choreographer

Chanel DaSilva

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Accessibility

Elevator/Escalator

Elevator - Main entrance / lobby Accessible to wheelchair users
Assisted Listening System

Devices for the hearing impaired available. Infrared system/assistive listening available. Both at the coat check.
Wheelchair Info

Wheelchair access available.The balcony is not requiring ascending two flights of stairs.
Entrance

The GWL Theater is ADA accessible from the street to the orchestra level of the theater
Seating

The aisles of the theater consist of stairs, not ramps.
Telephone

None on premises
Water Fountain

Located near Men's Room