This inspiring new 90-minute opera follows the Ohio Innocence Project’s efforts to overturn the convictions of six men, women and teens who were wrongly imprisoned for violent crimes they didn’t commit:
Nancy Smith, a school bus driver convicted of molesting children at the height of the “nursery school hysteria” sweeping the nation. Imprisoned for 15 years.
The “East Cleveland 3”, teenage boys convicted of murder, identified solely by their gender and race. Imprisoned for 19 years.
Clarence Elkins, convicted of the murder and rape of his mother-in-law and his niece, based on vague testimony by a traumatized child. Imprisoned for six years. The actual perpetrator ultimately confessed.
Rickey Jackson, convicted of murder and robbery based on the coerced testimony of a child who, after Jackson was imprisoned for 39 years and sent to Death Row, played a key role in his release.
Featuring an operatic score infused with jazz, gospel, funk and hip-hop, and a libretto drawn substantially from the exonerees’ own words, this timely and riveting production asks “What makes a person strong enough to endure injustice? What makes a person free?”
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Blind Injustice
Opening Date: Feb 3, 2025
Closing Date: Feb 4, 2025
Running Time: 01:30
Playing @
Rose Theater
Frederick P. Rose Hall Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY 10019
Show Notes: No intermission
Performance Schedule
MONDAY & TUESDAY @ 7:30 PM
Music
- Scott Davenport Richards
Lyrics
- David Cote
- based on the book by Mark Godsey and casework by the Ohio Innocence Project
Director
- Robin Guarino
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
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Never
Full-price tickets:
$30.00 - $165.00
Accessibility
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Assisted Listening System
Assistive listening devices are available for Rose Theater at the coat check with deposit of credible form of identification. -
Entrance
Rose Theater is accessible through primary entrance on Broadway at 60th Street with elevators to the fifth and sixth floors. -
Parking
Central Parking Systems 345 West 58th Street (Between 8th and 9th Avenue) -
Restroom
Men’s and Women’s Restrooms are accessible on the Orchestra and Mezzanine levels -
Visual Assistance
Large-type and Braille programs are available for all Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts in Rose Theater. The programs may be obtained at the PSPD information table on the fifth floor -
Water Fountain
Water fountains are accessible on the Orchestra and Mezzanine levels. -
Wheelchair Info
Wheelchair seating is available at all levels and price ranges. Persons who use wheelchairs and are able to transfer may request an aisle seat with removable armrest when purchasing tickets. Wheelchair loans are available for people who require a wheelchair to go to and from their seats on a first come first serve basis. Please call the house manager at 212-258-9501 the day before the concert to arrange for this service.
