Tag: Rikki Howie Lacewell

With many strong individual voices throughout the cast, the blend and harmonies are consistently spot on.  By DANA ROBERTS 

Pipeline Playwrights runs down the rivalries in the run-up to women’s suffrage. By VICTORIA SOSA

The show is a heaping serving of Black family life, traditions, and joy that invites you to pull up a chair and share what’s on your heart. By EM SKOW

In these troubling, uncertain times, Ntozake Shange's 'choreopoem' — blending words, music, and dance — feels necessary. By CHARLES GREEN

Everyone hits just the right comic and emotional moments with humor and heartbreak. By CHARLES GREEN

The moving yet racially charged musical, combined with the theater’s history, reminds us how far we’ve come. By TENIOLA AYOOLA

Though challenged by technical issues, the performers all do an excellent job telling their characters’ stories. By JULIAN OQUENDO

Jocelyn Bioh’s script cleverly weaves in the social issues African girls grapple with, and each member of the cast of eight is impressive in their role. By TENIOLA AYOOLA

The show is visually splendid, full of complicated musical numbers, excellent choreography, and strong performances by both cast and orchestra. By CYBELE POMEROY

A world premiere from Pipeline Playwrights sheds light on civic-minded women from the North who traveled weekly to the South for social justice. By DEBBIE MINTER JACKSON

Director Rikki Howie Lacewell does with Black history what more artists should: complicate, elevate, and force us to reflect on our varied roles.