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Free ‘Rhapsody in Black’ performance to be streamed

The Leader 05 Jun 2021

Written and performed by LeLand Gantt and developed at NYC’s Actors Studio by Estelle Parsons, “Rhapsody in Black” is a one-man show that explores Gantt’s personal journey to ...

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Southern Tier entertainment venues can open April 2: Here’s why most of them won’t

The Steuben Courier Advocate 01 Apr 2021

Joan Sprague is a people person. She has been volunteering since the opening of Johnson City's Schorr Family Firehouse Stage in 2007, working behind the concession stand ... "I really just think people are ready for it to open back up." ... More ... More ... New York Gov ... More ... More ... The show, written by LeLand Gantt, was also streamed by the Goodwill Theatre ... More ... .

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‘Rhapsody in Black’ to discuss race through one-man play at Lied

The Daily Nebraskan 08 Mar 2021

On March 9, the Lied Center for Performing Arts is bringing writer and actor Leland Gantt’s life story to the stage with the presentation of “Rhapsody in Black,” a one-man play that tells of Gantt’s experience as a Black man in America and how the construct of race has impacted him ... There will be a Q&A session with Gantt after the presentation.

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Playhouse Square making it easy to experience LeLand Gantt’s one-man show ‘Rhapsody in Black’

The Concord Township News-Herald 19 Feb 2021

22 to 28 of LeLand Gantt’s one-man show “Rhapsody in Black.” In addition, Gantt will host a live virtual Q&A with audiences at 7 p.m ... “Everybody enjoys it because it covers the gamut of humanity and human experience,” LeLand Gantt said of his one-man show "Rhapsody in Black."

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Clemens Center to offer ‘Rhapsody in Black’ streaming

The Leader 19 Feb 2021

... by Black people in society and challenges of straddling the color line, written and performed by New York City-based actor LeLand Gantt.

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How to celebrate Cleveland’s Black history during Black History month in February

Cleveland 02 Feb 2021

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ready to celebrate Black History Month? ... The Cleveland Public Library has a host of events, as well ... Feb. 3 at 12 p.m ... Feb ... Cleveland residents can enjoy the virtual one-man show, written and performed by LeLand Gantt, which details his personal journey to understand racism in America ... Gantt for a live Q&A on February 28 at 7 p.m ... .

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Playhouse Square celebrates Black History Month with virtual performances

Cleveland 27 Jan 2021

"Rhapsody in Black" was written and performed by LeLand Gantt and developed at NYC’s Actors Studio with Estelle Parsons ... LeLand Gantt stars in this one-man show that, Hahn says, “profoundly and personally explores the issues of contemporary racial issues in America .”.

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How county groups will use grant money to 'bridge divides, heal community'

The Berkshire Eagle 26 Jan 2021

The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation in Sheffield has allocated $48,000 in grants to 21 projects that seek to bridge social and political divides in the wake of the presidential election ... The project will use LeLand Gantt’s one-man show, “Rhapsody in Black,” to explore "how performing arts can advance ongoing discussions of racial justice.".

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The SPCO suspends livestreamed concerts; ‘Magical Black History Trees’ at MAAHMG

MinnPost 01 Dec 2020

LeLand Gantt ... Free virtual screening of LeLand Gantt’s “Rhapsody in Black.” The Ordway partnered with nearly a dozen other theaters around the country to co-commission this one-man show about actor and writer Gantt’s personal journey to understand and transcend racism in America ... Bailey will moderate a live Q&A; with Gantt.

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Ordway presenting one-man show and talk about a personal journey to understand racism

Pioneer Press 07 Nov 2020

“Rhapsody in Black” by LeLand Gantt will include a Q&A; conversation with Gantt on Dec ... Written and performed by Gantt, the show follows his life story – “from an underprivileged childhood in the ghettos of McKeesport, Pa., to teenage experiments with crime and drugs, ...

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