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The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.

Know Theatre Presents WE WILL RISE: SELECTIONS FROM AFGHAN WOMEN'S WRITING PROJECT This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2014

Know Theatre of Cincinnati presents We Will Rise: Selections from The Afghan Women's Writing ProjectAdapted by Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek Know Theatre is pleased to announce our next production, We Will Rise: Selections from The Afghan Women's Writing Project. This staged reading will again ...


SAMUEL'S JOURNEY Brings to Light the Tale of the Underground Railway
by Christina Mancuso - September 13, 2013

Emma Marie Trusty, who published 'The Underground Railroad: Ties that Bound Unveiled' in 1999, continues her exploration of an underground network of American citizens involved in helping fugitive slaves escape and live as free men in her outstanding new novel 'Samuel's Journey: Another Surprise.' F...


Emma Marie Trusty Returns with SAMUEL'S JOURNEY
by Christina Mancuso - August 19, 2013

After the successful publication of her book, 'The Underground Railroad, Ties That Bound Unveiled', in 1999, author Emma Marie Trusty returns to the literary limelight with a new, engaging tour de force. This time, she will captivate her readers through a wonderful and exciting story of a young boy'...


Louis Langree's First Concerts with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Set for 11/8-10
by Tyler Peterson - September 25, 2013

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra officially welcomes its new Music Director, Louis Langrée, with an inaugural concert program on November 8-10, 2013 that honors the Orchestra's rich history and ushers in an exciting new era for the CSO. Dr. Maya Angelou, one of the most inspiring voices of our time...


WGN Greenlights New Scripted Drama Series TITANS
by Caryn Robbins - August 13, 2014

Expanding its slate of original programming, WGN America today announced its next straight-to-series order for the scripted drama 'Titans,'...


Phillip Boykin Joins PORGY AND BESS National Tour
by Nicole Rosky - April 15, 2013

The National Tour of THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS, winner of the 2012 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, will star Theatre World Award winner and original Broadway cast member PHILLIP BOYKIN, who will reprise his Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Award-nominated role as Crown. Boykin joins...


Baltimore Commemorates A Trifecta Of Historic Events This Summer with Discounts & More
by Robert Diamond - April 22, 2013

America's history will come to life in Baltimore this summer with three historic commemorations marking important moments in the creation of our nation's identity: the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and birth of 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' a tribute to Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, a...


THE BIG C, THE FOSTERS and More Receive 7th Annual Television Academy Honors; Full List!
by TV News Desk - April 30, 2014

The Television Academy today announced this year's honorees for the Seventh Annual Television Academy Honors. For using the power of television to bring awareness to important social issues, this year's honorees include The Big C: hereafter, Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor, The Fosters, Mea M...


A STORY FROM TWINDOM is Released
by Christina Mancuso - July 25, 2013

Inspired by the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., author Tricia J Culverhouse also believe in a dream that someday all will live in a world of justice, freedom, and peace. Her new publication, A Story of Twindom, takes the readers into an unforgettable journey where this dream comes ...


BWW Reviews: THE MAX FACTOR FACTOR - A Frothy Farcical Mixture of Frivolity Features Some Fine Phenomenal Performances
by Gil Kaan - August 10, 2014

The Max Factor Factor boasts precision dancing and gorgeous harmonies amidst well-timed madcap shtick....


SAFE HOUSE Continues The Rep's 2014-15 Studio Theatre Series, Now thru 2/8
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2015

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis continues the 2014-2015 Studio Theatre series with Safe House by Keith Josef Adkins and directed by Melissa Maxwell. This compelling production will be performed in the Emerson Studio Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on ...


BEAUTY AND THE BEAST & More Set for B Street Theatre's 10th Anniversary Family Series
by Tyler Peterson - August 20, 2013

The B Street Theatre, Sacramento's Resident Professional, New Works Theatre, is pleased to announce its 2013-14 Family Series season. Students and families from all over Northern California flock to the B Street Theatre every season to enjoy the theatre's vibrant, whimsical Family Series productions...


Elie Landau Brings 21 Years of Broadway Savvy to Triptyk Studios as New Executive Producer
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2015

Triptyk Studios has announced that Elie Landau, a 21-year Broadway industry veteran, who previously served as an Associate General Manager for 101 Productions Ltd, and whose producing credits span stage and film, has joined the company as Executive Producer....


Deborah Heal Releases 'Every Hill and Mountain,' the Third Novel in Her Trilogy
by Christina Mancuso - May 15, 2013

Every Hill and Mountain fits in several categories. It's YA Fiction adults will want to read. Sci-fi melded with Christian historical. A combination of 19th century southern Illinois history and modern technology. One Amazon reviewer describes the trilogy's premise as "unique…sort of a Back to the F...


WALDEN Musical Gets 10/7 Reading at Judson
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013

Walden, a story-theatre style musical adaptation of Thoreau's best seller, featuring his work on the underground railroad and his star-crossed romance will be performed as a stage reading on Monday October 7th at The Gym at Judson Memorial Church. Book and Lyrics for Walden are written by Katherine ...


Planet Connections Theatre Festivity to Stage New Musical WALDEN, 5/29-6/23
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2013

The Planet Connections Theatre Festivity presents Walden, a story-theatre style musical adaptation of Thoreau's best seller, featuring his work on the underground railroad and his star-crossed romance. Six performances for Walden will be held at the Robert Moss Theatre, 440 Lafayette Street, NYC fro...


BWW Reviews: First Stage Fights for Freedom in A MIDNIGHT CRY
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - January 21, 2014

What does the public or young people remember about slavery---pre or post Civil War? Last weekend, James DeVita's poignant play A Midnight Cry returned to First Stage at the Todd Wehr Theatre after premiering in 2003. A young Missouri slave, Lida June Anderson, must escape through the Underground Ra...


SAFE HOUSE Continues The Rep's 2014-15 Studio Theatre Series, 1/21-2/8
by Tyler Peterson - January 06, 2015

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis continues the 2014-2015 Studio Theatre series with Safe House by Keith Josef Adkins and directed by Melissa Maxwell. This compelling production will be performed in the Emerson Studio Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on ...


Fox Cities P.A.C. & AASD to Offer Educator Workshops
by Tyler Peterson - September 09, 2015

The 2015-16 school year marks the fourth year the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and Appleton Area School District (AASD) are participating in the Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This partnership allows the Center and AASD to...


Kathy Tilghman Pens New Historical Novel, SLAVES TO FREEDOM
by Christina Mancuso - January 06, 2016

'Slaves to Freedom' (published by Balboa Press) recounts the turbulent times of antebellum America through a friendship between two women: a black slave and an Irish immigrant. Both travel the Underground Railroad but neither knows the sacrifices that will be asked of them to achieve the freedom the...


Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Stages New Musical WALDEN, Now thru 6/23
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013

The Planet Connections Theatre Festivity presents Walden, a story-theatre style musical adaptation of Thoreau's best seller, featuring his work on the underground railroad and his star-crossed romance. Six performances for Walden will be held at the Robert Moss Theatre, 440 Lafayette Street, NYC fro...


TV Star Walt Willey is 'WILD BILL! An Evening of James Butler Hickok' at Fox Valley Rep October 25-26
by Robert Diamond - October 08, 2013

Fox Valley Repertory presents a trip to the Wild West with All My Children star Walt Willey and his one-man show for all ages, 'Wild Bill! An Evening with James Butler Hickok' on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 2pm and Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 8pm on the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage (4051 E. Main ...


Robert A. Miles Reveals a GROWING NATION in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - February 10, 2014

The history of the Southwest is both colorful and exciting. The country was expanding. It was growing; there were many heroes, many battles and many tragedies. It was like a glass of water sitting in the frigid cold. It froze and began to expand, the expansion could not be stopped, and soon, the gla...


Pushcart Players to Present LET FREEDOM RING
by Tyler Peterson - January 13, 2014

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's acclaimed touring theatre for young and family audiences presents "Let Freedom Ring" throughout the school year in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and California. This robust musical celebrates the nation's birth and development with authentic folk songs and an anima...


Boca Raton's Sol Children Theatre to Present NEVERMORE and THE COMMEDIA PUSS IN BOOTS in June
by Robert Diamond - June 04, 2013

Sol Children Theatre will present two completely different productions in June. Nevermore, a one-act musical based on the life and work of literary great Edgar Allan Poe will run June 14-16, and The Commedia Puss in Boots will play June 28-30....






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