See it if Outstanding in every way: stellar acting, marvelous writing, wonderful stage design! We loved every minute of it & will be back with friends
Don't see it if you are homophobic, believe in temperance or don't support abortion. But actually just see it anyway - it's relevant, then and now!
See it if So so good. So much to think about. All 5 performers superb. Perfect theater for this intimate work
Don't see it if Sorry no negatives for us.
See it if you want to see an old-fashioned play that is timely. This play is very well constructed. Great introduction to the writing of Pearl Cleage.
Don't see it if 2.5 hours is too long for you to sit. Read more
See it if you want to enjoy a well acted play where you will learn about life in 1930s Harlem.
Don't see it if you prefer musicals or plays without intense dramatic plots.
See it if you enjoy plays with such interesting characters, you’ll spend the subway ride home wondering what happened to them after the curtain fell.
Don't see it if It’s a bit too long, but I enjoyed spending time with these characters so much, it hardly mattered. Read more
See it if Act 1: deliciously long buildup of characters with wit, irony & insight. Act 2: melodramatic explosion & satisfying ending. Great acting.
Don't see it if You aren't up for a 2 1/2 hour old-style period piece with a lot of attention to characters & setting. You want a realistic conclusion. Read more
See it if You enjoy well acted dramas, with lots of sass, clever dialogue, surprising twists, and ageless topics.
Don't see it if You don't want to deal with adult topics or you prefer a comedy with singing and dancing.
See it if you want a play set in 1930's Harlem that examines the consequences that come about based on the choices people make.
Don't see it if you want a light comedy.
"Review: Name-Dropping Harlem in ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’: The neighborhood is referrred to constantly, insistently, but doesn’t come to life in Pearl Cleage’s play about a nightclub singer from the 1930s."
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"Men to Watch in 'Cambodian Rock Band', 'Blues for an Alabama Sky,' and 'The Headlands'"
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"Engrossingly Old-Fashioned: Struggling New Yorkers get mixed up with a fresh-off-the-bus widower in Keen Company’s staging of Pearl Cleage’s play"
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"Dreams Deferred and Fulfilled in 'Blues for an Alabama Sky': The Keen Company gives Pearl Cleage's 25-year-old play an overdue New York premiere."
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"Its account of characters caught up in rapidly changing times and shifting social mores remains highly pertinent. It is as engrossing as a good novel, offering a trip to another time while commenting on issues that remain vital today."
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4/5 Stars. "Playwright Pearl Cleage looks at 1930s Harlem dreaming, with five figures running for their natural lives"
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3/5 Stars. "Cleage's absorbing 1995 drama receives its overdue New York premiere in this disappointing Keen Company production"
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"Set as the Harlem Renaissance was turning into the Great Depression among artists and professionals alike, Cleage's conventional melodrama is old-fashioned in structure, but the characters are three-dimensionally drawn and the plot is engrossing."
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