James M. Nederlander Theatre Archives

A Black woma in a red 19th-century dress dances left, while a white woman in a white blouse and dark skirt dances right. They are in front of a crowd of other dancers.

Footwork tells the story best in Paradise Square

by Irene Hsiao November 19, 2021November 22, 2021

After its 2019 premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Paradise Square, a musical conceived by Larry Kirwan, inspired by the music of Stephen Foster, directed by Moisés Kaufman, and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, has roared into Chicago for a month-long run at the Nederlander Theatre before it heads to Broadway in 2022. The year is […]