Detroit Night on Broadway fetes Dominque Morriseau

[Lowell]

Friday night saw a Detroit extravaganza on Broadway when many homeowners including Mayor Duggan packed a performance of "Skeleton Crew", a Detroit-themed play filled with references to the D, to celebrate its playwright Detroit native Dominique Morisseau, a Tony Award nominee and MacArthur Genius. She is the first Black woman to have two shows she wrote running on Broadway simultaneously, the other being Temptations musical “Ain't Too Proud".

Next month, Morisseau will become the first Black woman to have three plays she wrote on Broadway during the same season; after “Skeleton Crew” closes Feb. 20, “Confederates,” about racial and gender bias explored through the eyes of two women, debuts March 8.

“Skeleton Crew” star Chanté Adams, is a native of Detroit and a proud graduate of Cass Technical High School. “This 27-year-old represents a performance and creative legacy in Detroit that's deep and rich and has for a century sent people to Broadway,” said Mayor Duggan in a preshow address lauding the Detroiters.

What a great new chapter to Detroit's rich history in the arts and entertainment!


Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan presents playwright Dominique Morisseau with Duggan presented Morisseau with a limited edition print of Detroit artist Jonathan Harris' painting “Critical Race Theory,” an image that went viral in late 2021, before a performance of her play “Skeleton Crew”

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[renf]

Thank you for posting. This continues the long Detroit tradition of
contributing to this nation's heritage of the arts. Detroit natives
have certainly made many contributions to this nation.

[Kathleen]

Detroit's Mosaic Theatre's upcoming production is another Dominique Morrisseau work: Blood at the Root. Feb 18-20. Dominique will appear following the Sunday matinee.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blood-a...s-230502628567