Black musicals

This segment of Access Houston we welcome back from The Ensemble Theatre director Eileen J. Morris, composer and lyricist, Stephanie Blue, and actress An’Tick Von Morphxing to talk about the musical ‘More Than Christmas.’ The Mercy family is hosting their annual family Christmas gathering where there’s more than merriment behind each smile and presents aren’t […]

Based on the 1943 Broadway musical, Carmen Jones is an updated version of the George Bizet opera “Carmen” in an African-American setting.  When director Otto Preminger decided to adapt it for the big screen, his goal was to make a dramatic film with music rather than a conventional film musical.  Realizing that movies with an […]

Spike Lee has never been one to shy away from controversy.  In the 1988 film School Daze, Lee gives a semi-autobiographical account of his experience attending Morehouse College, the historically all male black institution in Atlanta, Georgia.  With a satirical eye, Lee explored hot-button topics such as colorism, misogyny, class divisions and apartheid. While School Daze […]