Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Between the World and Me’ Is Coming to the Apollo
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“It was hard for me to read the book — because of my personal connection, but even just broader,” Ms. Forbes said. “Prince was a huge tragedy and loss to us all. Now we’re living in a world where we’re fearing. I think about my brothers, my nephews, my husband, and I fear for their lives. So it’s an even bigger discussion.”
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Mr. Coates will be involved with the project going forward to give “creative guidance,” Ms. Forbes said, and may appear in the production.
Mr. Moran, meanwhile, has composed music for two recent Ava DuVernay films addressing civil rights, “Selma” and the documentary “13th.”
Casting has yet to be announced, but will be fluid over the show’s short run. (Exact dates have not been specified.) “There’s a mix of everyday folks and celebrity voices,” Ms. Forbes said. “One night is going to be vastly different from the next.”
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The Apollo’s coming season, which was announced on Wednesday, will also include “We Shall Not Be Moved,” a genre-crossing opera directed by Bill T. Jones inspired by a 1985 standoff between police and the black liberation group MOVE in Philadelphia, running Oct. 6-7. The Breakin’ Convention, a hip-hop dance festival, will return Oct. 27-29. And of course, Amateur Night will continue every Wednesday. A full schedule can be found at apollotheater.org.
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