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A Free Man of Color (Broadway)

  • Acting
    3 stars
  • Choreography
    3 stars
  • Dancing
    3 stars
  • Direction
    2 stars
  • Lyrics
    3 stars
  • Music
    3 stars
  • Overall
    1 star
  • Production
    2 stars
  • Singing
    3 stars
  • Story
    3 stars
  • Writing
    2 stars
Previews
October 23rd, 2010
Opening
November 18th, 2010
Closing
January 9th, 2011
Status
Closed
Overall Rating
1.50 / 5, based on 2 reviews
Categories
Drama Play

Synopsis

Set in 1802 in New Orleans, the play concerns Jacques Cornet, a new world Don Juan and the wealthiest inhabitant of this sexually charged and racially progressive city. He thinks all is well in his paradise until history intervenes, setting off a chain of events which no one realizes is about to splinter the world.

Cast

Jeffrey Wright, Veanne Cox, Reg Rogers, Paul Dano, Peter Bartlett, Nicole Beharie, Arnie Burton, Rosal Colon, Sara Gettelfinger, Joseph Marcell, Nick Mennell, mos, Teyonnah Parris, Brian Reddy, Triney Sandoval, Robert Stanton, Wendy Rich Stetson, David Emerson Toney

Creative

  • Playwright: John Guare
  • Direction: George C. Wolfe
  • Scenic Design: David Rockwell
  • Costume Design: Ann Hould-Ward
  • Lighting Design: Jules Fi8sher and Peggy Eisenhauer
  • Sound Design: Scott Stauffer
  • Original Music: Jeanine Tesori
  • Choreography: Hope Clarke