DEBBIE ALLEN, CHANTE ADAMS, RAVEN SYMONE, DAWNN LEWIS, ANGELICA ROSS, ANNA MARIA HORSFORD AND MORE ATTENDED OPENING NIGHT OF PEARL CLEAGE’S “BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY” DIRECTED BY PHYLICIA RASHAD -

The revival of Pearl Cleage’s rich and beautiful work “Blues for an Alabama Sky” opened Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum and continues through May 8th.

Directed by Center Theatre Group’s Associate Artist and Tony Award-winning actor Phylicia Rashad, this production features Joe Holt, Nija Okoro, Dennis Pearson, Greg Alverez Reid and Kim Steele. Opening night was star studded with Debbie Allen and Norm Nixon, Raven Symoneand Miranda Pearman-Maday, Chante Adams, Cedric Sanders, Anna Maria Horsford, Kiki Shepard, Dawnn Lewis, Angelica Ross, Folake Olowofoykeo, Vivian Nixon and more that attended.

Tickets for “Blues for an Alabama Sky” are currently on sale at Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum and start at $30. They are available through CenterTheatreGroup.org, Audience Services at (213) 628-2772 or in person at the Center Theatre Group Box Office (at the Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012). Performances run Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Call for exceptions.