Paul Robeson: I go on Singing

Location: Orpheum Theater - 200 N. Broadway
Contact Phone: 316-755-7328
Website: www.selectaseat.com
Internationally acclaimed baritone, Anthony Brown presents an original tribute to Paul Robeson, an all-American athlete and scholar, champion orator, international recording artist, and star of the stage and screen during the 1930s and 40s in honor of Black History Month. Robeson’s story, presented in partnership with the Orpheum Theatre and Hesston College, is a 75-minute song-filled, multi-media presentation that reveals Robeson as a towering figure in 20th century American history. Brown uses Robeson’s own words, using many first-hand accounts from his autobiography Here I Stand to trace his humble beginnings as a preacher’s son in Princeton, N.J., to his international celebrity and pioneering activism on the world stage. Accompanied by a pianist, photo projection and a narrator, I Go On Singing is equal parts historical documentary and live concert experience. Musical numbers range from spirituals to Broadway, and include original arrangements of Robeson’s favorites like Ol’ Man River, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Shenandoah, Scandalize My Name, It Ain’t Necessarily So, All Through the Night, Joe Hill, Deep River and many others.