Tangazo 2 Episode 194, is brought to you in part by the St. Louis Black Repertory Theater Company. -----

I can't tell you how proud we are at Tangazo, to be supported by the legendary Ron Himes, founder and Director The St. Louis Black Repertory Theater Company, St.Louis's premier Black Cultural institution. -----

Episode 194, is a delightfully entertaining discussion of the Black Repertory's 49th season opener Rasin, a musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's,iconic play A Rasin in the Sun ,which premiered on Broadway in 1959. ------

The play explores themes of the "American Dream," identity and the struggles of a deferred dream, drawing its title from Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem". Hansberry's play was the first to be produced on broadway by a Black woman and remains a relevant, celebrated and frequently work in American Theater. ------

Joining us in the Delmar Divine studio to discuss Rasin, were St. Louis natives , Robert McNicoles and singer Anita Michelle Jackson, who plays the matriarch of the Younger family, Lena Younger. -----

Jazz Diva Denise Thimes, assumes the role of Lena Younger, in a special performance for one night only, tonight Friday, September 12th. ------

We had a great time talking with McNicoles and Jackson about their careers as musicians and actors. -----

McNicoles is a cellist, who teaches music at Morehouse University. -----

Anita Michelle Jackson is a Jazz Vocalist, who is a graduate of The American and Dramatic Academy and has performed nationally and internationally in theater productions, concerts and workshops. -----

Both actors are excited to be reunited with Black Rep founder and Director Ron Himes, with leading roles in the Black Reps, 49th season opener Rasin, at the Edison Theater on the Washington University campus. ------