An Underground Railroad Love Story
2 words for this musical. Gorgeous and Beautiful. The lead actress,who is also the playwright and lyricist(Vienna Carroll) plays Topper,the narrator of the story of a family attempting to escape slavery to find freedom via the underground railroad without getting caught by the Gap Gang.
Their struggle is sung mostly through African American Spirituals by a griot chorus that is enchanting. Carroll has a real gift for writing music and especially these spirituals because as an audience member I really felt transported into another time and place.
It"s a Must see. I was enthralled.
You can visit her website :
ViennaCarroll.com
A cd of her spiritual songs is available : Singin wid a sword in ma han
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