Most of them were created for white audiences. But “Black Nativity: A Gospel Christmas Musical Experience” has for many years widened the scope of seasonal fare in Atlanta and across the country.

The music director contributes more in "Black Nativity" than in most shows. The author of the script, Langston Hughes, incorporated traditional songs into the original 1961 production. As White ...

WORCESTER — "Black Nativity" by poet and playwright Langston Hughes first appeared as an Off-Broadway production in 1961. There have been many performances nationwide and worldwide since ...

Schinaia defended his black nativity scene, saying it was not intended to be polemical but to encourage debate. "There shouldn't be a white or black Christmas, only a merry Christmas for everyone ...

“I thought ‘Black Nativity’ was uplifting ... was organized in the early 1980s around the mission of "passing art, culture and history to the next generation." PassinArt's productions ...

Black Nativity is the joyous account of an historic event that occurred 2,000 years ago. It’s a celebration that tells the original story of the Nativity in scripture, verse, music and dance.

Langston Hughes' Black Nativity is the latest production Graves will bring to the stage. It's the nativity story from an African-American perspective that was written in 1961. "Most people don't ...