Friday, November 19, 2021
Review Roundup: TROUBLE IN MIND Opens On Broadway Starring Tony-Winner, LaChanze
www.broadwayworld.com: Following an experienced Black stage actress through rehearsals of a major Broadway production, Alice Childress's wry and moving look at racism, identity, and ego in the world of New York theatre opened to acclaim Off-Broadway in 1955. At the forefront of both the Civil Rights and feminist movements, the prescient Trouble in Mind was announced to move to Broadway in 1957...in a production that never came to be.
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I have been following this piece for a while now because a designer I worked with previously is doing the lighting for the show and this is her Broadway debut! I love the story that this show tells and I love to hear the journey that this piece has taken. I am also really glad to see that the rest of this design team is mostly BIPOC (besides the sound designer) as this is a BIPOC story. I also love these types of review articles because it's not featuring just one person's potentially biased review, it's citing a lot of different critics reviews. Secondly, it features pieces from sources like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, sources whose articles are often hidden behind paywalls. This way everyone has access to the main points of the critics points and can follow the associated links to the full article if they want to read it/have access to read it.
I follow Roundabout on Instagram and have loved seeing the journey of the show’s progress, and especially loved seeing how seriously they were taking COVID measures offstage. One of the actresses shared that they COVID test every other day, and it made me wonder if other shows on Broadway are also taking this important measure. I am so happy that such an important work has finally made its way to Broadway after having so many unfair and untimely setbacks. It is amazing to hear the show getting so many incredible rave reviews and to know that it is not only being supported by critics but also the entire theater community. Though the show was set to premiere close to sixty years ago its message is resonating with audiences now more than ever. I really appreciate that Roundabout is committed to bringing important work from the past back to the stage, as well as giving the floor to new playwrights as well.
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