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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Porchlight’s whitewashing of In the Heights narrator is a letdown for Latinx community by Tommy Rivera-Vega

When I first saw the lineup for Porchlight Music Theatre's 2016 season, I thought: Wow! This might be our chance.  …

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 08:00AM

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