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The Roots’ Black Thought to Star in and Write Music for New Play

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The Roots’ lead MC Black Thought will contribute music and lyrics to a stage adaptation of George S. Schuyler’s 1931 novel Black No More, as Rolling Stone points out.

According to RS, Black Thought will also star in the musical version of Schuyler’s Harlem Renaissance-era book. Black No More is slated to premiere at Pershing Square Signature Center in October 2020 during the New Group’s 2020 to 2021 theatrical season.

Though Black Thought’s role has not yet been revealed, director Scott Elliott is onboard alongside choreographer Bill T. Jones and screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave), who will adapt Schuyler’s novel for the stage.

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