Broadway Stars BROADWAYSTARS

In a Detroit music club in 1949, a Black Paradise turns Blue

by Darleen Ortega

Portland Playhouse's not-to-be-missed production of Dominique Morisseau's brilliant "Paradise Blue" sets a private drama against the larger cultural crisis of a thriving Black community on the brink of being demolished.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 9:15am on October 4, 2025