Elvis, who was strongly influenced by and nurtured on Black music, was a part of the revolution that stood up against Jim ...

Paralleling her real-life story with over two dozen songs in tow, Taylor’s hallelujah of a musical feels like a celebration, ...

Black Ensemble Theater founder Jackie Taylor gets personal about her own family in Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe.

Next year will mark 50 years since the founding of Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater. Many well-regarded theaters have come ...

The CEO of Black Ensemble Theater is disrupting her traditional formula with a new autobiographical musical — and planning an ...

The unmistakable voice of Elvis Presley ignited a musical revolution, yet his journey through fame is intertwined with debates on cultural appropriation.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Lauterbach is well suited to tell the story of Elvis' Black musical forebears. Hailed by historian Greil Marcus as “the most valuable ...

The lyrics evoked the long, complicated debate over Presley's legacy: Did his music bridge a racial chasm, or did he steal from Black artists? In "Before Elvis," Preston Lauterbach flips the frame ...

Ferrari Dino 308GT4, known as “Black Mamba,” will be on display at AutoFair in Charlotte from April 3-5. F ans of Elvis ...

Admiration isn't always a two-way street, as proven by three of Elvis Presley's musical influences who really didn't like him back.

Like the Bible, Before Elvis by Preston Lauterbach comes in two parts to denote what happened before and after The King arrived in the building Elvis Presley in 1956, and two of the artists who ...

Black Ensemble Theater presents “Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe.” Written and directed by founder and artistic director Jackie Taylor, the musical is inspired by Taylor’s ...