Paul Robeson's Daring Return To Peekskill November 7th

Call Mr. Robeson, an award-winning play from the UK is to be performed at Paramount Hudson Valley Theater on Saturday November 7, 2015.

This rollercoaster journey through actor/singer Paul Robeson’s remarkable life highlights his pioneering and heroic political activism as well as his music. It features Ol’ Man River and other famous songs, much fiery oratory, and a defiant testimony to the House Un-American Activities Committee. One of the highlights of the play is the infamous Peekskill Riots of August and September 1949.

Written and performed by Nigerian-born, UK-based playwright and singer Tayo Aluko with piano accompaniment by New York pianist Dennis Nelson, Call Mr. Robeson was chosen by the UK Guardian’s theatre critic as his top pick for things to see in London January 2011.

The play received a standing ovation at New York’s Carnegie Hall February 2012 and was staged in London’s West End October 2013, It has sold out several theatres internationally, including all seventeen performances of a 2015 tour of New Zealand and Australia.

Call Mr. Robeson enjoyed a 4-week residency at the Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Garden, October 2013 where BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends presenter Clive Anderson saw it and later described it as one of the most memorable plays of the year.

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Call Mr. Robeson has won numerous awards against international competition including Best Musical Performance at the Atlantic Fringe in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, August 2013, Best Solo Show at the Stratford-upon-Avon Fringe, June 2013 and the Argus Angel Award for Artistic Excellence and the Best Male Performer Award at the Brighton Fringe, May 2008.

What the critics said:

1. “First-rate. A fine job” (4 stars) The Guardian
2. “Simply told but immensely powerful.” (4 stars) The Scotsman
3. “A thrilling, moving and marvellously entertaining musical drama. ... totally soulful and convincing” Latest 7 Magazine
4. “Aluko is a force of nature. Never less than utterly believable” (5 stars) British Theatre Guide
5. “A stunning piece of musical theatre” (5 stars) Fringe Review
6. “A must-see experience. A treasure of a show. TOP PICK!” D C Theater Scene

Architect-turned-actor Aluko said, “This is probably the most significant and exciting one of the many hundreds of performances I have done of this play, because it is in Peekskill - a place so central to Paul Robeson’s amazing and inspiring story. I am honored to be celebrating Mr. Robeson’s legacy with the community living at the heart of what was such a seminal moment in civil rights history. I can’t wait!”

For tickets and Info Visit paramounthudsonvalley.com