WONDROUS “BULLETS OVER BROADWAY” AND STRAY CAT’S INSIGHTFUL “NATIVE SON” ARE BOTH HITS ON LOCAL STAGES

Monday, March 13, 2017
KBAQ Radio, Curtain Up Phoenix

“NATIVE SON”
Stray Cat Theatre, Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center
Phoenix, AZ

“Native Son,” adapted from Richard Wright’s novel, paints a terrifying study of young Black man plagued by the problems of living in a rundown area of Chicago that implies a bad environment dooms.  Ron May’s finely staged production is blessed with a superbly engaging performance by Micah Jondel DeShazer as Bigger Thomas, the guy forced to fail after he kills a white woman in a flash of panic.  DeShazer’s performance grips audiences.  “Native Son” continues through March 25.  To order tickets, call the Stray Cat Theatre box office at 480-227-1766 or order tickets online at www.straycattheatre.org.

Grade: A