When Ira Aldridge played Othello in London, they were still debating whether it was a good thing to end slavery in the British colonies. Aldridge is the real-life African-American actor portrayed by Adrian Lester in "Red Velvet," the fascinating play written by Lester's wife Lolita Chakrabarti in a production by London's exquisite Tricycle Theatre now […]
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:54PM on March 31, 2014