Review: In 'Paradise Square,' Racial Harmony Turns to Discord - The New York Times

In a new musical starring Joaquina Kalukango, the love between Black and Irish New Yorkers in a Manhattan bar is threatened by Civil War riots.

Everything in Paradise Square is true. Nothing in Paradise Square is true. Yes, history shows that in 1863, after Abraham Lincoln extended the Civil War draft to include all white men between the ag… [+850 chars]

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