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Daring 'Gaye' delivers stories and songs
Chicago Tribune
The second, far more successful production in this gorgeous new venue, "The Marvin Gaye Story," is not only more polished and accomplished, but is a significant step forward for director Jackie Taylor and her company at a critical juncture in their ...

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Black Ensemble Theater spotlights Marvin Gaye's music, complex life
Chicago Sun-Times
BY DAVE HOEKSTRA Staff Reporter/dhoekstra@suntimes.com May 17, 2012 7:41PM Rashawn Thompson stars as the title character in “The Marvin Gaye Story” at Black Ensemble Theater. What is more enduring about the way Marvin Gaye died is the way he lived.

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Time Out Chicago (blog)
Rashawn Thompson | Performer of the week
Time Out Chicago (blog)
Behind the soulful music of R&B icon Marvin Gaye was a tragic story of abuse, currently captured on stage in Black Ensemble Theater's newest bio-musical The Marvin Gaye Story. Rashawn Thompson gives a pitch-perfect performance as Gaye, with powerhouse ...

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Washington Post (blog)
While growing up in Richmond, D'Angelo was drawn to the music of Marvin Gaye, a man in whose soulful footsteps the “Untitled” crooner would eventually follow. After Gaye was shot and killed by his father in 1984, the GQ story says, the then-8-year-old ...

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The Guide — Theater Listings 05.25.12
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Dramatists presents the story of a young man who vowed to become a billionaire by age 35 and the unexpected turn his life takes. Directed by Jonathan Berry. Previews May 25-26, 31. Opens June 1-2. Thu-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 3 pm. $15-$32. To July 1.

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Independent Online
Depp keeps legacy alive
Independent Online
A brilliant recent cover story of a popular men's magazine painted that picture clearly. Soul music innovator D'Angelo, finally back in the spotlight after a dozen years, told the magazine about his “relationship” with the legendary Marvin Gaye.

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Real Talk: Notes on D'Angelo's Return
Arizona Informant
D'Angelo — Brown Sugar, Voodoo, “the Next Marvin Gaye” D'Angelo, whose third album we've been not-so-patiently waiting for, who is set to give his first US performance in a decade at the ESSENCE Music Festival this July. His hair is still cornrowed ...

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