DETROIT RED
WBUR-Boston: Malcolm X’s Powerful Origin Story Surges To Life In ‘Detroit Red’ At Arts Emerson
by Ed Siegel, February 7th, 2020
The Boston Globe : A Young Malcom X, Searching For His Identity in Boston
by Don Aucoin , February 6th, 2020
Arts Fuse : Theater Review: “Detroit Red”-Life in Boston, At the Bottom
by Robert Israel , February 7th, 2020
Broadway World : BWW Review: DETROIT RED at Arts Emerson
by Andrew Child , February 7th, 2020
Joyce’s Choices: Review- Detroit Red
by Joyce Kulhawik , February 12th, 2020
The Suffolk Journal: ‘Detroit Red” Brilliantly Showcases Malcolm X’s Humble Beginnings And Local Roots
by Morgan Hume , February 12th, 2020
WBQT-FM Voices: Playwright Will Power
by Pebbles , February 12th, 2020
The Boston Globe: When Malcolm X was Malcolm Little, and Roxbury was Home
by James Sullivan , January 30th, 2020
SEIZE THE KING
The New York Times : Critic’s Pick-Review: ‘In Seize the King,’ ‘Richard III’ Goes To Harlem
by Laura Collins-Hughes, July 11th, 2021
New York Magazine : Classical Theatre of Harlem and Will Power Refashion ‘Richard.’
by Helen Shaw, July 15th, 2021
The New Yorker : Seize the King
by Rollo Romig, August 9th, 2021
Light & Sound America: Theatre In Review: Seize The King
by David Barbour, July 15th, 2021
The San Diego Union-Tribune : In La Jolla Playhouse’s ‘Seize the King,’ Will Power puts his Lyrical Spin on Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’
by David L. Coddon, August 19th, 2018
San Diego City Beat :Richard III as King of the Streets
by David L. Coddon, August 28th, 2018
Broadway World : Seize the King at La Jolla
by E.H. Reiter, September 1st, 2018
San Diego Reader: Self-Absorbed Black Hole of a Tyrant
by Jeff Smith, September 5th, 2018
BLESSING THE BOATS: THE REMIX
The New York Times : Recalling a Poet’s Vigil for a Life-Extending Gift
by Eric Grode, January 13th, 2014
The Village Voice : Off the Grid, Blessing the Boats/Under the Radar Review
by Tom Sellar, January 15th, 2014
The Last Magazine : Blessing the Boats/Under the Radar Festival 2014
by Patrick Barrett, January 14th, 2014
STEEL HAMMER
The Los Angeles Times : Review: Steel Hammer Bangs out a Spectacularly Inventive Social Message at UCLA’s Royce Hall
by Mark Swed, October 25th, 2015
The New York Times : Various Works at 38th Annual Humana Festival
by Charles Isherwood, April 2nd, 2014
Broadway World.com : BWW Reviews:STEEL HAMMER Brings Legendary SITI Company Back to Humana Festival
by Todd Zeigler,March 27th, 2014
Arts-Louisville.com : SITI Returns to Humana with Memorable John Henry
by Keith Waits, March 21st, 2014
FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN
The Hollywood Reporter : LeBron James’ SpringHill Set Opening for First Theater Production ‘Fetch Clay’
by Chris Gardner, April 25th, 2023
Theater Mania : Fetch Clay, Make Man Looks at Power and Politics in the Life of Muhammad Ali
by Jonas Swartz, June 29th, 2023
The Hollywood Times : ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’ Equals a Masculine and Feminine Revelation
by John Lavitt, June 29th, 2023
Los Angeles Times : ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’ a powerfully acted play examines Muhammad Ali and Stepin’ Fetchit’s unlikely friendship
by Charles McNulty , June 27th, 2023
South Pasadenan : ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’-A Tale of Two Men
by Alisa Hiyashida, June 28th, 2023
Larchmont Buzz: Theater Review: Fetch Clay, Make Man
by Laura Foti Cohen, June 28, 2023
Gia on the Move : Fetch Clay., Make Man at the Kirk Douglas Theater
by Tracy Paleo , June 29th, 2023
Splash Magazine : Fetch Clay, Make Man Review- This Play Packs a Punch
by Elaine Mura, June 28th, 2023
Broadway World : Review: Fetch Clay, Make Man at Kirk Douglas Theatre
by Evan Henerson, July 4th, 2023
The San Francisco Chronicle : ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’: Riveting Racial Insight
by Robert Hurwitt, August 22nd, 2014
TheatreStorm : Review: ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’
by Charles Kruger, August 22nd, 2014
Pacific Sun : Theater: Come Out Swinging
by Charles Brousse , August 29th, 2014
Time Out New York : Fetch Clay, Make Man Review
by Adam Feldman, September 12th, 2013
Broadway World.com : Fetch Clay, Make Man Unmasks Two Racial Icons
by Michael Dale, September 13th, 2013
The New York Daily News : Fetch Clay, Make Man Theatre Review
by Joe Dzemianowicz, September 12th, 2013
The New York Post : Ali Drama ‘Fetch Clay’ Packs Punch
by Elisabeth Vincentelli, September 13th, 2013
The Hollywood Reporter: Fetch Clay, Make Man: Theater Review
by Frank Scheck, September 12th, 2013
The New York Times : One Boxed himself In, One Boxed His Way Out
by Charles Isherwood, September 12th, 2013
Huffington Post : Fetch Clay, Make Man Review
by Nancy Cohen-Koan, September 16th, 2013
TheaterMania.com : Fetch Clay, Make Man-Review
by Hayley Levitt, September 11th, 2013
Ebony.com : Will Power and the Untold Ali Story
by Karu F. Daniels, September, 2013
The Star-Ledger : ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man is season’s best-acted play
by Peter Filichia, January 18th, 2010
The New York Times : The Slugger and the Punching Bag
by Charles Isherwood, January 19th, 2010
Back Stage : Fetch Clay, Make Man
by Erik Haagensen, January 19th, 2010
Toronto Star : Ouzounian: Might be a Knockout
by Richard Ouzounian, January 17th, 2010
Pennington Post : Fetch Friends, Make Haste, and see McCarter’s ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’
by R. Kurt Osenlund, January 20th, 2010
FIVE FINGERS OF FUNK
VARIETY : Five Fingers of Funk (Review)
by Quinton Skinner, October 27th, 2008
Minneapolis Star-Tribune : Giving it up for ‘Five Fingers of Funk’
by Rohan Preston, November 1st, 2008
THE SEVEN
American Theatre : Hip-Hop Visions of an Ancient World
by Charles L. Mee, March 2006
The New York Times : Riffing and Scratching, And Remixing Aeschylus
by Charles Isherwood, February 13, 2006
The Village Voice : Hip Hoplites: Remixing Aeschylus, The Seven Spills Classic Tragedy Onto Today’s Mean Streets
by Michael Feingold, February 22-28, 2006
The New York Times : Taking Aeschylus Hip-Hop, Into Modern Urban Streets
by Jennifer Dunning, February 10, 2006
American Theatre : A Tribe Called Will Power
by Randy Gener, March 2006
The Village Voice : Classic at Generation Gap
by Elizabeth Zimmer, January 4-10, 2006
Time Out New York : Reviews: The Seven
by David Cote, February 16-22, 2006
SF Weekly : Balance of Power, A Hip Hop Adaptation of Aeschylus Takes A Surprisingly Light Touch
by Michael Scott Moore, September 12-18, 2001
San Jose Mercury News : Tragedy of ‘Seven’ Transcends Years
by Mark de la Viña, August 23, 2001
The New York Sun : Beats, Rhymes, And Death
by Jeremy McCarter, July 2, 2002
New York Theatre Experience : NY Theatre Review: The Seven
June 28, 2002
CurtainUp : A CurtainUp Review: The Seven
Amanda Cooper, 2006
FLOW
The Commercial Appeal, Fanfare : Hip-Hop Theater
by Christopher Blank, April 11, 2004
The New York Times : Hip-Hop and Musicals: Made for Each Other
by Jeremy McCarter, June 8, 2003
American Theater Web : Will Power’s Flow: Deft, Powerful, Musical Storytelling
by Andy Propst, June 27, 2003
Newsday : Power-ful Performance
by Gordon Cox, June 27, 2003
The New York Times : Spinning Storytelling Yarn for a New Generation
by Bruce Weber, June 27, 2003
Theater Mania : Flow Review
by Adam Klasfeld, June 27, 2003
One World : Power Surge
by Amy Swift, photography by Paula Court, October-November 2003
The San Francisco Chronicle : This is the Theater of Our Time
by Joshunda Sanders, November 9, 2003
The Washington Post : At Dance Place, Verse is Foremost
by Lisa Traiger, January 7, 2002
The New York Times : Hip-Hop’s Distinct Voice Is Reshaping Theater
by Bruce Weber, June 25, 2002
American Theatre : Tha Playz tha Thang
by Kim Euell, September, 2002
Curtain Up : Flow, A Curtain Up Review
by Amanda Cooper, 2003
Variety : Review: Flow
by Marilyn Stasio, June 24, 2003
Vibe : Powerful Impact
by Jason Zinoman, 2003
THE GATHERING
Africana : Will Power: Gathering Black Men’s Stories
by Aida Mashaka Croal, April 13, 2001
The Guardian : Review: The Gathering
by Lyn Gardner, November 29, 2001
Evening Standard : The Rhythm King
by Patrick Marmion, December 3, 2001
Time Out : Review: The Gathering
by Maddy Costa, December 5-12, 2001
St. Petersburg Times : A ‘Gathering’ Of Talent
by Michael Patrick Welch, January 14, 2000
The Source : Review: The Gathering
March, 2000
The Indianapolis Star : 1-Man Show Keeps a Versatile Star’s Talent Hip-Hopping
by Marion Garmel, October 23, 2000
American Theatre : Review: The Gathering
by Holly Bass, November, 1999
Vibe : Breakin’ Bard
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