With a script that's been revisited and deepened by the playwright 30 years after it was first published, Shakespeare & Company presents GOLDEN LEAF RAGTIME BLUES by Charles Smith, at the Elayne P.

American Blues Theater will present the Chicago premiere of Artistic Affiliate Charles Smith’s Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues, directed by Ensemble Member Chuck Smith. Capping off Blues’ 2024-2025 season, ...

Charles Smith and Chuck Smith, two venerable artists with a long and auspicious history in Chicago theater, don’t just have similar names. They’ve been friends and collaborators for close to 40 years.

Justin Banks (L) and Dennis Cockrum in Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues at American Blues Theater Credit: Michael Brosilow Like a slow-burning comedy routine, Charles Smith’s Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues takes ...

COVID policy: Masks are encouraged but optional, unless attending a designated mask-required performance. The 82-year-old Pompey (Glenn Barrett, who has been too-long absent from Berkshires stages) is ...

Ragtime duo Cherry and Jerry took an audience back in time as they performed early Blues music Sunday at Missouri River Regional Library. Heads were swaying and feet were stomping as the piano and ...

A Southeast Missouri native recently published a book following the early days of jazz, ragtime and blues music in the Mississippi River Delta. The book -- "River Shows, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz and ...