Man in the Ring is not a musical, but while walking out of the theater I was not the only one humming “Brown Boy in the Ring.”  This children’s Calypso song provides a rhythmic thread that holds together the meandering thoughts of the dementia-suffering protagonist.

Michael Cristoffer’s world-premiere play at the Court Theater explores the tortured life of Emile Griffith, a boxer born in St. Thomas and blessed with the strength and speed to become international welterweight and middleweight champions in the early 1960’s.  He amassed a record of 85-24 before retiring in 1977.

Continue reading “Man in the Ring (Court Theater) — 10/5/16” →