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"Let It Burn" from Paradise Square the Musical ft. Tony Award Winner Joaquina Kalukango
"Let It Burn" from Paradise Square the Musical featuring Tony Award Winner Joaquina Kalukango
Get tickets now at ParadiseSquareMusical.com
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NEW YORK, 1863. AS THE CIVIL WAR RAGES ON,
free Black Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of Lower Manhattan’s notorious Five Points slum. The amalgamation between the communities took its most exuberant form with raucous dance contests on the floors of the neighborhood bars and dance halls. It is here in the Five Points where tap dancing was born. But this racial equilibrium would come to a sharp and brutal end when President Lincoln’s need to institute the first Federal Draft to support the Union Army would incite the deadly NY Draft Riots of July 1863.
Within this galvanizing story of racial harmony undone by a country at war with itself, we meet the denizens of a local saloon called Paradise Square. These characters include the indomitable Black woman who owns it; her Irish-Catholic sister-in-law and her Black minister husband; a conflicted newly arrived Irish immigrant; a fearless freedom seeker; an anti-abolitionist political boss; and a penniless songwriter trying to capture it all. They have conflicting notions of what it means to be an American while living through one of the most tumultuous eras in our country’s history.
With visceral and nuanced staging and choreography that captures the pulsating energy when Black and Irish cultures meet and set to a contemporary score that reimagines early American song, Paradise Square depicts an overlooked true-life moment when hope and possibility shone bright.
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Paradise Square | On Broadway!
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Celebrating Joaquina Kalukango's Tony Award Performance and WIN for Best Actress in a Musical! Get tickets to experience the power of #ParadiseSquare at ParadiseSquareMusical.com
Turn My Life Around - Paradise Square
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Get tickets now at ParadiseSquareMusical.com New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Blacks Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of Lower Manhattan’s notorious Five Points slum. The amalgamation between the communities took its most exuberant form with raucous dance contests on the...
#ParadiseSquare | Nominated for 10 Tony Awards!
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Celebrating our TEN Tony Awards nominations by bringing our all to the stage every night. Get tickets to experience the power of #ParadiseSquare at ParadiseSquareMusical.com
Paradise Square Returns to the Barrymore Theatre!
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Joaquina Kalukango helped express our gratitude to everyone who joined us as #ParadiseSquare returned to Broadway, with a special thank you for the swings and understudies who ensured that the show would go on. We're back, playing 8 shows a week at the Barrymore Theatre - when will YOU be joining us?
PARADISE SQUARE | Now in Performances!
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Get tickets now at ParadiseSquareMusical.com New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Blacks Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of Lower Manhattan’s notorious Five Points slum. The amalgamation between the communities took its most exuberant form with raucous dance contests on the...
PARADISE SQUARE | At the Barrymore Theatre!
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Get tickets now at ParadiseSquareMusical.com New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Blacks Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of Lower Manhattan’s notorious Five Points slum. The amalgamation between the communities took its most exuberant form with raucous dance contests on the...
"Why Should I Die in Springtime?" | PARADISE SQUARE
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PARADISE SQUARE previews begin March 15th at the Barrymore Theater! ParadiseSquareMusical.com New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Black Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of Lower Manhattan’s notorious Five Points slum. The amalgamation between the communities took its most e...
"Someone to Love" from Paradise Square
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Get tickets now at ParadiseSquareMusical.com New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Black Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of Lower Manhattan’s notorious Five Points slum. The amalgamation between the communities took its most exuberant form with raucous dance contests on the ...
“Paradise Square” from Paradise Square the Musical
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Get tickets now at ParadiseSquareMusical.com New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Black Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of Lower Manhattan’s notorious Five Points slum. The amalgamation between the communities took its most exuberant form with raucous dance contests on the ...
"I'd Be A Soldier" from Paradise Square
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A powerful song in response to the nation’s first Federal Draft, a time when free Black Americans living in New York were not allowed to enlist, "I'd Be a Soldier" is performed by Nathaniel Stampley and Sidney DuPont with the cast of Paradise Square. Get tickets now at PAradiseSquareMusical.com New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Blacks and Irish immigrants live and love together in...
Joaquina Kalukango Performs "Welcome Home" From PARADISE SQUARE
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BROADWAY PREVIEWS BEGIN FEBRUARY 22 AT THE BARRYMORE THEATRE Tickets now on sale at ParadiseSquareMusical.com. New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Black Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of Lower Manhattan’s notorious Five Points slum. The amalgamation between the communitie...
"Breathe Easy" from Paradise Square
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BROADWAY PREVIEWS BEGIN FEBRUARY 22 AT THE BARRYMORE THEATRE Tickets now on sale at ParadiseSquareMusical.com. New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Black Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of Lower Manhattan’s notorious Five Points slum. The amalgamation between the communitie...
Paradise Square on CBS Sunday Morning
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First look at Paradise Square. New York, 1863. As the Civil War rages on, free Black Americans and Irish immigrants live and love together in the unlikeliest of neighborhoods - the dangerous streets and raffish tenement houses of Manhattan’s Five Points. Thank you CBS Sunday Morning for sharing our story as your #SundayMatinee. Head to the link below to subscribe for updates. #paradisesquaremus...

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Kevin_AM
    @Kevin_AM День тому

    I saw this live in Chicago before it went to Broadway. It is unmatched. Truly a spiritual experience.

  • @KuroDokueki
    @KuroDokueki 9 днів тому

    Who's here in the wake of the election, feeling every emotion possible, with no way to express them? This song feels even more important right now, for me...

    • @JoeyAlvey-me1wg
      @JoeyAlvey-me1wg 9 днів тому

      Can we finally at least get this song as a single please

    • @pwg76
      @pwg76 2 дні тому

      ABSOLUTELY

  • @RaphaelwithaPH
    @RaphaelwithaPH 9 днів тому

    Who’s here after the 2024 elections???

  • @jujuc1280
    @jujuc1280 Місяць тому

    Where can I buy the sheet music for this song? It is so beautiful!

  • @chuckb61
    @chuckb61 2 місяці тому

    Woulda, coulda, shoulda...

  • @jennifertaranto
    @jennifertaranto 6 місяців тому

    Happy Earth Day

  • @cyclewisecaitlin
    @cyclewisecaitlin 7 місяців тому

    Can anyone provide a plot synopsis so we know what the context of this song is? Would love to know more about it!

    • @zackstark24601
      @zackstark24601 5 місяців тому

      Basically those baddies let by John Dossett Character burned down her saloon and she is singing that they can take away her saloon but never their spirit

  • @ittoarataki77
    @ittoarataki77 7 місяців тому

    Here it is you bastards Cast your light on the life you were made to hate You come to destroy us? This building? and then what? what will you win Dr. John Cole? You? Bonnaby Baker? Miss Emily Watts? Lucky, Mike Quinlan I know why you have come here And I know all your names You really think your faces can hide behind these flames I fed you at my table, let you all run off a bill Is this the thanks you give me, how you repay goodwill If you think I'll run away, you've got a lot to learn These walls do not define me I say Let it burn Inside this little building is a rare and special lot We somehow found each other and look what that has brought a place you are afraid of a world you'll never know you can take it at a vast you can burn it down to ash and non of us will grow If you think we'll run away - you've got a lot to learn we're stronger than the fire and I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn I know why you have come here What you want to erase But I know that our spirit is bigger than this place Look at what we have created we gave ourselves a voice we were safer seperated but love left us no choice And now all alone I stand at the point of no return these walls do not define me I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn

  • @lpinckney8646
    @lpinckney8646 8 місяців тому

    I almost didn't see this show. I didn't think I wanted to sit through a musical about Irish and black period piece. I am so glad I went. I was sitting first row orchestra and my mouth stayed open the entire show. When this show play all I could say was Damn. Amazing. The Tony version was only 30% of that it sounded like live. The marketing of the show was horrible. They should have pushed this song from the beginning not right before the show was forced to close. Sure hope someone can bring it back. A very powerful show.

  • @babypinkrose73
    @babypinkrose73 8 місяців тому

    Is the cast album anywhere someone help

  • @liammark96
    @liammark96 9 місяців тому

    Where is the cast recording for this show? What is actually going on

  • @Beargirl1359
    @Beargirl1359 10 місяців тому

    She has given Idina Menzel a run for her money.

  • @monicagarza5495
    @monicagarza5495 10 місяців тому

    Here it is you bastards Cast your light on the life you were made to hate You come to destroy us? This building? and then what? what will you win Dr. John Cole? You? Bonnaby Baker? Miss Emily Watts? Lucky, Mike Quinlan I know why you have come here , And I know all your names You really think your faces can hide behind these flames I fed you at my table, let you all run off a bill Is this the thanks you give me, how you repay goodwill If you think I'll run away, you've got a lot to learn These walls do not define me I say Let it burn Inside this little building is a rare and special lot We somehow found each other and look what that has wrought A place you are afraid of a world you'll never know you can take it in a flash you can burn it down to ash and non of us will grow If you think we'll run away - you've got a lot to learn we're stronger than the fire and I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn I know why you have come here What you want to erase But I know that our spirit is bigger than this place Look at what we have created we gave ourselves a voice we were safer seperated but love left us no choice And now all alone I stand at the point of no return these walls do not define me I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn

  • @phoenixnyc
    @phoenixnyc 10 місяців тому

    It is a damning indictment on the state of modern Broadway that this didn't have a longer run.

  • @calvinhudson3468
    @calvinhudson3468 Рік тому

    I cannot listen to this song without saying “Jesus Effing Christ” right afterwards. She blows me away every time. You can hear every bit of acting and raw emotion in her voice. Few people have deserved the Tony more than her.

  • @k9_uke_k9
    @k9_uke_k9 Рік тому

    1st time hearing the whole song since watching Paradise Square segment Tony Awards 2022 on tv. Brava! Lots of goosebumps and emotions especially at the last note

  • @sarbela1
    @sarbela1 Рік тому

    The chorus! ❤❤❤

  • @peteradaniel
    @peteradaniel Рік тому

    This is giving weak Les Mis. Yikes

  • @alyshaedelman4301
    @alyshaedelman4301 Рік тому

    AMAZING SHOW!!!!!!!!

  • @BeesBeesBees248
    @BeesBeesBees248 Рік тому

    Just got this recommended a year later. I miss this show so much. So sad I never got to see it

  • @lauracasalini6254
    @lauracasalini6254 Рік тому

    Here it is you bastards Cast your light on the life you were made to hate You come to destroy us? This building? and then what? what will you win Dr. John Cole? You? Bonnaby Baker? Miss Emily Watts? Lucky, Mike Quinlan I know why you have come here And I know all your names You really think your faces can hide behind these flames I fed you at my table, let you all run off a bill Is this the thanks you give me, how you repay goodwill If you think I'll run away, you've got a lot to learn These walls do not define me I say Let it burn Inside this little building is a rare and special lot We somehow found each other and look what that has brought a place you are afraid of a world you'll never know you can take it at a vast you can burn it down to ash and non of us will grow If you think we'll run away - you've got a lot to learn we're stronger than the fire and I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn I know why you have come here What you want to erase But I know that our spirit is bigger than this place Look at what we have created we gave ourselves a voice we were safer seperated but love left us no choice And now all alone I stand at the point of no return these walls do not define me I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn

  • @beedubya8836
    @beedubya8836 Рік тому

    My gawd!! Still heart wrenching and tear inducing all this time later. Phew 😮‍💨

  • @Zenbiztravel
    @Zenbiztravel Рік тому

    Loved this show. And to think I almost cancelled. Glad I didn't. Very powerful.

  • @camilamedrano4556
    @camilamedrano4556 Рік тому

    Here it is you bastards Cast your light on the life you were made to hate You come to destroy us? This building? and then what? what will you win Dr. John Cole? You? Bonnaby Baker? Miss Emily Watts? Lucky, Mike Quinlan I know why you have come here And I know all your names You really think your faces can hide behind these flames I fed you at my table, let you all run off a bill Is this the thanks you give me, how you repay goodwill If you think I'll run away, you've got a lot to learn These walls do not define me I say Let it burn Inside this little building is a rare and special lot We somehow found each other and look what that has brought a place you are afraid of a world you'll never know you can take it at a vast you can burn it down to ash and non of us will grow If you think we'll run away - you've got a lot to learn we're stronger than the fire and I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn I know why you have come here What you want to erase But I know that our spirit is bigger than this place Look at what we have created we gave ourselves a voice we were safer seperated but love left us no choice And now all alone I stand at the point of no return these walls do not define me I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn

  • @sknauss16
    @sknauss16 Рік тому

    So glad I got to see this

  • @TrayAndIanBwayShow
    @TrayAndIanBwayShow Рік тому

    This is one of my favorite songs! I’m so upset I’m not going to have the chance to experience this show

  • @EricGelb
    @EricGelb Рік тому

    for us and the children

  • @rainlandproductions7212
    @rainlandproductions7212 Рік тому

    I have Chromosthesia - I can see music. And there's... Well, I don't have words to describe the colors I witness when I listen to this. I fainted the first time I heard it and although that sounds quasi-ingenue, don't worry. It feels like it. I can't get through this without crawling on the floor.

  • @RachelHollingsworth-s8r
    @RachelHollingsworth-s8r Рік тому

    IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THE ACTUAL RECORDING ! Weird to see a white person singing our song but we all need money

    • @chickenelafsworld7105
      @chickenelafsworld7105 Рік тому

      Maybe I’m just confused but isn’t the show about the solidarity and community between Irish immigrants and African Americans during a time where they were both facing heavy discrimination? If I’m off just lmk but the white people in this case make perfect sense.

    • @samjacobs05
      @samjacobs05 Рік тому

      @@chickenelafsworld7105nope. You’re right on. The whole show is about the African American and Irish community that inhabited the same area and their symbiotic relationship.

  • @jeannekennedylegall4617
    @jeannekennedylegall4617 Рік тому

    RACISM.......LET IT BURN!!!!!!!!! Salute from Buffalo New York ♠️

  • @selaharmstrong384
    @selaharmstrong384 Рік тому

    Here it is you bastards Cast your light on the life you were made to hate You come to destroy us? This building? and then what? what will you win Dr. John Cole? You? Bonnaby Baker? Miss Emily Watts? Lucky, Mike Quinlan I know why you have come here And I know all your names You really think your faces can hide behind these flames I fed you at my table, let you all run off a bill Is this the thanks you give me, how you repay goodwill If you think I'll run away, you've got a lot to learn These walls do not define me I say Let it burn Inside this little building is a rare and special lot We somehow found each other and look what that has brought a place you are afraid of a world you'll never know you can take it at a vast you can burn it down to ash and non of us will grow If you think we'll run away - you've got a lot to learn we're stronger than the fire and I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn I know why you have come here What you want to erase But I know that our spirit is bigger than this place Look at what we have created we gave ourselves a voice we were safer seperated but love left us no choice And now all alone I stand at the point of no return these walls do not define me I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn

  • @TravelwithTasha393
    @TravelwithTasha393 Рік тому

    It’s such a shame that none of these people were getting paid at all. The producer wasn’t paying them when the show came to Broadway was selling out almost every night. That man shouldn’t be able to produce another show

  • @Lukeisacoolname
    @Lukeisacoolname Рік тому

    The way I need this song on Apple Music

  • @shg3rr611
    @shg3rr611 Рік тому

    Love a black women to infinity to infinity

  • @jeremywilliams1027
    @jeremywilliams1027 Рік тому

    Here it is you bastards Cast your light on the life you were made to hate You come to destroy us? This building? and then what? what will you win Dr. John Cole? You? Bonnaby Baker? Miss Emily Watts? Lucky, Mike Quinlan I know why you have come here And I know all your names You really think your faces can hide behind these flames I fed you at my table, let you all run off a bill Is this the thanks you give me, how you repay goodwill If you think I'll run away, you've got a lot to learn These walls do not define me I say Let it burn Inside this little building is a rare and special lot We somehow found each other and look what that has brought A place you are afraid of a world you'll never know you can take it at a vast you can burn it down to ash and non of us will grow If you think we'll run away - you've got a lot to learn we're stronger than the fire and I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn I know why you have come here What you want to erase But I know that our spirit is bigger than this place Look at what we have created we gave ourselves a voice we were safer seperated but love left us no choice And now all alone I stand at the point of no return these walls do not define me I say Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn

  • @logan.weisberg
    @logan.weisberg 2 роки тому

    UGHHHHH it’s so powerful

  • @sarbela1
    @sarbela1 2 роки тому

    So beautiful ❤ I saw this cast in Chicago about a year ago. The show was breathtaking. Not just the music and the outrageously talented singers, but the dancing! The dancing! Such a great show. Everyone should have the pleasure to see it.

  • @JaySmith_
    @JaySmith_ 2 роки тому

    the fact we never got a cast recording of this show still pisses me the off.

    • @BroadwayMe
      @BroadwayMe 2 роки тому

      It was recorded, but has been held back from release because people have not been paid.

  • @mken101
    @mken101 2 роки тому

    This song was the first and only time I've ever seen a mid-show standing ovation. Joaquina was absolutely incredible.

  • @SF-up8hp
    @SF-up8hp 2 роки тому

    Absolutely beautiful, let's bring Paradise Square back. Best soundtrack ever in my opinion, and play as well.

  • @elliefowler2508
    @elliefowler2508 2 роки тому

    i think i broke the replay button

  • @veb_edvard
    @veb_edvard 2 роки тому

    what is taking so long, now they say the artists have not been paid. yet on wikipedia it says the album was expected to be released in september and yet it still has not come...

  • @royboy8907
    @royboy8907 2 роки тому

    You can tell they love singing this song.

  • @davidwh2653
    @davidwh2653 2 роки тому

    idg why i can't listen to this on apple music

  • @keitrawilson9585
    @keitrawilson9585 2 роки тому

    2:45

  • @lolhamilton4235
    @lolhamilton4235 2 роки тому

    Now that the show is over they not making a cast album?

    • @athepaki7706
      @athepaki7706 2 роки тому

      They did. They can't share it because everyone is still unpaid.

  • @thelivesofme1
    @thelivesofme1 2 роки тому

    Sigh, where is this cast recording

  • @Elphaba88
    @Elphaba88 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for sharing. I wish I could have seen this live. Hope to have the cast album one day…

  • @zackstark24601
    @zackstark24601 2 роки тому

    It’s September where’s the Cast Recording?

  • @zackstark24601
    @zackstark24601 2 роки тому

    It’s September where’s the Cast Recording?