Joaquina Kalukango Performs "Welcome Home" From PARADISE SQUARE

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 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.

[@broadwayindie]

This role will cement her in Broadway royalty. She is one of the best performers I’ve ever seen on stage

[@jocelynsmith6633]

Is a tony a high enough award for this incredible voice, can we just crown Kalukango like goddess of the world or something cause DAMN!!!

[@Julia-ev2su]

Definitely the best musical I’ve seen in my life. I can’t wait until the world recognizes this beautiful masterpiece.

[@sarbela1]

This is perfection. Impossible not to cry by the end of this one…

[@AlexSciavoMusicals]

Such a beautiful and powerful performance. Bravo. Beautiful song, and great arrangement. Oh, my... It´s hard to breath...

[@patrickboyle5224]

I saw this production last night . . . the show is still in previews . . . opens 'officially' the first week of April. Sadly, they cut this song from the production!

[@staccasc4198]

No way!!!!!! My goodness. Did the replace it with something just as powerful?

[@blackp2022]

Cast recording would be good for this history

[@Zenbiztravel]

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

[@bossf51]

Still don't understand why this was cut from the show. Great song.

[@donnagarner7769]

That was just beautiful. Proud of the lot of you. Here's to a wonderful opening and a terrific run.

[@filmladyproduction]

Wow, don't know how I missed this last year. What a joy to hear

[@joyajohnson2216]

Her vibrato is like honey, my goodness

[@bradenbates8315]

I loved this show. Do you have a date when the full soundtrack will be released? I saw the dress rehearsal here in Chicago and the music is brilliant.

[@broadwayindie]

Probably April or May if they don’t add songs, possibly later if they did.

[@b.j.brunious1526]

Where’s her Tony. Just give it to her now

[@blessbless8087]

Well, she’s got it!

[@katharinedavison2095]

Where can we get the cast album?!