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My Lord, What a Night THEATER
Most of us know that E=mc2, thanks to Albert Einstein, but not everyone knows that the wild-haired genius was a socialist, radical egalitarian and an outspoken advocate for civil rights. Though not immune to the political environment and social biases of his time, Einstein was active in the fight against white American racism, calling it a “disease” and befriending many champions of tolerance and desegregation. In 1937, the famed Black opera singer Marian Anderson was touring and set to perform at Princeton University in New Jersey. Though acclaimed and respected, the singer was denied lodging due to segregation. Einstein welcomed Anderson into his home that day and many times after, whenever she visited the area. From this ensued an unlikely friendship between the two American icons, who held many powerful and stimulating conversations over tea. Wouldn’t you like to be a fly on their wall and listen while they talked? My Lord, What a Night, is a play about the true story of this relationship and the lively conversations that resulted from it, exploring topics of racial, religious and gender-based struggles. The show promises an engaging, immersive audience experience. – Lillian Hernández Caraballo
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7:30 p.m. | through April 26 | Orlando Shakes, 812 E. Rollins St. | 407-4471700 | orlandoshakes.org | $20-$62
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Biz Markie MUSIC
As walking hip-hop history, Biz Markie is the perfect pop tour guide to walk us through musical eras at his “Decades Collide: ’80s vs. ’90s” show. Biz has DJ credits that reach back to the mid’80s and, of course, there’s his canonical 1989 hit, “Just a Friend,” featuring comically raspy hype-DJ delivery that, surprisingly, yields to a melodic vulnerability that propelled the jam that’s propelled all manner of dancefloor moves for decades. The number of gatherings that Biz Markie’s DJing and music has elevated from yea, we just chillin’ to it’s time to hit the dancefloor and jam and jam is seemingly infinite. And the range of said parties, from junior high dances to high school reunions to barbecues to the club, is as wide and deep as Markie’s relatable appeal. I mean, we’ve all been there, been told we’re just a friend. You just gotta pick yourself up, cue up a silly-sweet tune and dance it away. There are few wax-scratching hands in the history of popular music as trustworthy to carry this out as the legendary Biz Markie. – Solomon Gustavo
OUR PICKS FOR THE BEST EVENTS THIS WEEK
with DJ Ish, DJ Mellowblendz | 7 p.m. | House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista | 407-934-2583 | houseofblues.com | $14-$70
Deantoni Parks’
Friday, March 20
Deantoni Parks’ Technoself MUSIC
Terribly Wrong – the audiovisual series curated by Orlando DJ Nigel John under his sinister alter ego, Kurt Rambus – is one of the city’s most intelligent and cutting-edge electronic dance music nights right now. While the candycolored overdrive of the EDM mainstream stampedes above, Terribly Wrong pumps with the original pulse of the true underground and pushes it out to the edge of the new dark now. And though each deep-dive edition has been worthwhile, this fourth edition will be an extra special engagement with major headliner Deantoni Parks. The NYC drummer brings heavy cred with membership in bands like the Mars Volta, KUDU and Bosnian Rainbows, as well as recording credits with titans like John Cale, Omar Rodríguez-López, Flying Lotus and Meshell Ndegeocello. At Terribly Wrong, Parks will give one of his amazing solo Technoself performances, a stunning electro-percussive spectacle that involves live drumming and triggered samples. This night will break paradigms. – Bao Le-Huu with DJs Kurt Rambus and Professor Goat | 9 p.m. | Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave. | willspub.org | $15-$17
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ORLANDO WEEKLY ● MARCH 18-24, 2020
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