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The "chitlin' circuit" was the general name given to the string of venues throughout the eastern and southern . Ebony magazine prefers the term "urban theater circuit" for recent work like Tyler Perry 's. In a January 2004 interview with him, the genre's leading practitioner, Ebony wrote that his work marked "a new chapter in the urban theater circuit as a whole--a genre that has been dogged by criticism from some Blacks in the traditional theater. Perry, as the most visibly recognized player in the circuit, has felt the brunt of this criticism. 'They say that Tyler Perry has set the Black race back some 500 years with these types of "chitlin' circuit" shows. The problem with the naysayers is that they don't take the opportunity to see my shows,' Perry argues. 'With my shows, I try to build a bridge that marries what's deemed "legitimate theater" and so-called "chitlin' circuit theater," and I think I've done pretty well with that, in bringing people in to enjoy a more elevated level of theater.'" {Link without Title} SEE ALSO |
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