Fans love it. Critics don’t. After Tyler Perry, can urban theater cross over? -4
Family reunions or relics? "If we don't do something fairly
quickly, it's probably a dying art,"
says producer Melvin Childs, who
helped catapult Perry to fame. In
1998, Childs backed Perry's first
theatrical hit — "I Know I've Been Changed" — and went on to back
dozens of other productions. He calls Perry "king" of the art form
and says "nobody's been able to
come close to duplicating" his
success.Credit:Washington post
quickly, it's probably a dying art,"
says producer Melvin Childs, who
helped catapult Perry to fame. In
1998, Childs backed Perry's first
theatrical hit — "I Know I've Been Changed" — and went on to back
dozens of other productions. He calls Perry "king" of the art form
and says "nobody's been able to
come close to duplicating" his
success.Credit:Washington post
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