Check out this week's edition of UPFRONT/Inside the Entertainment Industry. Host Ray Cornelius goes behind-the-scenes of the Actor's Express theatrical production of the Suzan-Lori Parks classic, Topdog /Underdog.
Lincoln and Booth, African-American brothers, were named by their father as a sick joke. The two hustle for work, one to the tune of Three-Card Monte and the other working as Abraham Lincoln at an arcade. Cast in a life of poverty and violence, the legacy of their namesakes on their backs, these brothers battle more than mere sibling rivalry. Actors Lamar K. Cheston and Aaron Goodson are here along with the show's director Eric J. Little.
UPFRONT/Inside the Entertainment Industry is produced and hosted by Ray Cornelius for Jazz 91.9 WCLK. The show re-airs on SiriusXM HBCU Channel 142 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 6:30pm EST.