{"id":241,"date":"2014-06-24T13:13:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T17:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=241"},"modified":"2014-08-05T23:11:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T03:11:02","slug":"tupac-musical-holler-ya-hear-hits-great-white-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2014\/06\/24\/tupac-musical-holler-ya-hear-hits-great-white-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Tupac Musical \u201cHoller If Ya Hear Me\u201d Hits the Great White Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/06\/Subway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/06\/Subway.jpg\" alt=\"Subway\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/06\/Subway.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/06\/Subway-100x76.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>[dropcap]I[\/dropcap]ve been seeing a lot of ads on the subway for the new Broadway show <em>Holler If Ya Hear Me<\/em>, which opened last week at the Palace Theater; and although the ad\u2019s art design, created by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindazacks.com\/holler-ya-hear\/\">Linda Zacks<\/a>, initially grabbed my attention, it\u2019s the subject matter of the musical that\u2019s held my attention.<\/p>\n<p>While the musical\u2019s advertising states \u201cThe Music Is Tupac. The Story Is Now\u201d; let there be no misunderstanding\u2014this is not a musical based on the life of the late rapper. Instead, it\u2019s a musical inspired by the songs and lyrics of Tupac, an \u201coriginal work that is at once a love story and a vivid picture of life in the streets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/news\/article\/186260-Tupac-Shakur-Musical-Holler-If-Ya-Hear-Me-Will-Play-Broadways-Palace-Theatre\">Playbill.com<\/a>, the late rapper&#8217;s mother, Afeni Shakur, is among the producers of this non-biographical musical.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/48dEFrsVm-8?start=11&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/06\/Playbill-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Playbill\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/06\/Playbill-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/06\/Playbill-100x149.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/06\/Playbill.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Starring spoken-word phenom Saul Williams (from the movie <em>Slam<\/em>) and Broadway stars Christopher Jackson (<em>In the Heights<\/em>) and Tonya Pinkins (<em>Caroline, or Change<\/em>), the musical features such Tupac tracks as \u201cLife Goes On,\u201d \u201cCalifornia Love,\u201d \u201cHeartz of Men,\u201d \u201cI Ain&#8217;t Mad at Cha,&#8221; and posthumous single \u201c&#8221;Unconditional Love,&#8221; among others.<\/p>\n<p>For more info on the show, including excerpts of some of the songs, videos, and interviews with the cast and crew, visit <a href=\"hollerifyahearme.com\">hollerifyahearme.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[author title=&#8221;About the Author&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[custom_headline type=&#8221;center&#8221; level=&#8221;h2&#8243; looks_like=&#8221;h3&#8243; accent=&#8221;true&#8221;]Recent Posts[\/custom_headline]<\/p>\n<p>[recent_posts count=&#8221;1&#8243; orientation=&#8221;horizontal&#8221;] [recent_posts count=&#8221;3&#8243; orientation=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; offset=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; [dropcap]I[\/dropcap]ve been seeing a lot of ads on the subway for the new Broadway show Holler If Ya Hear Me, which opened last week at the Palace Theater; and although the ad\u2019s art design, created by Linda Zacks, initially grabbed my attention, it\u2019s the subject matter of the musical that\u2019s held my attention. 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