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In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat by Roger Guenveur Smith
October 16, 2025 • 8:00 pm - November 9, 2025 • 8:00 pm
$25 – $40
Outside In Theatre presents
In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Created & Performed by Roger Guenveur Smith
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Roger Guenveur Smith returns to the LA stage with IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, called by the Minnesota Star Tribune “spellbinding …a storytelling master class.” Roger and Jean-Michel befriended each other in Los Angeles, with Basquiat painting in a Venice studio, and Smith rapping in the fertile 1980s club scene as “Hollywatts.”
Throughout the decade, Smith’s politically charged soliloquies found their way onto Basquiat’s canvas, and Smith eventually created “Smiley,” the Basquiat-inspired artist/arsonist for Spike Lee’s classic DO THE RIGHT THING.
Live Sound by Marc Anthony Thompson
Scenic Element by James Cowan of Rewarding, LLC
Outside In is thrilled that this stunning solo performance will grace our newly constructed main theatre.