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Paradise Square

From Five Points Riots and Romance to Alphabet City Punk Rockers

By Keith J. Kelly
IA Newsletter July 2, 2022

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Larry Kirwan is All the RageThe East Village of the 1980s will be the setting for the next play from Larry Kirwan, a co-writer and conceiver of “Paradise Square,” whose leading lady Joaquina Kalukango recently picked up the Tony Award for best actress in a musical. “All the Rage” is the title of the new play that Kirwan, an author and the longtime frontman of Irish rock group … [Read more...] about From Five Points Riots and Romance to Alphabet City Punk Rockers

Paradise Square

By Abdon Moriarty Pallasch

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"This is the most important musical of our times"go see Paradise Square for the best blending of Irish and African-American dance you’ve seen; the most inspiring, stand-up-and-cheer vocals you’ve heard; and a story about a part of American history you’ve never heard.“What really blows this show out of the park is its knockout dancing, and the brilliant choreography by Bill T. … [Read more...] about Paradise Square

Larry Kirwan’s “Paradise Square” is
Broadway-Bound

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter October 30, 2021

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For over 30 years, Larry Kirwan’s voice provided the soundtrack for Irish American and Irish immigrant life.  As the frontman for legendary Celtic rockers Black 47, Kirwan went from playing punky jigs and reels in small clubs in the Bronx, to gigs on network TV and packed festivals and stadiums.  The Wexford native rode the wave of 1980s and 1990s immigration from … [Read more...] about Larry Kirwan’s “Paradise Square” is
Broadway-Bound