MENAFEE | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist University

Boom for Real?is a new musical that tracks the meteoric rise and mysterious spirit of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the Brooklyn-born artist who became one of the most celebrated painters of the twentieth century. When Basquiat dies young, his soul is left unmoored ? bound to this world by his father's unspoken grief ? and the only way forward is a negotiation with Baron Samedi himself. Part elegy, part mystery, and part celebration, the show asks what it means to be chosen, to be seen, and to finally let go. With music and lyrics by John Legend,? Boom for Real ?is a love letter to genius, to Black art, and to the radical act of mourning out loud. Boom for Real is presented by special arrangement in cooperation with The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Boom For Real is supported by Nick Daly and Ina Meibach.