Harlem Bespoke: We wrote the below post about a decade ago a now a new Hollywood film Voodoo Macbeth is screening in New York City about the amazing confluence of talent and culture at Harlem's House Beautiful which has since been demolished in recent years. The new movie would be quite an incredible experience if it was shown uptown at United Palace or the Apollo but nothing has been scheduled as of yet.
A brilliant production of Macbeth was shown at the Lafayette Theatre back in 1936 that would place Harlem theater on the national stage along with the career of a young, talented director. Orson Welles received some major notoriety by taking this version of Macbeth and setting it in Haiti while keeping to the original Shakespeare script. This play would also be known as Voodoo Macbeth and attract 10,000 locals to line the streets for the premier night at the 1,223 seat theater. The production would eventually have an extended run and tour the country after its Harlem success. Photo via Library of Congress
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