Black Nativity Show Comes to Fenway

There are so many long-standing traditions around the holidays, especially in Boston, with perennial performances like the Nutcracker or the Boston Pops. 

You can catch one holiday tradition 42 years in the making right here in the Fenway neighborhood this weekend, with Langston Hughes' Black Nativity.

The show, produced by the produced by the National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA), started in 1970 as a gift from Boston's black community to all men and women of “good will.” It has been a Boston favorite holiday tradition ever since.

Black Nativity is an account of the nativity scene 2,000 years ago through scripture, verse, music and dance. Based on the Gospel of St. Luke, combined with the poetry of Langston Hughes, a joyous company of singers, actors, dancers and musicians delivers its powerful message of joy, hope, victory and liberation.

The show opened Dec. 14 and runs through the 22nd at Blackman Auditorium, 342 Huntington Ave, in Ell Hall at Northeastern University.

Tickets are $45.00, $36.00 and $18.00. To purchase, call E-Tix at 800-514-3849, purchase online at www.BlackNativity.org or at www.etix.com. ASL performances will be available for some shows. For group rates or other information, call 617-585-6366.