Shows & Events
Inner City Cultural Center founded by C. Bernard Jackson & Dr. Alfred E. Canon was the first Multicultural Arts Institute in the country whose mission was to provide a place where artist could learn, cultivate and grow. This is our legacy...jump in at any time.
Upcoming in 2025
September 2024The OrchardGil Scott-Heron Bluesology featuring the icons daughter Gia Scott-Heron and a fierce band of spoken word artists are spittin’ fire & blazing stages with Special Guest Artists.
April 23rd, 2025 - 8pmThe World StageChat with the cast about their journey
April 11th, 2025 and time is TBDLos AngelesCatch the International Award Winning cast of Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology on their return to Los Angeles after a month long run in New York City at the SoHo Playhouse.
February 3rd to February 23rd, 2025SoHo PlayhouseGil Scott-Heron Bluesology featuring the icons daughter Gia Scott-Heron and a fierce band of spoken word artists are spittin’ fire & blazing stages with Special Guest Artists.
Multiple DatesTue, Sep 15Weinstein Art GalleryYou'll hear his words again, you'll cry and you'll laugh and your heart light will glow, you'll fight back some tears, you'll sing, you'll know lyrics you haven't heard in a long while and you'll learn about the man...the icon, the legend, Gil Scott-Heron.- Multiple DatesTue, Sep 08Weinstein Art GalleryYou'll hear his words again, you'll cry and you'll laugh and your heart light will glow, you'll fight back some tears, you'll sing, you'll know lyrics you haven't heard in a long while and you'll learn about the man...the icon, the legend, Gil Scott-Heron.
- Multiple DatesTue, Sep 01Weinstein Art GalleryYou'll hear his words again, you'll cry and you'll laugh and your heart light will glow, you'll fight back some tears, you'll sing, you'll know lyrics you haven't heard in a long while and you'll learn about the man...the icon, the legend, Gil Scott-Heron.
- Multiple DatesTue, Aug 25Weinstein Art GalleryYou'll hear his words again, you'll cry and you'll laugh and your heart light will glow, you'll fight back some tears, you'll sing, you'll know lyrics you haven't heard in a long while and you'll learn about the man...the icon, the legend, Gil Scott-Heron.
Mon, Jun 29Wilshire Ebell TheatreGil Scott-Heron Bluesology has eight nominations. Tickets available through the NAACP
Multiple DatesSun, Jun 21The Hudson TheatreBack by Popular Demand...Winner of 8 NAACP Nominations!
Multiple DatesSat, Jun 20The Hudson TheatreBack by Popular Demand...Winner of 8 NAACP Nominations!
Multiple DatesFri, Jun 19The Hudson TheatreBack by Popular Demand...Winner of 8 NAACP Nominations!
Multiple DatesSat, Jul 05InglewoodOur Hip Hop Choir is where the youth have the opportunity to write, sing, recite, dance, scat, rap, film, heal, rebuild and sell their he/art.- Multiple DatesSat, Jun 28InglewoodOur Hip Hop Choir is where the youth have the opportunity to write, sing, recite, dance, scat, rap, film, heal, rebuild and sell their he/art.
- Multiple DatesSat, Jun 21InglewoodOur Hip Hop Choir is where the youth have the opportunity to write, sing, recite, dance, scat, rap, film, heal, rebuild and sell their he/art.
- Multiple DatesSat, Jun 14InglewoodOur Hip Hop Choir is where the youth have the opportunity to write, sing, recite, dance, scat, rap, film, heal, rebuild and sell their he/art.
Multiple DatesSun, Apr 20Los AngelesThis mesmerizing performance will sweep you off your feet as rave reviews herald the rise of the Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology to new heights. Director and vocal performance coach, Phylliss Bailey Brooks, has skillfully steered the production towards brilliance. The journey of the tour has begun.
Multiple DatesSat, Apr 19Los AngelesThis mesmerizing performance will sweep you off your feet as rave reviews herald the rise of the Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology to new heights. Director and vocal performance coach, Phylliss Bailey Brooks, has skillfully steered the production towards brilliance. The journey of the tour has begun.
Sy Richardson is the writer for the legendary Buffalo Soldier Western "Posse" staring Mario & Melvin Van Pebbles. Sy may be best known for his role in "Repo Man" and as the Coroner in "Pushing Daisies"
Best known for his role as Big Red in "The Five Heartbeats" and Sam, the bus driver, in "Speed". One of the most powerful roles Hawthorne has portrayed is Victor Romero along with Badja Djola in Heaven’s Prisoners.
Best known for his role as Isaac in the "The Love Boat". Lange has written nearly twenty plays, including George Washington's Boy, a historical drama about the relationship between the first president and his favorite slave.
From Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" in 1959 with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee to Cooley High and Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom..this iconic legend has a lifelong history of award winning performances.
Honoring our Legacy & Passing the Torch
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I enjoyed the production immensely! Paying homage to Gil Scott-Heron’s work is brilliant and to have his daughter a part of the production makes it extra special. The bonus was the intimate theatre venue that I didn't even know about.