The 44th season of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity, Boston's production is the longest running gospel play in the country and it has been a Boston favorite holiday tradition since 1970. This year's production will warm our hearts through the delicate voices of children, luminous chords of adults, and the thunderous beat of African drums to herald in the holiday season.

This year, 12 shows will run December 5 through December 21 and take place at Emerson College's Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111. Tickets are $45.00, $36.00 and $32.00. To purchase online at www.paramountboston.org . ASL performances will be available for some shows.

Black Nativity is produced by the National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) as a gift from Boston's black community to all men and women of "good will." The more than four decades of mounting Langston Hughes' Black Nativity honors the conviction of NCAAA founder Elma Lewis and original Musical Director John Andrew Ross that spiritual and humane values have to be celebrated to build wholesome communities.?
In honor of Elma Lewis, an alumna and a passionate advocate for the arts, Emerson College recently established the Elma Lewis Center for Civic Engagement, Learning and Research. "We're thrilled to host this wonderful holiday tradition and historic production on our campus. It reaffirms the important role that the arts have in bringing communities together and creating shared experiences," said Emerson College President Lee Pelton.