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Review: ‘Detroit 67’ at eta Creative Arts Foundation

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The eta Creative Arts Foundation is staging Dominique Morisseau’s play 'Detroit '67.' The production features music by The Temptations and explores a historical family narrative. Morisseau is a Tony-nominated playwright known for her work on the musical 'Ain’t Too Proud.'

When the lights come up on the set of Dominique Morisseau’s “Detroit '67,” now playing at eta Creative Arts Foundation, the first sound the audience hears is The Temptations' 1966 hit “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.”The song works on two levels: It inspired Morisseau’s Tony-nominated jukebox musical, “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations,” which propelled the Detroit native into national recognition as a playwright. The song also foreshadows the events of this historical family…

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