Brandon L. Smith (left) and Cedric Lamar star in a new Alliance Theatre production for young audiences, "The Boy Who Kissed the Sky," which parallels the life of a young Jimi Hendrix, in a mythic ...

Playwright Idris Goodwin wants to tell stories that “stick to people’s ribs.” Company One Theatre is producing “The Boy Who Kissed the Sky,” his newest “play with music” and the ...