Makers of Marley seek to heal Baltimore with reggae

Most theater professionals like to say that whatever they're working on is very relevant to what's going on in the real world. That was not possibly more true than in Baltimore this spring.

The city's flagship theater, Center Stage, debuted a musical on reggae icon and civil rights activist Bob Marley during the city's spasm of violence and peaceful protests following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody.

Several preview performances for the musical Marley were lost amid protests marching near the theater and the performers had to rush to finish rehearsals early on several evenings to accommodate a citywide curfew.