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The Paradise Square of the title is a saloon and a brothel. It is owned by a Black woman named Nelly O’Brien and her Irish husband Willie. It is located in the Five Points district of Manhattan, where Black people and immigrant Irish coexist and mingle seamlessly during the Civil War riots.
Spend a few hours in "a little bit of Eden" at Paradise Square, a new original musical on Broadway in the 2022 season. With a cast of 40 to perform rousing ensemble songs and vibrant dance numbers choreographed by dance legend Bill T. Jones, Paradise Square is a return to the mega-musicals of the 1990s and the early 2000s, sharing themes and styles with shows like Ragtime that have come before it.