When famed and critically acclaimed judge Greg Mathis steps onto the stage at Detroit’s historic Music Hall on January 16 and 17, it will represent the culmination of a life journey that many once believed would end behind prison walls.
For more than 26 years, Mathis has been a familiar face to millions through his groundbreaking television courtroom show, becoming the longest-running African American host in television history. Yet the man Detroit knows as “Judge Mathis” says the upcoming stage production, Don’t Judge Me, reveals layers of his story that audiences have never fully seen – and, until now, he was not prepared to tell.
“This is the first of its kind,” Mathis said. “It’s an interactive stage play that includes dancers, singing, and even screens that talk back and forth with the cast. It’s something folks have never seen before.”…