Review: Berkeley Rep musical centers on that OTHER Underground Railroad

Review: Berkeley Rep musical centers on that OTHER Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad famously led slaves out of bondage in the Southern states to freedom in the north but, for some, it also ran south to Mexico. That’s the untold history that unfurls in “Mexodus,” an often explosive hip-hop musical now in its West Coast premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Created by and starring Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, this ambitious piece tries to fill in some of the gaps in our collective memory. This l…