Explorer Matthew Henson Gets Spotlight in World Premiere, 'A Big Blue Nail' 30.11.1999 / Arts & Stage Playbill - Victory Gardens Theater's first world premiere of 2008 - Carlyle Brown's A Big Blue Nail - begins Jan. 25 in Chicago, telling the tale of African-American explorer Matthew Henson.
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