Diverse’s tribute to Common’s “Like Water for Chocolate” with Les Izmore debuted on March 19, 2010. The long-anticipated performance was an absolute hit, leaving anxious fans lined from wall-to-wall in the Czar Bar.

While the NY Times was in the area preparing  ”36 Hours in Kansas City, Mo.” a reporter stopped by for a sample of the sold-out performance. As a result, a picture from the tribute surfaced in the article’s slide-show:

* Photo credit: Steve Hebert for The New York Times