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Songs For A New World Demo with Billy Porter Released

Take a moment to think about the time you first fell in love with this art. For some, it was the 90’s cult classic Songs For...

Broadway BlackNovember 4, 2015

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Ne-Yo & Elijah Kelley Pen New Song for The Wiz Live!

The cast of The Wiz Live! sure know how to build anticipation! Since the announcement that NBC will be doing a live reboot of...

Broadway BlackNovember 4, 2015

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New Play Features Marian Anderson & Albert Einstein Relationship

Most of us are familiar with the story of legendary contralto Marian Anderson’s pivotal role in civil rights history. In 1939, Anderson was denied...

Broadway BlackNovember 4, 2015

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Showtime Develops Adaptation Of Fernanda Coppel’s King Liz

Adding to the sports-themed shows populating the land of television comes the adaptation of playwright Fernanda Coppel’s King Liz for Showtime. The play, which had...

Broadway BlackNovember 3, 2015

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Hanging With The Coopers: An American Songbook Concert

Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper (Amazing Grace) and his children Lilli, Eddie, and Alex are set to perform as apart of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, which...

Broadway BlackNovember 2, 2015

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Hamilton Will Be A Field Trip For 20K NYC Public School Students

The teacher in me burst with happiness upon reading the news: history is happening in Manhattan and some lucky students just happen to be...

Broadway BlackNovember 2, 2015

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Brian Stokes Mitchell & James Earl Jones Honor Angela Lansbury

Broadway leading men and Tony Award winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and James Earl Jones have been very busy recently. In September, Mitchell debuted at...

Broadway BlackNovember 2, 2015

Celebrity Takeover

Leon Addison Brown Shares Stage With Bruce Willis, Laurie Metclaf In Misery

Leon Addison Brown will die on Broadway multiple times for 16 weeks. He plays “Buster,” the sheriff hell-bent on finding author Paul Sheldon and...

Broadway BlackNovember 2, 2015

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NBC Takes Us Behind The Yellow Brick Road With The Making of The Wiz Live!

I think it’s safe to say, we’re all sitting on the edge of our seats with popcorn and Sour Patch Kids, waiting for the...

Broadway BlackNovember 2, 2015

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The Best of Broadway Black Halloween 2015

Halloween was on a Saturday this year, guaranteeing that the night would be lit. I don’t know about you, but I love a good DIY costume....

Broadway BlackNovember 2, 2015

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Wayne Brady & Hip Hop Musicals Bring Us #BBHMM by Rihanna

Everybody loves Wayne Brady. The ebullient comic, crooner and actor with the megawatt smile has tickled our funny bone since his stint on the...

Broadway BlackNovember 1, 2015

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Alice Walker’s The Color Purple Sets New Edition Release + Times Talks Livestream

In 1982 Alice Walker published an extraordinary novel that would go on to not only win awards and set records, but remain instrumental in constructing cinematic, stage,...

Broadway BlackOctober 29, 2015

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Laverne Cox Will Star in Rocky Horror Picture Show on FOX

I can remember first hearing about the Rocky Horror Picture Show as a kid. My parents had a copy on VHS. I would try...

Broadway BlackOctober 29, 2015

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A New Grinch: You’re A Mean One, Mr… Calloway

Christmas and The Grinch are synonymous. Well, hopefully not for you. But, if you’re a New Yorker who has daily contact with the joyous...

Broadway BlackOctober 29, 2015

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Sir Lenny Henry to Present BBC Radio Series on Black Contribution to Arts

There is no question that there has been a struggle for representation of people of color in theatre. It is a challenge that underscores...

Broadway BlackOctober 29, 2015

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Nikki M. James Joins Cast of New CBS Series, BrainDead

Tony Award-winner Nikki M. James is affirming her presence in primetime! The Broadway belter recently signed on to join theater heartthrob Aaron Tveit in the new CBS series, “BrainDead.”...

Broadway BlackOctober 29, 2015

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Songs For A New World Demo with Billy Porter Released

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Ne-Yo & Elijah Kelley Pen New Song for The Wiz Live!

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New Play Features Marian Anderson & Albert Einstein Relationship

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Showtime Develops Adaptation Of Fernanda Coppel’s King Liz

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Hanging With The Coopers: An American Songbook Concert

Congrats!

Hamilton Will Be A Field Trip For 20K NYC Public School Students

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Brian Stokes Mitchell & James Earl Jones Honor Angela Lansbury

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Leon Addison Brown Shares Stage With Bruce Willis, Laurie Metclaf In Misery

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NBC Takes Us Behind The Yellow Brick Road With The Making of The Wiz Live!

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The Best of Broadway Black Halloween 2015

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Wayne Brady & Hip Hop Musicals Bring Us #BBHMM by Rihanna

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Alice Walker’s The Color Purple Sets New Edition Release + Times Talks Livestream

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Laverne Cox Will Star in Rocky Horror Picture Show on FOX

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A New Grinch: You’re A Mean One, Mr… Calloway

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Sir Lenny Henry to Present BBC Radio Series on Black Contribution to Arts

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Nikki M. James Joins Cast of New CBS Series, BrainDead

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Power and Privilege on Broadway: Patti LuPone’s Disrespect of Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald Explained

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The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation Sponsors ‘Push Party’ World Premiere Performance

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Power and Privilege on Broadway: Patti LuPone’s Disrespect of Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald Explained

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Broadway-Bound Polly: The Musical Taps All-Black Creative Team Including Debbie Allen and Lena Waithe

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Patti LuPone Releases Public Apology to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald

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Broadway Responds: A Collective Call for Accountability

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Whoopi Returns, Ragtime Rises: Kerry Washington, Kara Young, Joshua Henry Lead Lincoln Center Theater’s New Era

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