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Broadway Black History Fact

Inspirational Quotes For The Black Theatre Lover

Photo Credit: Martha Swope via NYPL Black theatre. A space of inspired creativity, performance art and social commentary on the lives of everyday people. As...

Broadway BlackAugust 18, 2015

A Must See

Fetch Clay Make Man Comes to True Colors!

Float like a butterfly down to True Colors Theatre Company and watch the fascinating and electrifying Fetch Clay Make Man. The play by Will Power follows the...

Broadway BlackAugust 17, 2015

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Saycon Sengbloh & More Will Join Lupita Nyong’o in Eclipsed

Saycon Sengbloh, Pascale Armand, Akosua Busia and Zainab Jah will join previously announced Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o in the New York premiere of Eclipsed. Directed by...

Broadway BlackAugust 17, 2015

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Taye Diggs On Hedwig: My Most Challenging Role

His remarkably blue glittered eyes and magenta pursed lips have been staring from billboards and banners for months now. Taye Diggs took the stage...

Broadway BlackAugust 14, 2015

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We Were There: Rachel at New Brooklyn Theatre

Fresh off a week of PD (Professional Development) for my training to be a Performing Arts teacher in Brooklyn I made sure I made...

Broadway BlackAugust 14, 2015

Events and Happenings

Straight Outta Compton: Performing Arts Center by Dr. Dre

In a Rolling Stone article posted last week, Andre Romelle Young, better known as Dr. Dre (@drdre) kept it 1,000 (100 is nothing for...

Broadway BlackAugust 14, 2015

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Audra McDonald Joins Meryl Streep & Kevin Cline on the Big Screen

From Sophie Zawitowski and Miranda Priestley to Julia Child and Margaret Thatcher, it’s no secret that iconic actress Meryl Streep has incredible acting range...

Broadway BlackAugust 14, 2015

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Mykal Kilgore Doo-Wops My Heart Will Go On

Recently, American Idol and The Voice alum Frenchie Davis wowed the masses when she turned Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” from chirpy hip hop hit...

Broadway BlackAugust 12, 2015

Awards Nominees & Winners

Denzel Washington Inspires Youth at Boys and Girls Club

As a shy, overweight boy growing up in Mt. Vernon, NY, Oscar- and Tony-winning actor Denzel Washington spent most of his time after school...

Broadway BlackAugust 12, 2015

Events and Happenings

Broadway Serves: The “Change Beyond the Stage”

Continuing in the tradition of many Broadway actors who give back to their communities, Broadway Serves is an organization created three years ago for...

Broadway BlackAugust 12, 2015

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Marquise Neal In Kids of the Arts’ Dream Street

World famous director Sebastian Rickter is holding open auditions for a new West End musical called Dream Street and is looking for undiscovered talent. No,...

Broadway BlackAugust 11, 2015

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Quick Silver and Classics In Color Theatres Present Proof With Artists of Color

David Auburn’s play, Proof, is getting a colorful update! Quick Silver Theater and Classics in Color: A Theatre Company are co-producing the play that features all actors...

Broadway BlackAugust 10, 2015

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Clive Rowe, Debbie Kurup In Hackney Empire’s Jack And The Beanstalk

Any talk of a cow, goose, giant, harp, golden eggs and magic beans means there will be some “fee-fi-fo-fum” fun in the atmosphere. At...

Broadway BlackAugust 10, 2015

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Montego Glover Joins the Cast of Les Miserables as Fantine

Tony nominee Montego Glover is set to take on the role of Fantine in Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony...

Broadway BlackAugust 10, 2015

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Sophie Okonedo Leads the New Broadway Revival of The Crucible

The Crucible is coming back to Broadway and Tony Award winner Sophie Okonedo (A Raisin in the Sun) was recently announced to take the...

Broadway BlackAugust 9, 2015

How Do We Feel

Always Bet On Broadway Black

In 1906 on the campus of Cornell University, seven Black men created Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., the first African-American Greek Letter Organization. After being...

Broadway BlackAugust 8, 2015

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Broadway Black History Fact

Inspirational Quotes For The Black Theatre Lover

A Must See

Fetch Clay Make Man Comes to True Colors!

A Must See

Saycon Sengbloh & More Will Join Lupita Nyong’o in Eclipsed

A Must See

Taye Diggs On Hedwig: My Most Challenging Role

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We Were There: Rachel at New Brooklyn Theatre

Events and Happenings

Straight Outta Compton: Performing Arts Center by Dr. Dre

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Audra McDonald Joins Meryl Streep & Kevin Cline on the Big Screen

A Must See

Mykal Kilgore Doo-Wops My Heart Will Go On

Awards Nominees & Winners

Denzel Washington Inspires Youth at Boys and Girls Club

Events and Happenings

Broadway Serves: The “Change Beyond the Stage”

A Must See

Marquise Neal In Kids of the Arts’ Dream Street

A Must See

Quick Silver and Classics In Color Theatres Present Proof With Artists of Color

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Clive Rowe, Debbie Kurup In Hackney Empire’s Jack And The Beanstalk

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Montego Glover Joins the Cast of Les Miserables as Fantine

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Sophie Okonedo Leads the New Broadway Revival of The Crucible

How Do We Feel

Always Bet On Broadway Black

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

Broadway Bound

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

Broadway Bound

Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer to Star in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on Broadway, Directed by Debbie Allen

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Billy Porter & Marisha Wallace to Lead Cabaret’s Final Broadway Run at the Kit Kat Club

Events and Happenings

Patti LuPone Releases Public Apology to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald

Features

Tamara Jade on Freedom, Faith, and the Power of Using Every Part of Her Voice

Events and Happenings

Freedom Riders: A Journey With No End in Sight, Harlem Stage Honors 10 Years of Reckoning and Resistance

Events and Happenings

Monifah, C. King, and More Star In Man Of The House At Brooklyn’s Billie Holiday Theatre

Broadway Bound

Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer to Star in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on Broadway, Directed by Debbie Allen

Breaking News

Billy Porter & Marisha Wallace to Lead Cabaret’s Final Broadway Run at the Kit Kat Club

Broadway Bound

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

Season Announcement

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

Events and Happenings

Patti LuPone Releases Public Apology to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald

Features

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

Broadway Bound

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

Broadway Bound

Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer to Star in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on Broadway, Directed by Debbie Allen

Breaking News

Billy Porter & Marisha Wallace to Lead Cabaret’s Final Broadway Run at the Kit Kat Club

Events and Happenings

Patti LuPone Releases Public Apology to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald

Season Announcement

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

Events and Happenings

Broadway Responds: A Collective Call for Accountability

Events and Happenings

Freedom Riders: A Journey With No End in Sight, Harlem Stage Honors 10 Years of Reckoning and Resistance

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