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The August Wilson Center Is Staying Afloat

Famed playwright August Wilson , a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania lived from April 1945 to October 2005. He left behind, not only a legacy of...

Broadway BlackJune 24, 2015

How Do We Feel

Derrick Weston Brown’s Scathing Response to Charleston

A week ago, nine African Americans were gunned down during bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church by a man who hoped to incite a...

Broadway BlackJune 24, 2015

Events and Happenings

Laverne Cox Almost Bares It All For Broadway Bares

Now, if you have been living under a rock for the past three years then you may not know who Laverne Cox is. But...

Broadway BlackJune 24, 2015

Celebrity Takeover

On Sale Now!: The Color Purple Revival With Jennifer Hudson

The wait is almost over to see three Broadway Black actresses star in The Color Purple’s revival when tickets to the musical go on...

Broadway BlackJune 24, 2015

2013 Tonys

Sasha Allen Shines In Pippin National Tour

It’s been almost a year since Broadway dynamo (Hair) and “The Voice” finalist Sasha Allen joined the National Tour of Pippin and she is...

Broadway BlackJune 22, 2015

Box Office

Jennifer Holliday In Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies

Tony award winning actress Jennifer Holliday is set to return to the stage in Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies. The concept for this musical was...

Broadway BlackJune 22, 2015

Events and Happenings

Brandy Norwood Gives Back To Garden Of Dreams

Brandy Norwood has been making headlines for her Broadway performance as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago lately, but she recently took time out...

Broadway BlackJune 22, 2015

Broadway Black History Musical

Broadway Black Actors And The Legacy of Activism

Black actors on Broadway have a long legacy of being activists for social change. Paul Robeson was famously quoted as saying, “The artist must...

Broadway BlackJune 22, 2015

Broadway Black History Fact

Before Misty Copeland, There Was Lauren Anderson

For me, there is nothing more important than a lesson in history. Over the last few years when we thought of an African...

Broadway BlackJune 22, 2015

Celebrity Takeover

Justin Guarini Stars In Premiere of Moonshine

Justin Guarini will bring the theatre to the lone-star state when he stars in the world premiere of Moonshine: That Hee-haw Musical in Dallas....

Broadway BlackJune 22, 2015

Coming Soon

Return To Camp! The Movie Musical Sequel You’ve Been Waiting For!

In 2003, a mini phenomenon occurred in the lives of young theater nerds everywhere (this writer included) in the form of the movie, Camp....

Broadway BlackJune 19, 2015

A Must See

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Directs Blair Underwood & De’Adre Aziza In Paradise Blue

Paradise Blue, the first play in Dominique Morisseau‘s Detroit trilogy, opens on July 22 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Paradise Blue has no shortage of star...

Broadway BlackJune 19, 2015

Annual Conference

The National Black Theatre Festival 2015 Honorees

This August, the North Carolina Black Repertory Company will host its 14th Biennial National Black Theatre Festival. This week long event is an “International...

Broadway BlackJune 18, 2015

A Must See

Kinky Boots Struts To The UK

Tony award-winning Broadway hit Kinky Boots is strutting its way across the pond to London’s West End for its UK premiere. “We are thrilled and...

Broadway BlackJune 17, 2015

A Must See

James Earl Jones In Driving Miss Daisy On PBS With Angela Lansbury

For one night only Broadway veteran James Earl Jones will merge theatre and television with a televised performance of Driving Miss Daisy this summer....

Broadway BlackJune 16, 2015

Broadway Black History Musical

In The Vault: Beyonce’s FELA! Inspired Album

Somewhere in a locked vault is a Beyonce album with about 20 tracks on it, and it might sound a bit different than what...

Broadway BlackJune 16, 2015

Broadway Black

Congrats!

The August Wilson Center Is Staying Afloat

How Do We Feel

Derrick Weston Brown’s Scathing Response to Charleston

Events and Happenings

Laverne Cox Almost Bares It All For Broadway Bares

Celebrity Takeover

On Sale Now!: The Color Purple Revival With Jennifer Hudson

2013 Tonys

Sasha Allen Shines In Pippin National Tour

Box Office

Jennifer Holliday In Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies

Events and Happenings

Brandy Norwood Gives Back To Garden Of Dreams

Broadway Black History Musical

Broadway Black Actors And The Legacy of Activism

Broadway Black History Fact

Before Misty Copeland, There Was Lauren Anderson

Celebrity Takeover

Justin Guarini Stars In Premiere of Moonshine

Coming Soon

Return To Camp! The Movie Musical Sequel You’ve Been Waiting For!

A Must See

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Directs Blair Underwood & De’Adre Aziza In Paradise Blue

Annual Conference

The National Black Theatre Festival 2015 Honorees

A Must See

Kinky Boots Struts To The UK

A Must See

James Earl Jones In Driving Miss Daisy On PBS With Angela Lansbury

Broadway Black History Musical

In The Vault: Beyonce’s FELA! Inspired Album

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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

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

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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PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

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