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Remembering A Classic: Stormy Weather Starring Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, & Cab Calloway

This summer marks the 72nd anniversary of the iconic film, Stormy Weather, starring Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Fats Waller and Cab Calloway. Named for...

Broadway BlackJune 16, 2015

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Rebecca Naomi Jones Transforms As Yitzhak In Hedwig And The Angry Inch

Rebecca Naomi Jones has taken on the part of Yitzhak for Hedwig and the Angry Inch and we could not be more excited to see a...

Broadway BlackJune 16, 2015

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Nikki M. James Takes The Stage In PRELUDES

Tony award winning actress Nikki M. James (Best Featured Actress in a Musical, The Book of Mormon, 2011) is taking on a new project...

Broadway BlackJune 16, 2015

Across The Pond

Motown: The Musical Flash Mob On Virgin Air

The old fashioned days of air travel where you put on your nice clothes and are served edible food may be gone, but Richard...

Broadway BlackJune 15, 2015

Broadway Black History Musical

Karamu House: Celebrating 100 Years

This past Saturday, there was a huge celebration for Karamu House; home to the Karamu Theatre for the past 95 years, the event was held...

Broadway BlackJune 15, 2015

Events and Happenings

Phillip Boykin Will Star In Big River At The California Musical Theatre

The incredible, Tony Award Nominee (Porgy and Bess), Phillip Boykin will star as “Jim” in Big River at the California Musical Theatre. This is...

Broadway BlackJune 15, 2015

Uncategorized

DC Black Theatre Festival Makes 2015 Return

This summer budding actors and directors will have the chance hone their skills and theatre fans will be entertained in the nation’s capital during...

Broadway BlackJune 15, 2015

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Colman Domingo Joins The Fear The Walking Dead Cast

A zombie apocalypse is not something that I ever pondered before the fad of the dystopian apocalypse story. It is also not often that...

Broadway BlackJune 12, 2015

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Gloria By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Plays Vineyard Theatre

Obie Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (2014- Appropriate, An Octoroon) will make his Vineyard Theatre mainstage debut with his play, Gloria. This new work explores...

Broadway BlackJune 12, 2015

Broadway Black History Fact

A Look Back: Raven-Symoné in Sister Act The Musical

These days all the buzz about Raven-Symoné tends to be be more about her personal opinions. From her comments on her race (“I’m an American....

Broadway BlackJune 12, 2015

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The Classic Theatre of Harlem Presents The Tempest Under the Stars

There is nothing so magical and poetic as the work of William Shakespeare. When I thinks of The Tempest, I find that play to be...

Broadway BlackJune 11, 2015

Broadway Black TV

FAME Is Back! New Scripted Series Set For Lifetime Network

Remember! Remember! Remember! FAME!!! That’s right, kids- Fame will live again in a re-imagined television series on the Lifetime network. Based on the 1980 MGM film...

Broadway BlackJune 11, 2015

A Must See

Witness Uganda Turns Into Invisible Thread At 2econd Stage Theatre

The new season at Second Stage Theatre will begin with Invisible Thread. In this musical, a young man from New York City volunteers for...

Broadway BlackJune 11, 2015

Off Broadway

Brandon Victor Dixon Replaces Joshua Henry in The Wild Party

Brandon Victor Dixon will replace Joshua Henry in Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party as Mr. Black, originally played by Taye Diggs (who will be back...

Broadway BlackJune 10, 2015

Coming Soon

It’s A Miracle! Tituss Burgess Offers Master Class

Yes! That’s correct! Broadway veteran and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star, Tituss Burgess, will be hosting Master Class sessions this month at the Middle...

Broadway BlackJune 10, 2015

Broadway Black History Fact

Linda Twine: The Musical Mastermind We Should All Know

Even though you might not be familiar with Linda Twine’s name, you definitely know her work. If you’ve heard the music from Jelly’s Last Jam,...

Broadway BlackJune 10, 2015

Broadway Black

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Remembering A Classic: Stormy Weather Starring Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, & Cab Calloway

A Must See

Rebecca Naomi Jones Transforms As Yitzhak In Hedwig And The Angry Inch

A Must See

Nikki M. James Takes The Stage In PRELUDES

Across The Pond

Motown: The Musical Flash Mob On Virgin Air

Broadway Black History Musical

Karamu House: Celebrating 100 Years

Events and Happenings

Phillip Boykin Will Star In Big River At The California Musical Theatre

Uncategorized

DC Black Theatre Festival Makes 2015 Return

A Must See

Colman Domingo Joins The Fear The Walking Dead Cast

A Must See

Gloria By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Plays Vineyard Theatre

Broadway Black History Fact

A Look Back: Raven-Symoné in Sister Act The Musical

A Must See

The Classic Theatre of Harlem Presents The Tempest Under the Stars

Broadway Black TV

FAME Is Back! New Scripted Series Set For Lifetime Network

A Must See

Witness Uganda Turns Into Invisible Thread At 2econd Stage Theatre

Off Broadway

Brandon Victor Dixon Replaces Joshua Henry in The Wild Party

Coming Soon

It’s A Miracle! Tituss Burgess Offers Master Class

Broadway Black History Fact

Linda Twine: The Musical Mastermind We Should All Know

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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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