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Events and Happenings

August Wilson’s Fences Extends At Morningside Players

Due to popular demand, The Morningside Players will be extending its production of Fences until June 7th. Directed by Arthur French, this August Wilson...

Broadway BlackJune 3, 2015

Awards Nominees & Winners

2015 Drama Desk Award Winner Standouts

The 2015 Drama Desk Award winners were announced recently, and among the crop are some deserving and talented actors. The awards are presented annually to recognize excellence in...

Broadway BlackJune 3, 2015

Coming Soon

SMASH Cast To Reunite For One Night Only Bombshell Concert

Two years after leaving the airwaves the television show Smash is coming back to life June 8 at the Minskoff Theatre for one night only. Smash’s...

Broadway BlackJune 2, 2015

Across The Pond

Motown: The Musical Coming to a Movie Theatre Near You?

Motown: The Musical hit the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre stage in April 2013 and did not close until January 2015 after a whopping 700+ performances of all the...

Broadway BlackJune 2, 2015

Awards Nominees & Winners

Brian Stokes Mitchell Honored At Gala

The incomparable Brian Stokes Mitchell headlined the South Orange Performing Arts Center’s annual benefit Gala on May 30, thrilling those in attendance with songs...

Broadway BlackJune 2, 2015

Congrats!

Billy Porter, Leslie Ugguams & Chester Gregory Are Broadway’s New Doctors!

As the Broadway community prepares for the upcoming Tony Awards, a few of its brightest stars received some other awards this graduation season: their...

Broadway BlackJune 1, 2015

Dance!

Usage Of Blackface In American Ballet Theatre’s Production Of Othello

Out of all of the art forms, ballet is typically one that is not controversial, and the American Ballet Theatre productions are usually rather...

Broadway BlackJune 1, 2015

Coming Soon

Eddie Cooper Replaces Father Chuck Cooper in Little Shop of Horrors With Jake Gyllenhaal

You may know Eddie Cooper from his recurring role as Fat Au in the Cinemax series Banshee, he will be taking over the role...

Broadway BlackJune 1, 2015

Broadway Black History Fact

75th Anniversary of the American Negro Theatre

June 5th marks the 75th anniversary of the American Negro Theatre (ANT). Founded in 1940 by Abram Hill, Frederick O’Neal, and other artists in...

Broadway BlackJune 1, 2015

Congrats!

Keke Palmer Cast In Grease: Live On Fox This January

Keke Palmer has been tapped to join Fox’s Grease: Live as the mouthy, yet prissy Marty Maraschino, one of the Pink Ladies (originally portrayed by...

Broadway BlackMay 29, 2015

Features

Regina Taylor Examines Legacy & Digital Technology In Stop. Reset.

Broadway Black was honored to speak with Regina Taylor about her new production, Stop. Reset., and the importance of legacy in this age of...

Broadway BlackMay 28, 2015

A Must See

Hamilton Star Leslie Odom Jr. Recreates Famous GOT MILK? Commercial

If you weren’t able to make it down to the Public Theatre to see the uber talent that is Leslie Odom Jr. in Lin-Miranda‘s...

Broadway BlackMay 27, 2015

Award Nominations

Exclusive: Sheryl Lee Ralph Talks Mighty Real

On May 25, Broadway Black met with Sheryl Lee Ralph backstage at Washington DC’s Howard Theatre before the one night only performance of Mighty...

Broadway BlackMay 26, 2015

A Must See

Black Angels Over Tuskegee Continue to Soar

Black Angels Over Tuskegee has been inspiring audiences Off-Broadway since 2010 with its story of brotherhood in the face of adversity. Playwright, director, and...

Broadway BlackMay 26, 2015

Awards Nominees & Winners

Taye Diggs is the Next Lead in Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Making his triumphant return to the stage after a decade, Taye Diggs will star as the lead in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, beginning...

Broadway BlackMay 21, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Broadway Black History: Remembering Cole and Johnson

J. Rosamond Johnson and Bob Cole are two names that are, sadly, not as talked about in most theater history classes, but their contribution...

Broadway BlackMay 21, 2015

Broadway Black

Events and Happenings

August Wilson’s Fences Extends At Morningside Players

Awards Nominees & Winners

2015 Drama Desk Award Winner Standouts

Coming Soon

SMASH Cast To Reunite For One Night Only Bombshell Concert

Across The Pond

Motown: The Musical Coming to a Movie Theatre Near You?

Awards Nominees & Winners

Brian Stokes Mitchell Honored At Gala

Congrats!

Billy Porter, Leslie Ugguams & Chester Gregory Are Broadway’s New Doctors!

Dance!

Usage Of Blackface In American Ballet Theatre’s Production Of Othello

Coming Soon

Eddie Cooper Replaces Father Chuck Cooper in Little Shop of Horrors With Jake Gyllenhaal

Broadway Black History Fact

75th Anniversary of the American Negro Theatre

Congrats!

Keke Palmer Cast In Grease: Live On Fox This January

Features

Regina Taylor Examines Legacy & Digital Technology In Stop. Reset.

A Must See

Hamilton Star Leslie Odom Jr. Recreates Famous GOT MILK? Commercial

Award Nominations

Exclusive: Sheryl Lee Ralph Talks Mighty Real

A Must See

Black Angels Over Tuskegee Continue to Soar

Awards Nominees & Winners

Taye Diggs is the Next Lead in Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Behind The Scenes

Broadway Black History: Remembering Cole and Johnson

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

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

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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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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

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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

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