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Good Works

Dennis A. Allen II Strikes Again With America’s Favorite Pastime

Race is one of those conversations that, as of recently, everyone seems to be having, yet so many people are trying to ignore. In...

Broadway BlackMarch 31, 2015

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New Black Works: Damone Williams’ WARD|FOSTER

Welcome to New Black Works, a bi-monthly profile of emerging Black playwrights and their work. This is a new venture here at Broadway Black...

Broadway BlackMarch 31, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Original Cast Recording: The Fortress Of Solitude

Kevin Mambo (Fela!, The Convert, Ruined, The Book of Mormon) & Kyle Beltran (In The Heights, Choir Boy, Head of Passes) led a cast that included Tony Award...

Broadway BlackMarch 28, 2015

A Must See

‘Fabulation’ At New World Stages Directed By Kenny Leon

Tony-winners Anika Noni-Rose (2004, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Caroline, or Change) and Tonya Pinkins (1992, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Jelly’s Last Jam) are teaming...

Broadway BlackMarch 24, 2015

A Must See

GLAAD Honors Kerry Washington

At the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Saturday, Scandal star and activist Kerry Washington was honored with the Vanguard Award...

Broadway BlackMarch 23, 2015

A Must See

Black Girls Rock Will Honor Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson will receive the Living Legend Award at this year’s Black Girls Rock, presented by BET. Tyson made her Broadway debut in Jolly’s Progress (1959) as Eartha Kitt’s understudy....

Broadway BlackMarch 22, 2015

A Must See

Alfre Woodard’s Back To NYC In ‘Knucklehead’

Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and NAACP Image Award winner Alfre Woodard has a new film opening the New Voices in Black Cinema festival. Ben Bowman’s Knucklehead, an...

Broadway BlackMarch 22, 2015

Across The Pond

Playwright Zawe Ashton Joins HBO Pilot

British playwright and actress Zawe Ashton has joined the cast of HBO’s Salem Witch Trials pilot, The Devil You Know, from Orange is The New Black creator Jenji Kohan. Described...

Broadway BlackMarch 22, 2015

A Must See

Tonya Pinkins In Performance: Rasheeda Speaking

Tony-winner Tonya Pinkins (1992, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Jelly’s Last Jam) can be seen on stage at The New Group at The Pershing...

Broadway BlackMarch 22, 2015

Coming Soon

Norm Lewis: Live From Lincoln Center

Tony-nominee Norm Lewis’ rich baritone is set to radiate on an episode of PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center titled Norm Lewis: Who Am I? Broadway’s first Black...

Broadway BlackMarch 17, 2015

Coming Soon

Billy Porter: Live from Lincoln Center

Tony and Drama Desk-winner Billy Porter is set to light PBS on fire with his Live from Lincoln Center show Billy Porter: Broadway & Soul. Putting a jazz-influenced spin...

Broadway BlackMarch 14, 2015

A Must See

Audra McDonald Will Shuffle Along With Savion Glover & George C. Wolfe

A trio of Broadway Black powerhouses are set to collaborate on an important but forgotten hit. Audra McDonald will return to the theater next...

Broadway BlackMarch 13, 2015

Coming Soon

OITNB’s Uzo Aduba Is Othello At Public

Emmy Award winner and star of Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black Uzo Aduba will be Othello, opposite Heather Lind’s Desdemona, and Cynthia Nixon’s Emilia in Public Forum’s Drama Club: An...

Broadway BlackMarch 12, 2015

TV Land

Chris Chalk Will Join The Cast Of Gotham On Fox

Chris Chalk, last seen on Broadway in 2010 in the revival of August Wilson’s Fences, opposite Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, has joined the cast...

Broadway BlackMarch 12, 2015

Coming Soon

Grantham Coleman Leads NYC Premiere Of BUZZER At Public Theater

Grantham Coleman joins Tessa Ferrer and Michael Stahl-David in the forthcoming Public Theater production and New York premiere of Tracey Scott Wilson’s Buzzer. Jackson left his tough Brooklyn neighborhood by winning...

Broadway BlackMarch 12, 2015

Broadway Black History Fact

On Today: A Raisin In The Sun Opened On Broadway

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Keep your eyes glued to @BroadwayBlack for the rest of the day as we honor #LorraineHansberry and her CLASSIC...

Broadway BlackMarch 11, 2015

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Good Works

Dennis A. Allen II Strikes Again With America’s Favorite Pastime

Uncategorized

New Black Works: Damone Williams’ WARD|FOSTER

Behind The Scenes

Original Cast Recording: The Fortress Of Solitude

A Must See

‘Fabulation’ At New World Stages Directed By Kenny Leon

A Must See

GLAAD Honors Kerry Washington

A Must See

Black Girls Rock Will Honor Cicely Tyson

A Must See

Alfre Woodard’s Back To NYC In ‘Knucklehead’

Across The Pond

Playwright Zawe Ashton Joins HBO Pilot

A Must See

Tonya Pinkins In Performance: Rasheeda Speaking

Coming Soon

Norm Lewis: Live From Lincoln Center

Coming Soon

Billy Porter: Live from Lincoln Center

A Must See

Audra McDonald Will Shuffle Along With Savion Glover & George C. Wolfe

Coming Soon

OITNB’s Uzo Aduba Is Othello At Public

TV Land

Chris Chalk Will Join The Cast Of Gotham On Fox

Coming Soon

Grantham Coleman Leads NYC Premiere Of BUZZER At Public Theater

Broadway Black History Fact

On Today: A Raisin In The Sun Opened On Broadway

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Our Town Returns to Broadway with a Stellar Cast including Michelle Wilson, Ephraim Sykes, Billy Eugene Jones, & More

Broadway Bound

Audra McDonald to Star in Revival of Legendary Musical “Gypsy”

Cast List

André De Shields, “Tempress” Chasity Moore, Antwayn Hopper + More To Star in Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”

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Go Inside Rehearsal: The Wiz Revival Releases A Snippet Before First Preview; Performances Begin March 29th

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PHOTOS: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” Opening Night

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PHOTOS: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” Opening Night

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

Broadway Bound

Audra McDonald to Star in Revival of Legendary Musical “Gypsy”

Opening Night

PHOTOS: Lempicka Opening Night & Curtain Call

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

Cast List

Our Town Returns to Broadway with a Stellar Cast including Michelle Wilson, Ephraim Sykes, Billy Eugene Jones, & More

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Who’s TOMMY Opening Night Red Carpet & Curtain Call

Behind The Scenes

Go Inside Rehearsal: The Wiz Revival Releases A Snippet Before First Preview; Performances Begin March 29th

Broadway Bound

Audra McDonald to Star in Revival of Legendary Musical “Gypsy”

Photos

PHOTOS: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” Opening Night

Events and Happenings

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

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Who’s TOMMY Opening Night Red Carpet & Curtain Call

#TheAntonyos

PHOTOS: The Awards, Formerly Known As The Antonyos

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PHOTOS: Whoopi Goldberg, Queen Latifah & More Visit Ain’t No Mo’

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PHOTOS: BWYBLK x BFRJ’s The Reckoning Halloween Party

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First Look: Taraji P. Henson & Celina Smith in “ANNIE LIVE!”

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