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Music

Strike Up The Band: Broadway Black Comes To Spotify

We here at Broadway Black, where all things Black theatre related come to groove, have created our own Spotify playlist with over 35 hours...

Broadway BlackMarch 6, 2015

Coming Soon

Black Repertory Group Presents: The Amen Corner by James Baldwin

From April 10th to May 10th, the Black Repertory Group Theater in Berkeley, California will stage a production of James Baldwin’s powerful play The Amen Corner, under the...

Broadway BlackMarch 4, 2015

Annual Conference

NOW SEEKING PROPOSALS: Black Theatre Network’s 29th Annual Conference

Black Theatre Network, “the nation’s preeminent organization of scholars, artists, students, and educators dedicated to the study and promulgation of African and African Diasporic,...

Broadway BlackMarch 3, 2015

Leads & Legends

(WATCH) August Wilson Documentary: The Ground On Which I Stand

“If I said the name August Wilson, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?” “Storyteller.” “Prophet.” “Truth-teller.” “An amazing visionary.” Friday night (February...

Broadway BlackFebruary 27, 2015

Across The Pond

Across The Pond: Rudy’s Rare Records Premieres at Birmingham Rep

In our quest to bring you the latest and greatest in theatre news where people of color are concerned, our efforts will not be...

Broadway BlackAugust 11, 2014

Leads & Legends

Cicely Tyson Gushes Over Dream Role “The Trip to Bountiful”

Cicely Tyson has become a pillar of television, the silver screen and the stage. Of her many successes, the most recent however, and one she...

Broadway BlackAugust 8, 2014

Events and Happenings

Audra McDonald Lends Her Star Power for Sleep Out to Help Homeless Youth

There’s no stopping the beautiful and beautifully talented Audra McDonald these days. After news of her show Lady Day at Emerson Bar and Grill being...

Broadway BlackAugust 8, 2014

Events and Happenings

James Earl Jones and Other Notables to Attend Career Transition for Dancers 2014 Jubilee

From Broadway to the Battery, NEW YORK NEW YORK a helluva town will take you on a rockin’ ride through the most inimitable, iconic...

Broadway BlackAugust 6, 2014

Events and Happenings

Nikki M. James Joins Andrew Kobers KOBERET at 54 Below

54 Below is doing an amazing job of keeping the richest talent flowing through their doors. Last week we told you about The Wiz edition...

Broadway BlackAugust 6, 2014

Coming Soon

Adriane Lenox and Malcolm-Jamal Warner Collaborate on “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner”

Last seen in the short-lived After Midnight cast, Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox will be joining the Huntington Theatre Company’s revival production of Guess Who’s Coming To...

Broadway BlackAugust 6, 2014

How Do We Feel

Spike Lee Makes a Statement with Eric Garner & “Do the Right Thing” Video

The outpouring of love, support and cries for justice for the family of Eric Garner has been nonstop since his story broke last month....

Broadway BlackAugust 5, 2014

Events and Happenings

Delacorte Presents Free Nights of “Fall for Dance”

If you’re looking for great outdoor entertainment with but theater in the park is getting a bit more crowded than you like, New York...

Broadway BlackAugust 5, 2014

A Must See

Big News for Broadway Week 2014

It’s no secret that Broadway ticket pricing has become more and more of a deterrent for those seeking to experience the magic of the...

Broadway BlackAugust 5, 2014

Congrats!

Audra McDonald’s “Lady Day Live” Tops Billboard Again

Record-breaking Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald has yet another hit on her hands, this time in the form of PS Classics Lady Day Live album featuring...

Broadway BlackAugust 4, 2014

Events and Happenings

On Broadway Presents “Two Tony Weeks of Master Class”

On Broadway’s Performing Arts Training Program (PATP) bring you a new program to help hone and cultivate the younger performer in youths aged 6-14....

Broadway BlackAugust 4, 2014

Extended Runs

Between Riverside and Crazy Gets Off-Broadway Extension

Between Riverside and Crazy, from actor and playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (Jesus Hopped the A Train, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot), opened to...

Broadway BlackAugust 4, 2014

Broadway Black

Music

Strike Up The Band: Broadway Black Comes To Spotify

Coming Soon

Black Repertory Group Presents: The Amen Corner by James Baldwin

Annual Conference

NOW SEEKING PROPOSALS: Black Theatre Network’s 29th Annual Conference

Leads & Legends

(WATCH) August Wilson Documentary: The Ground On Which I Stand

Across The Pond

Across The Pond: Rudy’s Rare Records Premieres at Birmingham Rep

Leads & Legends

Cicely Tyson Gushes Over Dream Role “The Trip to Bountiful”

Events and Happenings

Audra McDonald Lends Her Star Power for Sleep Out to Help Homeless Youth

Events and Happenings

James Earl Jones and Other Notables to Attend Career Transition for Dancers 2014 Jubilee

Events and Happenings

Nikki M. James Joins Andrew Kobers KOBERET at 54 Below

Coming Soon

Adriane Lenox and Malcolm-Jamal Warner Collaborate on “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner”

How Do We Feel

Spike Lee Makes a Statement with Eric Garner & “Do the Right Thing” Video

Events and Happenings

Delacorte Presents Free Nights of “Fall for Dance”

A Must See

Big News for Broadway Week 2014

Congrats!

Audra McDonald’s “Lady Day Live” Tops Billboard Again

Events and Happenings

On Broadway Presents “Two Tony Weeks of Master Class”

Extended Runs

Between Riverside and Crazy Gets Off-Broadway Extension

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

Opening Night