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New Musical Josephine Starring Deborah Cox Approaches World Premiere in Florida
Around this time last year news that a new musical was going to play at Asolo Repertory Theatre in Florida, with hopes the show...
Tony Kushner Joins Denzel Washington For Fences Film Adaptation
Pulitzer Prize winning screenwriter and  playwright Tony Kushner has teamed up with Denzel Washington to complete the screenplay for August Wilson's play Fences. As...
Lilli Cooper And More Set For The Spongebob Musical in Chicago
Ohhhhhhhhhhh, who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Back in October Broadway Black reported that John Legend and T.I were developing music for the...
Have The Tonys Been More Fair Than The Oscars?
Another Winter means more cold weather, hot chocolate, hopefully snow and -- oh, another #OscarsSoWhite.  Last year Broadway Black Managing Editor, April Reign, coined the...
“Grease: Live” An Upgraded Musical TV Event?
"FOX Network is revving up promotions as it prepares for the premiere of this season's musical event, "Grease: Live!"
Taking a page from NBC after...
Harry Belafonte, Condola Rashad, & More Join United Blackout ‪MLK Now: Special Event
Something big is happening at Riverside Church in Harlem tomorrow afternoon. Blackout for Human Rights is hosting MLK Now, described as "a special MLK...
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Every 28 Hours: 1-Minute Play Festival Tackles Race & Police Brutality in Black Communities
Every 28 hours in America, a Black person is killed by the police. It's a statistic that is frightening to even conceptualize. However, it's...
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The Lion King and Aladdin: Diversity Across Green Fields & Lovely Flowers
Unlike many Americans, I didn’t grow up on Disney films. Sure, I owned Pocahontas, The Lion King and Aladdin on VHS, but I can’t quote...
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Donald Byrd’s The Minstrel Show Revisited – Limited Engagement
NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present the The Minstrel Show Revisited, a reworking of Donald Byrd's 1991 Bessie Award-winning dance/theater production. The...
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Norm Lewis And More Set To Perform at Drama League Gala Honoring Bernadette Peters
The Drama League has recently announced the roster of special guest performers for its Centennial Gala, which celebrates the organization's 100 years of service....
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Hamilton Cast takes part in BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher
Yes, you read that title correctly. Stars of Broadway's Hamilton: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, as well as Questlove, will be featured on...
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Amazing Grace Will Close On Broadway October 25th
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound. And how sweet it was, the musical based on the beloved song that we all know and love...
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HowlRound Hosts Panel on Diversity in Musical Theatre
As part of #MusicalsWeek: Protecting, Developing & Celebrating Musical Theatre, HowlRound and Samuel French held four panels to explore "the promotion, development, diversity and future...
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The Tony Awards Set A Date & They’re Looking For A New Home
Mark your calendars! The 2016 Tony Awards ceremony now has a date! The American Theatre Wing’s 70th Annual Tony Awards will air on CBS on Sunday, June 5,...
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