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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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Dreamgirls Rocks Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Milwaukee Repertory Theater is getting ready to launch the Quadracci Powerhouse season with their highly anticipated production of the Tony Award-winning musical, Dreamgirls. After producing sold-out...
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Arts and Activism in America: Malika Oyetimein
Director Malika Oyetimein is on a mission. She has focused her career in the theater to "Create change. To affect people with my work....
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Watching O.J. Will Make World Premiere in L.A.
Ensemble Studio Theatre LA presents the world premiere of Watching O.J., a new play by David McMillan and directed by Keith Szarabajka. The production opens...
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Marc Damon Johnson Joins Kim Wayans In Barbecue – Win Tickets!
Public Theatre has recently announced a casting switch: Marc Damon Johnson will replace Tony nominee John Earl Jelks in the world premiere of Barbecue -- though no...
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Discrimination & Police Misconduct: Broadway Star Christina Sajous Seeks Settlement
Many of us remember where we were 14 years ago on September 11. But what about last year?
Broadway actress, Christina Sajous (“Spider Man: Turn...
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Auditions in Black and White
Casting Director Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd, in an interview given to Black Enterprise Magazine in 2012, suggests that there are some best practices with respect...
Broadway Black History Fact
Appropriation, Not Appreciation: The History of Blackface
Theatre is an integral part of society. It is often the mirror that society uses to see its reflection. Oftentimes, that reflection isn't always pretty....
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The Lack Of Diversity In Theatre Seasons Are Not Going Unnoticed
The Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) recently released their list of productions for the 2015-16 season. The list includes dynamic dramas and wonderful comedies by Sam Shepard and David...
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