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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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Amber Riley & Uzo Aduba Join The Cast of NBC’s The Wiz Live
The hits just keep on coming! Broadway Black has learned that Amber Riley will be playing Addaperle in NBC’s "The Wiz Live!" that will...
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Playwright Alleges Racist Treatment at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Judy Juanita, an Oakland playwright, was invited by a member of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre staff to the final dress rehearsal of Anna Deavere...
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Theatre Etiquette 101: That Screen Is Brighter Than It Appears
Say it with me: Theatre Etiquette. I treat going to Broadway the same way I treat going to the movies, minus the over-buttered popcorn....
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Brandy Brings Her Chicago Run To A Close – Final Week!
"So long, farewell to you my friend. Goodbye for now until we meet again." In the words of Out of The Box, it is...
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Jennifer Hudson’s Son Could Be Next In Line For Broadway
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You could say it's in the genes. While Jennifer Hudson gears up for her Broadway debut as Shug Avery in The...
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Brandon Victor Dixon To Star in The Odyssey At The Public Theater
The Public Theater has announced casting for Todd Almond's musical adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey. Headlining the cast will be Brandon Victor Dixon as Odysseus, who recently...
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The Movement Theatre Company Presents GO GREEN: Pop Up!
On Saturday August 1, The Movement Theatre Company and Radical Evolution partner up to present GO GREEN: Pop Up ! at the Urban Garden Center...
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Frenchie Davis & Wilkie Ferguson Turn Trap Queen Into A Musical Ballad + Watch Me Whip
Yes, you did read that correctly. "Trap Queen" has gone Broadway, well not actually, but Frenchie Davis (RENT) and Wilkie Ferguson (Motown: The Musical, Gershwins' Porgy...
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Tamara Jade on Freedom, Faith, and the Power of Using Every Part of Her Voice
Tamara Jade, a versatile artist from Maryland, embraces her diverse musical influences. Now starring in Jeanine Tesori's contemporary opera "Blue," she highlights the need for authentic storytelling. Jade seeks freedom and connection in her art, blending genres and reflecting her own experiences and truths.
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Harlem Stage, the powerhouse institution known for setting untold...
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Monifah, C. King, and More Star In Man Of The House At Brooklyn’s Billie Holiday Theatre
This fall, A-Diamond Entertainment presents the acclaimed stage play...
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A monumental collision of Black artistry is set for...
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The curtain is rising on a grand finale you...


