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WATCH: Times Talks Shuffle Along with Audra McDonald & George C. Wolfe

Tonight there is a livestreamed Times Talks that we think you will definitely enjoy. We had a great time live-tweeting The Color Purple Times Talks...

Drew ShadeFebruary 19, 2016

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U.S. Premiere of Debbie Allen’s Freeze Frame At The Wallis

Stop / The madness / Freeze frame / Take a good look at this picture Three-time Emmy Award-winning choreographer/director extraordinaire Debbie Allen wants those...

Broadway BlackFebruary 2, 2016

Coming Soon

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...

Broadway BlackJanuary 31, 2016

Inspiration

1984 Throwback! Lillias White in Dreamgirls

It’s always fun to participate in the throwback pictures on social media. You have to know where you came from to make sure you...

Broadway BlackJanuary 20, 2016

Leads & Legends

Rest Well: Billie Allen Defied Barriers On Stage, Screen

Jan. 13, 2016, would have marked the 91st birthday of one of America’s most significant women in theatre: Billie Alllen. The dancer, actor, director...

Broadway BlackJanuary 13, 2016

Broadway Black History Fact

75th Anniversary of the American Negro Theatre

June 5th marks the 75th anniversary of the American Negro Theatre (ANT). Founded in 1940 by Abram Hill, Frederick O’Neal, and other artists in...

Broadway BlackJune 1, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Broadway Black History: Remembering Cole and Johnson

J. Rosamond Johnson and Bob Cole are two names that are, sadly, not as talked about in most theater history classes, but their contribution...

Broadway BlackMay 21, 2015

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Famed Choreographer Fatima Robinson Gets On The Yellow Brick Road!

Prepare yourself because this December, Fatima Robinson will choreograph the NBC live production of The Wiz. Oh yes, Fatima. Robinson. The iconic show is a...

Broadway BlackMay 13, 2015

Coming Soon

Ben Vereen Brings Acclaimed One-Man Show To Schimmel Center

When one utters the name “Ben Vereen,” the image that pops into most theatre minds is of the coy, slick and cool Leading Player from Pippin for...

Broadway BlackMay 11, 2015

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Amiri Baraka’s Final Play, On WEB DuBois, to Premiere in NYC

Amiri Baraka’s final play, The Most Dangerous Man in America (WEB DuBois) is set for a world premiere on May 28 at the Castillo...

Broadway BlackMay 9, 2015

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The Blood Quilt By Katori Hall Opens To Celebration With Phylicia Rashad

Katori Hall has, in just a few short years, ushered in an artistic renaissance. With game-changing, gripping plays such as “The Mountaintop” (2010 Olivier...

Broadway BlackMay 7, 2015

Features

TBT: Andre De Shields Talks Black Theatre, Jungle Book, & National Black Theatre Festival

“We need to be represented on every level of American life…[Live Theatre] is where our stories are told…[We] are a living library,” Andre De...

Drew ShadeMay 7, 2015

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Rain Pryor Brings Fried Chicken and Latkes To National Black Theatre

Growing up Black and Jewish in the late 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. Oh, and your father is Richard Pryor. If that ain’t a good...

Broadway BlackMay 7, 2015

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Sweeney Todd In Color With Lillias White

UPDATE 5.14.15 : This production will no longer feature Chuck Cooper. Find out more info as to why HERE! This summer, The New American...

Broadway BlackMay 7, 2015

Broadway Black Box

Broadway Black Box Featuring James Monroe Iglehart

We’re back with another grand episode of Broadway Black Box. This go round we were able to talk with the magical genie himself, Tony...

Drew ShadeApril 28, 2015

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Cicely Tyson & James Earl Jones Return To Broadway In The Gin Game Revival

The Tony Award winning pair, thee Cicely Tyson (A Trip To Bountiful) and thee James Earl Jones (Fences, The Great White Hope), who haven’t shared a...

Drew ShadeApril 22, 2015

Broadway Black Box

Broadway Black Box Featuring Melba Moore

It’s that time again. Another episode of Broadway Black Box. Last time we sat down with the phenomenal Ben Vereen. Well, this time we...

Broadway BlackMarch 31, 2015

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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

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National Black Theatre Will Celebrate The Veteran Actress

National Black Theatre, known for their superb and well thought-out programming, put together some wonderful events for Women’s History Month. Those events included “Voices of Muslim Women”...

Drew ShadeMarch 17, 2015

Broadway Black Box

Broadway Black Box Featuring Ben Vereen

Here at Broadway Black we’ve wanted to really sit down and pick the brains of the Leads & Legends who have paved the way...

Drew ShadeMarch 13, 2015

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Deborah Cox To Play Josephine Baker In Broadway Bound Musical

The Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida announced March 6th that they would be mounting the world premiere of Josephine, an original Broadway-bound musical about the life of American-born...

Broadway BlackMarch 7, 2015

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WATCH: Times Talks Shuffle Along with Audra McDonald & George C. Wolfe

A Must See

U.S. Premiere of Debbie Allen’s Freeze Frame At The Wallis

Coming Soon

Tony Kushner Joins Denzel Washington For Fences Film Adaptation

Inspiration

1984 Throwback! Lillias White in Dreamgirls

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Rest Well: Billie Allen Defied Barriers On Stage, Screen

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Power and Privilege on Broadway: Patti LuPone’s Disrespect of Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald Explained

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Broadway-Bound Polly: The Musical Taps All-Black Creative Team Including Debbie Allen and Lena Waithe

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

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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

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

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

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

BWYBLK Event

Twilight Los Angeles, 1992 BIPOC Theatre Night Oct 15 at Signature Theatre

Features

WATCH: Amandla Stenberg Talks Dear Evan Hansen + Anonymous Ones

Just Wow!

Make Them Hear You – A Trayvon Martin Tribute

Music

Leslie Odom Jr And Nicolette Robinson SMASH Stay By Rihanna

World Premiere

The Eve Of Jackie World Premiere Starring Chester Gregory

Broadway Bound

Motown: The Musical Commerical

Broadway Black History Fact

75th Anniversary of the American Negro Theatre

Behind The Scenes

Broadway Black History: Remembering Cole and Johnson

A Must See

Famed Choreographer Fatima Robinson Gets On The Yellow Brick Road!

Coming Soon

Ben Vereen Brings Acclaimed One-Man Show To Schimmel Center

A Must See

Amiri Baraka’s Final Play, On WEB DuBois, to Premiere in NYC

A Must See

The Blood Quilt By Katori Hall Opens To Celebration With Phylicia Rashad

Features

TBT: Andre De Shields Talks Black Theatre, Jungle Book, & National Black Theatre Festival