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6 Actors that got their “Big Break” doing August Wilson shows
There are few playwrights in the American theatre that have made an impact as large as August Wilson's. Wilson’s Pittsburgh cycle chronicling life in...
Sandra Adell Releases Ten Contemporary Plays by African American Women
I've already deemed 2016 the year of #BlackGirlMagic. 2015 gave us a plethora of Black women shattering glass ceilings in the arts (Misty Copeland! Viola...
First Lady Michelle Obama Celebrates Black Women & Dance
First Lady Michelle Obama is all about celebrating black women & today is no different as she invites several black women leaders in dance...
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...
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...
Pasadena Playhouse Announces Cast of Fly Based on Tuskegee Airmen
In honor of Black History Month, The Pasadena Playhouse and Crossroads Theatre Company celebrate the historic contributions made by the Tuskegee Airmen as it...
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Shuffle Along Is Getting Ready To Go Into Full Swing!
When the jazzy Shuffle Along opened on Broadway in May 1921, I imagine the thrill could have been likened to the 2008 U.S. Election...
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African-American Shakespeare Company 2015 -16 Season
African-American Shakespeare Company (San Fransisco, CA) recently announced its 2015-2016 season entitled: Love, Satire, and  Betrayal. This will be their 21st season under the artistic leadership...
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National Black Theatre Probes The Policing of Black Bodies
Emmet Till. Trayvon Martin. Sandra Bland. Kindra Chapman. Â In 2015, the legacy of intolerance and discrimination against people of color continues its awful march,...
Broadway Black History Musical
5 Great Musicals You’ve Probably Overlooked
You have heard of Dreamgirls, Wicked and In The Heights, but there are always a few musicals you leave off of your "My Top Ten Musicals...
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How Do We Feel
Is Broadway Any Different Than Hollywood? Viola Davis & Sanaa Lathan Talk Marginalization
Viola Davis and Sanaa Lathan both recently touched on the subject of the marginalization of Black actors in Hollywood, which led us here at Broadway...
Awards Nominees & Winners
Viola Davis & Uzo Aduba Mark Historic Wins at the 2015 Emmy Awards
History was made tonight, and we at Broadway Black are thrilled. As the creator of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag, I debated for quite a while...
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Denzel Washington Will Help Bring Entire August Wilson Cycle To HBO
If you weren't watching the Denzel Washington live stream Q&A lead by the Notorious Ph.D., Todd Boyd, last night, you missed a great conversation....
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Keith Josef Adkins Tells Central Park History In The People Before The Park
In March, Keith Josef Adkins was one of four finalists at the 11th Annual Spring Reading Series during the 2015 Premiere Stages Play Festival...
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