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Comment on BB Casting Agency: Legally Color Blind? A New Elle Woods by Evan Addams

Evan Addams — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 01:18:00 +0000

This is so inspiring! I’ve been cast as a black Elle in a community theatre production in St.Louis. I can’t wait to see this.

Comment on 7 Most Memorable Tony Awards Moments by Ben Vereen Returns to 54 Below

Ben Vereen Returns to 54 Below — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:19:47 +0000

[…] won a Tony and Drama Desk Award winner for his show-stopping performance in Bob Fosse’s Pippin. He also was nominated for a Tony Award for his role as “Judas” in Jesus Christ Superstar. His […]

Comment on Anika Noni Rose & Forest Whitaker Set For Roots Remake by Ben Vereen Returns to 54 Below - BroadwayBlack.com

Ben Vereen Returns to 54 Below - BroadwayBlack.com — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:19:31 +0000

[…] in Pippin and onto television in the iconic role of “Chicken George” in Alex Haley’s “ Roots. And, with a career that spans more than 40 years, singer, actor, and dancer Ben Vereen isn’t […]

Comment on Audra McDonald Soars In Doc McStuffins by Forest Whitaker's Hughie Pushes Back Start of Previews

Forest Whitaker's Hughie Pushes Back Start of Previews — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:05:34 +0000

[…] director who helmed the iconic girlfriend film “Waiting To Exhale” starring Whitney Houston, Loretta Devine, and Angela […]

Comment on LaChanze, Norm Lewis & Chuck Cooper Will Star in Cabin in the Sky by WATCH: Ruben Santiago Hudson Enlivens First Encores! Unscripted

WATCH: Ruben Santiago Hudson Enlivens First Encores! Unscripted — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:44:43 +0000

[…] Space’s productions of August Wilson’s 10 Century Cycle plays and is set to direct Encores! Cabin In The Sky in February – shared poignant words about the responsibility to “Broadway Black” and the need […]

Comment on Is Stephen Sondheim Theatre’s Original Rap Lyricist? by WATCH: Ruben Santiago Hudson Enlivens First Encores! Unscripted

WATCH: Ruben Santiago Hudson Enlivens First Encores! Unscripted — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:48:51 +0000

[…] to 49:05, including interesting history about Cabin in the Sky. Harnick attributes the impact of Stephen Sondheim, while Tesori demands challenging […]

Comment on Ruben Santiago-Hudson Discusses Broadway’s Musical Legacy for City Center Encores! Unscripted by WATCH: Ruben Santiago Hudson Enlivens First Encores! Unscripted

WATCH: Ruben Santiago Hudson Enlivens First Encores! Unscripted — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:48:36 +0000

[…] in partnership with The Jerome L. Green Performance Space at WNYC, presented the first of its Encores! Unscripted live-streamed talkback series with Tony Award winners Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Sheldon Harnick and […]

Comment on Encores 1776 Takes A Cue From Hamilton With Diverse Casting by EDub

EDub — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 02:29:00 +0000

I think this is great news. Always loved 1776 (“Lees of Old Virgnia” kills every time), and I am currently infatuated with Hamilton.

Look forward to it … “High, high, high”

Comment on Anika Noni Rose & Forest Whitaker Set For Roots Remake by Exclusive: Kimberly Scott Talks Sweat, Nottage Vs. Wilson, & What Inspires Her

Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:03:29 +0000

[…] than 40 film and television projects under her belt, and having shared the screen with the likes of Forest Whitaker, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Robert Duvall, Salma Hayek, and Jenna Elfman, this Texas native and Yale […]

Comment on Every 28 Hours: 1-Minute Play Festival Tackles Race & Police Brutality in Black Communities by Exclusive: Kimberly Scott Talks Sweat, Nottage Vs. Wilson, & What Inspires Her

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:29:27 +0000

[…] moving from project to project in every genre. And her latest role in Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s Sweat further cements her ability to seamlessly transition into a role that encounters challenges […]