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Broadway Bound

Audra McDonald Returns to Broadway in Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders

There’s a new Broadway premiere coming to town! Emmy, Grammy, and Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will return to Broadway starring in Ohio...

November 1, 2021

Broadway Black History

Black Theatre United Releases Historic New Deal For Broadway

Has real change arrived?! The Founding Members of Black Theatre United announce the release of their historic ‘New Deal For Broadway,’ establishing industry-wide standards...

August 23, 2021

Broadway Black History Fact

A Dream Realized: On This Day In Black Theatre History A Raisin In the Sun Debuts on Broadway

Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the Broadway debut of Lorraine Hansberry’s landmark play A Raisin In the Sun. It was on this date...

March 11, 2021

Learn Your Craft

Class Is In Session: 5 Plays by Black Playwrights Every Young Black Student Should Read

With the pandemic closing the doors on Broadway and schools shifting their teaching methods to remote learning, students across our country are devoid of...

February 3, 2021

Events and Happenings

Broadway & Beyond is Here For BIPOC Stage Managers!

CALLING ALL BIPOC STAGE MANAGERS! The time has now come for all of us to congregate into our new land of virtual meetings and...

December 8, 2020

Learn Your History

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...

June 9, 2020

A Must See

The Fire This Time Festival A Haven For Diversity

The Fire This Time Festival – complete with 10-minute plays, full-length play readings and solo show excerpts – kicked off its seventh season on...

January 16, 2016

A Must See

Broadway Black Approved: The Productions You Should See in Spring 2016

My how time flies! 2015 has come to a close. Last year, there was much dismay over a season that was pointedly woman- and melanin-free, but never...

January 13, 2016

Inspiration

Great Holiday Gift Ideas For The Broadway Black Fan

There’s a disorder known as “theatre withdrawal.” It’s that harrowing feeling theatre show participants get when the play is over and there are no...

December 22, 2015

A Must See

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Discusses Broadway’s Musical Legacy for City Center Encores! Unscripted

New York City Center continues its work of “bringing the backstage center stage” with City Center Encores! Unscripted. Partnering with The Jerome L. Greene...

December 8, 2015

A Must See

NBC Releases New Promos as The Wiz Live! Prepares for Premiere

Are you ready to meet…the Wizard? We are less than TWO WEEKS away from the musical television event of the SEASON and, of course, you...

November 23, 2015

A Must See

‘You Can’t Win’ A Win-Win For NBC’s The Wiz

The closer the days get to Dec. 3, the excitement builds for NBC’s The Wiz Live (people are talking sleepovers; and by people… adults)...

November 9, 2015

A Must See

The Wiz Live! Full Ensemble Cast is Announced

As the date looms ever closer, we are shining our ruby red slippers and making sure our oilcans are topped off in preparation of...

October 28, 2015

Congrats!

Playwrights Morisseau, Jacobs-Jenkins To Receive Steinberg Award

“My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history.” That was playwright August Wilson, considered one of the greatest literary...

October 26, 2015

Features

In Depth: Zakiya Young Stars in Disgraced at the Goodman Theatre

Broadway actress and singer Zakiya Young is currently starring in DISGRACED by Ayad Akhtar and directed by Kimberly Senior at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago....

October 14, 2015

Celebrity Takeover

Paul Tazewell Gives First Look At The Wiz Live Costumes + Sneak Peek Into Rehearsals

The incredible Tony-nominated costume designer Paul Tazewell, who designed the costumes for Hamilton, gave People magazine a first look at the costumes for The...

October 13, 2015
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