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David Oyelowo to Star in Othello Off-Broadway with Daniel Craig

The British actor and star of the motion picture “Selma,” David Oyelowo, will return to his roots in a production of Othello Off-Broadway at the...

Drew ShadeOctober 19, 2015

Award Nominations

Amber Iman Honored with Emery Battis Award for Acting Excellence

Amber Iman was born for Broadway. Following in the footsteps of her mother actress Margo Moorer best known for “Forrest Gump” and “Drop Dead Diva”,...

Broadway BlackOctober 17, 2015

Award Nominations

Arthur French Honored with the Paul Robeson Citation Award

Arthur French is best known for his work as both a Broadway Actor and producer. With a career spanning over fifty years, French has...

Broadway BlackOctober 17, 2015

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Nambi Kelley’s Latest Play, For Her As A Piano Opens in Chicago

Last year, playwright and actress Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation of “Native Son” by Richard Wright was one of the highest grossing productions in the...

Broadway BlackOctober 16, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Disney Multi-City Casting Call: Are You The Next Simba or Aladdin?

Aspiring performers looking to make their big break in Broadway and beyond can bring their jazz and tap shoes or best 16 bars to...

Broadway BlackOctober 16, 2015

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Eclipsed Opens Off-Broadway Starring Lupita Nyong’o

On October 14, Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o made her highly anticipated New York stage debut in Obie-winning playwright Danai Gurira’s war drama Eclipsed...

Broadway BlackOctober 16, 2015

Coming Soon

New Federal Theatre Presents In White America By Martin Duberman

Woodie King’s New Federal Theatre presents a 50th anniversary revival of Martin Duberman’s In White America, which tracks American race relations from colonial times...

Broadway BlackOctober 16, 2015

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Veteran Black Artists Reflect On Artistic Lives In INSIGHT/SECOND SIGHT

Second sight is defined as “the supposed ability to perceive future or distant events.” While there is no scientific evidence that second sight exists,...

Broadway BlackOctober 16, 2015

Features

Montego Glover Talks Les Misérables, How She Keeps Going & More

Montego Glover is a consummate Broadway professional. She recently appeared on Broadway in It Shoulda Been You, which played its final performance on August...

Broadway BlackOctober 16, 2015

A Must See

Chuck Cooper will be Pawnee Bill in Annie Get Your Gun

Since he stepped onto the Broadway stage as “Brother Boxer” in the 1983 musical Amen Corner, Chuck Cooper has delighted audiences and tickled their...

Broadway BlackOctober 16, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Oprah Surprises Cast of The Color Purple In Rehearsal

“You get a hug! You get a hug!” was the sentiment this afternoon as the cast of The Color Purple got a surprise visit from...

Broadway BlackOctober 15, 2015

Celebrity Takeover

Showboat starring Vanessa Williams, Norm Lewis & More to Air on PBS

PBS will broadcast the 2014 revival of theater classic Showboat starring Tony nominee Vanessa Williams on Friday, Oct. 16. Touting an all-star cast, Williams stars as “Julie”...

Broadway BlackOctober 15, 2015

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Hold The Applause: Theatre Etiquette From James Earl Jones & Cicely Tyson

It is opening day of D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Gin Game, starring legendary thespians Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones, and you can...

Broadway BlackOctober 14, 2015

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Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald & More In Performance at the White House for PBS

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald are a talented and beloved duo that has been delighting audiences since they first appeared on stage together...

Broadway BlackOctober 14, 2015

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World Premiere of 12 Angry Men Directed By George Faison Examines Racial Profiling

What better time than now to explore on stage the topic of race in our nation? As part of Project Protest: The Art of...

Broadway BlackOctober 14, 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....

Broadway BlackOctober 14, 2015

Events and Happenings

President Obama Set to See Hamilton Again

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton has been a hit since it opened on Broadway, garnering acclaim from theatre critics, celebrities, and political figures, alike. As previously...

Broadway BlackOctober 14, 2015

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Breakin’ Convention Comes to the Apollo Theatre

For many, the culture of Hip Hop has been confused with just rap music. But to the true fan, Hip Hop is a culture....

Broadway BlackOctober 14, 2015

A Must See

Opening Night: Cicely Tyson & James Earl Jones In The Gin Game

The reunion 50 years in the making is finally here as Black Theater legends James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson celebrate opening night for the Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Broadway BlackOctober 14, 2015

Broadway Black TV

Hamilton Cast takes part in BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher

Yes, you read that title correctly. Stars of Broadway’s Hamilton: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, as well as Questlove, will be featured on...

Broadway BlackOctober 13, 2015

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

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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

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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

Events and Happenings

Broadway Responds: A Collective Call for Accountability

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

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PHOTOS: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” Opening Night

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The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation Sponsors ‘Push Party’ World Premiere Performance

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

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PHOTOS: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” Opening Night

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

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The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation Sponsors ‘Push Party’ World Premiere Performance

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Patti LuPone Releases Public Apology to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald

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

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

Events and Happenings

PHOTOS: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” Opening Night

Events and Happenings

The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation Sponsors ‘Push Party’ World Premiere Performance

Broadway Bound

Audra McDonald to Star in Revival of Legendary Musical “Gypsy”

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PHOTOS: Lempicka Opening Night & Curtain Call

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

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PHOTOS: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” Opening Night

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

Events and Happenings

The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation Sponsors ‘Push Party’ World Premiere Performance

Events and Happenings

Patti LuPone Releases Public Apology to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald

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Whoopi Returns, Ragtime Rises: Kerry Washington, Kara Young, Joshua Henry Lead Lincoln Center Theater’s New Era

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

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WATCH: Amandla Stenberg Talks Dear Evan Hansen + Anonymous Ones

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Make Them Hear You – A Trayvon Martin Tribute

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Leslie Odom Jr And Nicolette Robinson SMASH Stay By Rihanna

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The Eve Of Jackie World Premiere Starring Chester Gregory

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Motown: The Musical Commerical

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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