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Mykal Kilgore Doo-Wops My Heart Will Go On

Recently, American Idol and The Voice alum Frenchie Davis wowed the masses when she turned Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” from chirpy hip hop hit...

Broadway BlackAugust 12, 2015

Awards Nominees & Winners

Denzel Washington Inspires Youth at Boys and Girls Club

As a shy, overweight boy growing up in Mt. Vernon, NY, Oscar- and Tony-winning actor Denzel Washington spent most of his time after school...

Broadway BlackAugust 12, 2015

Events and Happenings

Broadway Serves: The “Change Beyond the Stage”

Continuing in the tradition of many Broadway actors who give back to their communities, Broadway Serves is an organization created three years ago for...

Broadway BlackAugust 12, 2015

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Marquise Neal In Kids of the Arts’ Dream Street

World famous director Sebastian Rickter is holding open auditions for a new West End musical called Dream Street and is looking for undiscovered talent. No,...

Broadway BlackAugust 11, 2015

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Quick Silver and Classics In Color Theatres Present Proof With Artists of Color

David Auburn’s play, Proof, is getting a colorful update! Quick Silver Theater and Classics in Color: A Theatre Company are co-producing the play that features all actors...

Broadway BlackAugust 10, 2015

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Clive Rowe, Debbie Kurup In Hackney Empire’s Jack And The Beanstalk

Any talk of a cow, goose, giant, harp, golden eggs and magic beans means there will be some “fee-fi-fo-fum” fun in the atmosphere. At...

Broadway BlackAugust 10, 2015

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Montego Glover Joins the Cast of Les Miserables as Fantine

Tony nominee Montego Glover is set to take on the role of Fantine in Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony...

Broadway BlackAugust 10, 2015

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Sophie Okonedo Leads the New Broadway Revival of The Crucible

The Crucible is coming back to Broadway and Tony Award winner Sophie Okonedo (A Raisin in the Sun) was recently announced to take the...

Broadway BlackAugust 9, 2015

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Billy Porter, Joshua Henry, & Brandon Victor Dixon Join Audra McDonald & Brian Stokes Mitchell For Shuffle Along

This doesn’t even seem real. It’s like we keep having to ask ourselves what did we do to deserve this. And by “this” we...

Drew ShadeAugust 9, 2015

How Do We Feel

Always Bet On Broadway Black

In 1906 on the campus of Cornell University, seven Black men created Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., the first African-American Greek Letter Organization. After being...

Broadway BlackAugust 8, 2015

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King Liz Starring Karen Pittman Extended Through August 15

Fernanda Coppel’s King Liz, the tale of a female sports agent who’s fighting to stay on top of a male-dominated industry, was such a...

Broadway BlackAugust 8, 2015

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Pedro Pan: A New Children’s Musical

Operación Pedro Pan was a migration of unaccompanied children from Cuba during the 1960’s when Cuban parents feared indoctrination and the Cuban government taking away their parental authority. Pedro Pan is...

Broadway BlackAugust 8, 2015

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NOW AFRICA: Playwrights Festival Comes To NYC

We are familiar with African art in the form of Zimbabwean contemporary visual artist Kudzanai Chiurai, whose art challenges African regimes and comments on the nature of...

Broadway BlackAugust 8, 2015

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Las Meninas & Rachel At New Brooklyn Theatre

This month, New Brooklyn Theatre explores gripping stories of repressed histories and the fear of bringing children into unjust societies with the New York premiere of Lynn...

Broadway BlackAugust 8, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Become A Broadway Producer! Standing Room Capital Launches New Broadway Investment Endeavor

Are you a huge Broadway fan? Did you ever dream of becoming a Broadway Producer but don’t have thousands and thousands of dollars to...

Broadway BlackAugust 8, 2015

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Amber Riley & Uzo Aduba Join The Cast of NBC’s The Wiz Live

The hits just keep on coming! Broadway Black has learned that Amber Riley will be playing Addaperle in NBC’s “The Wiz Live!” that will...

Broadway BlackAugust 6, 2015

Award Nominations

The Black Theater Alliance Awards 2015 Nominees

The time has come again! The Black Theatre Alliance has announced the nominations for the 2015 Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards in the Chicago...

Broadway BlackAugust 5, 2015

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Chris Brown: The Musical Parody From Hip Hop Musicals

Wilkie Ferguson and his team at Hip Hop Musicals have done it again. They’ve taken an R&B/hip-hop song and turned it into a song...

Broadway BlackAugust 5, 2015

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Questlove & Black Thought Talk Hamilton Musical in Billboard Magazine with Lin-Manuel Miranda

In a recent interview with Billboard, members of The Roots, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, and Hamilton writer Lin-Manuel Miranda, sat down...

Broadway BlackAugust 5, 2015

Broadway Black Kids

School’s in Session: Top 5 Theatre Programs Designed For Black Students

Whether you are planning on majoring in Drama, Theatre Arts Administration or Theatre with a Technical emphasis, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) cater...

Nicole JohnsonAugust 5, 2015

Photos

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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PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

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Our Town Returns to Broadway with a Stellar Cast including Michelle Wilson, Ephraim Sykes, Billy Eugene Jones, & More

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PHOTOS: The Who’s TOMMY Opening Night Red Carpet & Curtain Call

Behind The Scenes

Go Inside Rehearsal: The Wiz Revival Releases A Snippet Before First Preview; Performances Begin March 29th

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Stori Ayers, Tory Kittles, & Brittany Inge Will Star in HOME on Broadway

In Memoriam

Remembering the Legacy of Louis Gossett Jr.; Dead at 87

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Wayne Brady, Amber Iman, Mykal Kilgore & More Join Miscast24

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Cast List

Our Town Returns to Broadway with a Stellar Cast including Michelle Wilson, Ephraim Sykes, Billy Eugene Jones, & More

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Who’s TOMMY Opening Night Red Carpet & Curtain Call

Cast List

André De Shields, “Tempress” Chasity Moore, Antwayn Hopper + More To Star in Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”

Concert Night

Wayne Brady, Amber Iman, Mykal Kilgore & More Join Miscast24

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

Cast List

Our Town Returns to Broadway with a Stellar Cast including Michelle Wilson, Ephraim Sykes, Billy Eugene Jones, & More

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Who’s TOMMY Opening Night Red Carpet & Curtain Call

Cast List

Stori Ayers, Tory Kittles, & Brittany Inge Will Star in HOME on Broadway

In Memoriam

Remembering the Legacy of Louis Gossett Jr.; Dead at 87

Concert Night

Wayne Brady, Amber Iman, Mykal Kilgore & More Join Miscast24

Off Broadway

Classic Stage Company’s Production of Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress Postponed

Cast List

André De Shields, “Tempress” Chasity Moore, Antwayn Hopper + More To Star in Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”

Cast List

Our Town Returns to Broadway with a Stellar Cast including Michelle Wilson, Ephraim Sykes, Billy Eugene Jones, & More

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Who’s TOMMY Opening Night Red Carpet & Curtain Call

Cast List

André De Shields, “Tempress” Chasity Moore, Antwayn Hopper + More To Star in Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”

Concert Night

Wayne Brady, Amber Iman, Mykal Kilgore & More Join Miscast24

Cast List

Stori Ayers, Tory Kittles, & Brittany Inge Will Star in HOME on Broadway

In Memoriam

Remembering the Legacy of Louis Gossett Jr.; Dead at 87

Concert Night

Sunday Schooled! Britton & The Sting Is Church

Events and Happenings

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

Features

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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