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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

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Broadway Balances America Returns To Lifetime

Broadway Balances America – a six-part special featuring Broadway Across America® touring shows – begins its second season August 25 on Lifetime TV’s morning show, “The...

Broadway BlackAugust 5, 2015

Its A Hit

Brandon Victor Dixon & Capathia Jenkins Shine In Broadway Legacy

Brandon Victor Dixon & Capathia Jenkins are shown in their best light as the focus of the next set photos in a series that features the...

Drew ShadeAugust 5, 2015

Celebrity Takeover

And Dorothy In The Wiz Live Is… Shanice Williams

There was so much anticipation and speculation of who will portray the young Dorothy in The Wiz Live set to air on NBC Dec...

Drew ShadeAugust 5, 2015

Just Wow!

David Alan Grier Will Play The Cowardly Lion In The Wiz Live on NBC

Wow! Its becoming more and more real. It has officially been announced by producers Craig Zadan & Neil Meron that Tony Award nominee David Alan...

Drew ShadeAugust 4, 2015

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Larry Powell & Linda Powell Cast In The Christians Off-Broadway Premiere

Larry Powell and Linda Powell join the cast of the New York premiere of Lucas Hnath’s drama The Christians, directed by Obie Award winner...

Broadway BlackAugust 4, 2015

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A Bronx Tale The Musical Will Be Directed By Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro will revisit the first movie he directed, this time as an off-Broadway musical. The 1993 film, A Bronx Tale, is an adaptation of Chazz...

Broadway BlackAugust 4, 2015

Dance!

After Midnight’s Virgil Gadson Moves On So You Think You Can Dance

Virgil “Lil O” Gadson is a Broadway actor and dancer who has appeared in NFL commercials, season eight of So You Think You Can Dance,...

Broadway BlackAugust 4, 2015

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Previews Begin For Whorl Inside A Loop At 2econd Stage

When it comes to prison dramas, the television landscape has long been littered with them, from “Hogan Heroes” in the 60’s to the Emmy-winning...

Broadway BlackAugust 4, 2015

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One Night Only: Villain: DeBlanks at 54 Below Tonight

Tonight at 9:30pm, don’t just see a show, be a part of Villain: DeBlanks at 54 Below. Described as “a fill-in-the-blanks diversion,” the show is...

Broadway BlackAugust 4, 2015

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Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Reunite With Audra McDonald On Broadway

It’s a been a long time since the Tony Award winners Audra McDonald & Brian Stokes Mitchell have graced the same Broadway stage. 17...

Drew ShadeAugust 3, 2015

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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate Makes LA Debut

This fall, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins‘ Obie Award winning play, Appropriate (2014) will make its West Coast debut at the Center Theater Group’s Mark Taper Forum...

Broadway BlackAugust 3, 2015

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Carly Hughes Makes Solo 54 Below Debut & Chicago Musical Return

It will be all that “jazz, pop and everything in between” when Broadway’s Carly Hughes makes her solo debut with Carly Live at 54...

Broadway BlackAugust 3, 2015

Congrats!

Help the Cast of Invisible Thread Travel to Uganda

Seeking to escape scrutiny about his sexuality, Griffin Matthews decides to join his church’s mission to Uganda to build a village school. While there,...

Nicole JohnsonJuly 31, 2015

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World Tenors Unleashed at NYC’s Theatre at St. Jeans

From the creators of the smash concert 3 Mo Tenors, World Tenors Unleashed will debut August 6th through the 9th at The Theatre at St....

Nicole JohnsonJuly 31, 2015

Breaking News

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

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Events and Happenings

Patti LuPone Releases Public Apology to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald

Events and Happenings

Broadway Responds: A Collective Call for Accountability

Features

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

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”

Opening Night

PHOTOS: Lempicka Opening Night & Curtain Call

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

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Cast List

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

Broadway Bound

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

Features

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

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

Opening Night

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

Events and Happenings

Broadway Responds: A Collective Call for Accountability

Features

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

Photos

PHOTOS: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” Opening Night

Broadway Bound

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

Opening Night

PHOTOS: Lempicka Opening Night & Curtain Call

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

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

Broadway Bound

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

Features

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

Opening Night

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call

Opening Night

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

Concert Night

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

Photos

PHOTOS: Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” Opening Night

Cast List

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

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

Just Wow!

Make Them Hear You – A Trayvon Martin Tribute

Music

Leslie Odom Jr And Nicolette Robinson SMASH Stay By Rihanna

World Premiere

The Eve Of Jackie World Premiere Starring Chester Gregory

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Motown: The Musical Commerical

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