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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

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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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Tamara Jade on Freedom, Faith, and the Power of Using Every Part of Her Voice

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Freedom Riders: A Journey With No End in Sight, Harlem Stage Honors 10 Years of Reckoning and Resistance

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Monifah, C. King, and More Star In Man Of The House At Brooklyn’s Billie Holiday Theatre

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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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Patti LuPone Releases Public Apology to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald

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

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Billy Porter & Marisha Wallace to Lead Cabaret’s Final Broadway Run at the Kit Kat Club

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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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Broadway Responds: A Collective Call for Accountability

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Billy Porter & Marisha Wallace to Lead Cabaret’s Final Broadway Run at the Kit Kat Club

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Billy Porter & Marisha Wallace to Lead Cabaret’s Final Broadway Run at the Kit Kat Club

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The Eve Of Jackie World Premiere Starring Chester Gregory

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