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2015 National Black Theatre Festival: Promises Music, Dance, Theatre & A Celebration of Legacy

Giddy expectation surrounds the 2015 biennial National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem North Carolina. Since 1989, the festival produced by the North Carolina...

Nicole JohnsonJuly 19, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Broadway Black Box | Opening Night: Amazing Grace

We had such a wonderful night at Amazing Grace on Broadway. Read our experience in our We Were There: Broadway’s Newest Original Musical Amazing Grace Opening...

Drew ShadeJuly 17, 2015

Broadway Black History Fact

Ed Bullins: A Pioneer of the Black Arts Movement

Ed Bullins (Edward Bullins, Kingsley B. Bass, Jr.) is a revolutionary of words and actions. He cemented his place in the history of American...

Broadway BlackJuly 16, 2015

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Brandy Sings Home From The Wiz On The Subway In Disguise

It’s exactly what you think it is. Often referred to as the vocal bible, the superstar artist boarded a subway train here in NYC,...

Drew ShadeJuly 16, 2015

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Arts and Activism in America: James Ijames

We are entering a time where many of this nation’s ills are being brought to the forefront of social consciousness. It seems that every...

Broadway BlackJuly 16, 2015

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Amazing Grace Opens On Broadway

Many people don’t know the story of the classic hymn or the composer of “Amazing Grace,” but the new musical of the same name...

Broadway BlackJuly 16, 2015

Coming Soon

Cicely Tyson Among 2015 Kennedy Center Honorees

The legendary Cicely Tyson who will soon return to Broadway alongside James Earl Jones in The Gin Game, has been announced as one of...

Drew ShadeJuly 15, 2015

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Must See: Broadway Legacy Returns With New 2.0 Edition

If you follow us on twitter then you know we’ve become major fans of Broadway Legacy, a digital catalogue that celebrates African American theatre. When the...

Drew ShadeJuly 15, 2015

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Michelle Obama & Family Visit Kinky Boots + Sing Aladdin’s Friend Like Me

First Lady Michelle Obama, her mother Marian Robinson, and her two daughters Sasha and Malia, brought their dancing shoes to the July 11 matinee of...

Jazmine Harper-DavisJuly 15, 2015

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Broadway in Bryant Park Concert Series

This summer, you can bring a lunch and head to Bryant Park for a series of free hour-long concerts, where Broadway cast members sing...

Broadway BlackJuly 15, 2015

Coming Soon

Broadway In The Hood Announces New Residency

Earlier this week, Las Vegas-based A Source of Joy Theatricals announced their new residency at The Smith Center in Las Vegas. The five Broadway plays...

Broadway BlackJuly 15, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Cast Of Broadway’s Les Miserables Auditions For Hamilton The Musical

It’s a Hamilton kind of day. Since the new hip hop musical will start previews today at the Richard Rogers theatre everyone is offering up...

Drew ShadeJuly 13, 2015

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Highly Anticipated Musical Hamilton Begins Its Reign

After months of buzz, the highly anticipated off- Broadway hit musical Hamilton begins Broadway previews July 13. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical is set to officially open...

Jazmine Harper-DavisJuly 13, 2015

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The Roots Set To Produce The Hamilton Cast Recording

One of the most talked about upcoming Broadway musicals is getting even more star power; Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and band co-founder Tariq “Black Thought”...

Broadway BlackJuly 13, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Kinky Boots Ticket Lottery Goes Digital + Hamilton Announces A New $10 Lottery

Gone are the days of waiting outside the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to try and (often unsuccessfully) win cheap tickets for one of the hottest shows...

Jazmine Harper-DavisJuly 13, 2015

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Welcome To TAP WORLD! New Docu-Film Shows Tap Love & History

“The language of music is rhythm. Rhythm is the language of life” These are the first words spoken in the brilliant new documentary, Tap...

Broadway BlackJuly 10, 2015

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Alton Fitzgerald White Ends Run As The Longest Running Mufasa In The Lion King

July 5, 2015 is a rather important day in Broadway history; after 4,308 performances, Alton Fitzgerald White took his final curtain call as the...

Broadway BlackJuly 9, 2015

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Capital Fringe Festival Presents POWER: The Rise of Stokely Carmichael

Although it is 2015, the message captured in the upcoming play, Power: Stokely Carmichael, is as eerily applicable today as it was during the time...

Broadway BlackJuly 9, 2015

Good Works

Listen To All 10 Of August Wilson’s Plays Until Aug. 26

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson was able to capture 100 years of African American life in his riveting, American Century Cycle. The 10 decade-by-decade plays begin in the...

Jazmine Harper-DavisJuly 9, 2015

How Do We Feel

Hamilton To Hedwig: When “Non-Traditional” Casting Becomes Traditional

When I first saw advertisements for Hamilton, I remember thinking to myself, “A musical about Alexander Hamilton. Lin Manuel, what are you doing?” Then...

Jazmine Harper-DavisJuly 9, 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

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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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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

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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

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WATCH: Amandla Stenberg Talks Dear Evan Hansen + Anonymous Ones

Just Wow!

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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