James Earl Jones Archives

Events and Happenings

The Shubert Organization Announces The Naming of The James Earl Jones Theatre

The Shubert Organization, Inc., today announced that the 110-year-old Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) will become the James Earl Jones Theatre, in recognition...

Broadway BlackMarch 2, 2022

Good Works

And The Winner Is…Broadway Black Top 10 of 2015

As we enter a new year, it’s only right to reflect on the greatness that happened in 2015. From Broadway to Off-Broadway to live...

Broadway BlackDecember 26, 2015

Coming Soon

Brian Stokes Mitchell & James Earl Jones Honor Angela Lansbury

Broadway leading men and Tony Award winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and James Earl Jones have been very busy recently. In September, Mitchell debuted at...

Broadway BlackNovember 2, 2015

A Must See

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

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

Award Show Performance

Broadway’s A-List Join American Theatre Wing to Honor James Earl Jones

The elite of stage and film recently gathered to celebrate the works of legendary actor James Earl Jones at the American Theatre Wing Gala....

Broadway BlackSeptember 30, 2015

A Must See

James Earl Jones & Cicely Tyson Start The Gin Game Broadway Previews

The wait for those of us who have been eagerly anticipating the dynamic duo of James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson in the Broadway revival...

Broadway BlackSeptember 22, 2015

A Must See

Cicely Tyson & James Earl Jones Will Begin The Gin Game

Those of us who have been eagerly waiting for the dynamic duo of James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson in the Broadway revival of...

Broadway BlackSeptember 15, 2015

A Must See

Cameras Flash in Anticipation of Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones in The Gin Game

It’s been 50 years since Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones first graced a Broadway stage together. But the stars have aligned again and...

Nicole JohnsonJuly 23, 2015

A Must See

The Gin Game Starring James Earl Jones & Cicely Tyson Will Arrive Early

As previously reported, Broadway Black veterans and Tony Award winners James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson are set to star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic,...

Jazmine Harper-DavisJune 25, 2015

A Must See

James Earl Jones In Driving Miss Daisy On PBS With Angela Lansbury

For one night only Broadway veteran James Earl Jones will merge theatre and television with a televised performance of Driving Miss Daisy this summer....

Broadway BlackJune 16, 2015

Happy Birthday!

All Hail King August Wilson!

On April 27, 2015 the world celebrated the seventieth birthday of American playwright August Wilson. We here at Broadway Black took the entire day...

Broadway BlackMay 14, 2015

Award Nominations

The 2015 Tony Award Nominations Announced

Today was a thrilling day for the theatre community. The Tony Awards are what every theatre artists hopes to be nominated for (and actually...

Drew ShadeApril 28, 2015

A Must See

Cicely Tyson & James Earl Jones Return To Broadway In The Gin Game Revival

The Tony Award winning pair, thee Cicely Tyson (A Trip To Bountiful) and thee James Earl Jones (Fences, The Great White Hope), who haven’t shared a...

Drew ShadeApril 22, 2015

A Must See

Black Girls Rock Will Honor Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson will receive the Living Legend Award at this year’s Black Girls Rock, presented by BET. Tyson made her Broadway debut in Jolly’s Progress (1959) as Eartha Kitt’s understudy....

Broadway BlackMarch 22, 2015