Sharon Washington Archives - Broadway Black https://www.broadwayblack.com/tag/sharon-washington/ When Theatre Goes Dark Fri, 26 Feb 2016 23:14:32 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.broadwayblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-Broadway-Gold-B-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sharon Washington Archives - Broadway Black https://www.broadwayblack.com/tag/sharon-washington/ 32 32 26346292 First Look: Colman Domingo’s DOT at Vineyard Theatre https://www.broadwayblack.com/colman-domingos-dot-opens-at-vineyard-theatre-first-look-photos/ https://www.broadwayblack.com/colman-domingos-dot-opens-at-vineyard-theatre-first-look-photos/#respond Fri, 26 Feb 2016 23:14:32 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=13456 We’ve anxiously waited for months and gone through cast changes but, finally, the moment has arrived. Actor and playwright Colman Domingo’s highly anticipated play DOT officially opened on February 22 at the Vineyard Theatre. Dot, which has been called a “testament to the enduring bonds of family,” tells the story of “Dotty,” a family matriarch […]

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]]> We’ve anxiously waited for months and gone through cast changes but, finally, the moment has arrived. Actor and playwright Colman Domingo’s highly anticipated play DOT officially opened on February 22 at the Vineyard Theatre.

Dot, which has been called a “testament to the enduring bonds of family,” tells the story of “Dotty,” a family matriarch who’s dealing with dementia and squabbling children during the holidays. The play features a stellar cast including Marjorie Johnson who originated the title role when the production premiered at the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Ky. Johnson’s stage credits include The Little Foxes on Broadway and Hoodoo Love, M: The Mandela Saga, The House of Bernarda Alba off-Broadway. She’s also appeared on the big screen in American Gangster, Boiler Room, Life Breath, Hill and Gully, and Fleecing Led Zeppelin.

Sharon Washington, Stephen Conrad Moore, Libya V. Pugh, Colin Hanlon, Michael Rosen, and Finnerty Steeves join Johnson in the New York production. Susan Stroman, who won a Tony Award for The Producers, will direct Dot.

This isn’t Domingo’s first foray into playwriting. The Tony-nominated actor also penned a one-man autobiographical play A Boy and His Soul, for which he won a GLAAD Award: Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off–Broadway. He also wrote and starred in Wild with Happy.

Dot is scheduled to run through April 3, 2016 at the Vineyard Theatre. For tickets and more information visit vineyardtheatre.org.

Featured photo by Carol Rosegg

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]]> https://www.broadwayblack.com/colman-domingos-dot-opens-at-vineyard-theatre-first-look-photos/feed/ 0 13456 Marjorie Johnson Returns to Colman Domingo’s DOT https://www.broadwayblack.com/marjorie-johnson-returns-to-colman-domingos-dot/ https://www.broadwayblack.com/marjorie-johnson-returns-to-colman-domingos-dot/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2016 21:44:17 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=12721 When Colman Domingo’s Dot premiered at the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival last March, Marjorie Johnson’s performance of “Dotty,” the title character, was hailed as “entirely genuine and convincing” and a “a highlight of the festival.” However, when the cast was announced for the Vineyard Theatre’s Off-Broadway premiere, Tony-winning singer/actress Leslie Uggams was initially […]

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]]> When Colman Domingo’s Dot premiered at the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival last March, Marjorie Johnson’s performance of “Dotty,” the title character, was hailed as “entirely genuine and convincing” and a “a highlight of the festival.” However, when the cast was announced for the Vineyard Theatre’s Off-Broadway premiere, Tony-winning singer/actress Leslie Uggams was initially cast in the title role. Well, it appears that Johnson is now headed to New York to reprise her role after Uggams dropped out.

As we previously reported, Uggams was scheduled to play the family matriarch who’s dealing with dementia and squabbling children during the holidays. However, she opted to join the cast of the smash hit Fox network drama, “Empire,” in a recurring role instead.

In the Vineyard Theatre’s production, Johnson will be joined by Stephen Conrad Moore and Sharon Washington.

Johnson’s stage credits include The Little Foxes on Broadway, and Hoodoo Love, M: The Mandela Saga, and The House of Bernarda Alba off-Broadway. She’s also appeared on the big screen in “American Gangster,” “Boiler Room,” “Life Breath,” “Hill and Gully,” and “Fleecing Led Zeppelin.” Johnson has received a Best Actress Audelco Award for her portrayal of “Winnie Mandela” in M: The Mandela Saga, a Best Supporting Actress Audelco Award for “The Candy Lady” in Hoodoo Love, and a Philadelphia Critics Award Nomination for “Mrs. Antrobus” in The Skin of Our Teeth.

Dot, which has been called a “testament to the enduring bonds of family,” isn’t Domingo’s first foray into playwriting. The Tony-nominated actor also penned a one-man autobiographical play A Boy and His Soul, for which he won a GLAAD Award: Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off–Broadway. He also wrote and starred in Wild with Happy.

Susan Stroman, who won a Tony Award for The Producers, will direct Dot. The play premiered in the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Ky., earlier this year.

Dot is will begin previews on February 4 with an official opening on February 23 at the Vineyard Theatre. The play is scheduled to run through April 3, 2016. For tickets and more information visit vineyardtheatre.org.

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]]> https://www.broadwayblack.com/marjorie-johnson-returns-to-colman-domingos-dot/feed/ 0 12721 Leslie Uggams To Star in Colman Domingo’s DOT https://www.broadwayblack.com/leslie-uggams-to-star-in-colman-domingos-dot/ https://www.broadwayblack.com/leslie-uggams-to-star-in-colman-domingos-dot/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:38:52 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=11783 She’s done films, recorded music, and solidified her place in television history with an iconic Emmy-nominated performance in “Roots,” but singer and actress Leslie Uggams has never strayed far from her home on the stage. And she’s set to return in the title role in Colman Domingo’s Dot in February. In Domingo’s latest work, Uggams […]

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]]> She’s done films, recorded music, and solidified her place in television history with an iconic Emmy-nominated performance in “Roots,” but singer and actress Leslie Uggams has never strayed far from her home on the stage. And she’s set to return in the title role in Colman Domingo’s Dot in February.

In Domingo’s latest work, Uggams will play “Dotty,” a family matriarch who’s dealing with dementia and squabbling children during the holidays. This will mark her first extended run on a New York stage since she appeared in The First Breeze of Summer in 2008. Stephen Conrad Moore and Sharon Washington will also join Uggams in Dot.

Uggams grew up performing for audiences, getting her start in show business when she was seven years old playing Ethel Waters’ niece on the sitcom “Beulah.“ She then went on to perform on the “Lawrence Welk Show” and was a regular on “Sing Along with Mitch,” with record producer/conductor Mitch Miller.

She’s had a long and illustrious career on stage beginning with her 1967 Broadway debut in the musical Hallelujah, Baby! Her performance earned her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical as well as a Theatre World Award. She’s also appeared on Broadway in the revue Blues in the Night in 1982 and in Jerry’s Girls, the musical revue of the works of Jerry Herman in 1985. Uggams replaced Patti LuPone as “Reno Sweeney” in the Lincoln Center revival of Cole Porter’s musical Anything Goes on Broadway in 1989. Her other roles have included “Muzzy” in Thoroughly Modern Millie and “Ethel Thayer” in On Golden Pond. In 2001, Uggams was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in August Wilson’s King Hedley II.

Dot, which has been called a “testament to the enduring bonds of family,” isn’t Domingo’s first foray into playwriting. The Tony-nominated actor also pennd a one-man autobiographical play A Boy and His Soul, for which he won a GLAAD Award: Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off–Broadway. He also wrote and starred in Wild with Happy.

Susan Stroman, who won a Tony Award for The Producers, will direct Dot. The play premiered in the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Ky., earlier this year.

Dot is scheduled to open on February 4, 2016 and run through April 3, 2016 at the Vineyard Theatre. For tickets and more information visit vineyardtheatre.org.

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]]> https://www.broadwayblack.com/leslie-uggams-to-star-in-colman-domingos-dot/feed/ 3 11783 Colman Domingo Leads Powerhouse Cast of Seven Guitars at Actors Theatre https://www.broadwayblack.com/colman-domingo-leads-powerhouse-cast-seven-guitars-actors-theatre/ https://www.broadwayblack.com/colman-domingo-leads-powerhouse-cast-seven-guitars-actors-theatre/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:45:22 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=9250 Photo by Bill Brymer. Courtesy Actors Theatre of Louisville August Wilson’s work is getting a lot of much-deserved love and attention this upcoming theatre season. Actors Theatre of Louisville, one of the United States’ most prominent Tony-Award winning regional theatres, will be producing Seven Guitars, directed by accomplished theatre artist, Colman Domingo. Seven Guitars is one of the plays […]

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August Wilson’s work is getting a lot of much-deserved love and attention this upcoming theatre season. Actors Theatre of Louisville, one of the United States’ most prominent Tony-Award winning regional colman domingo 2theatres, will be producing Seven Guitars, directed by accomplished theatre artist, Colman Domingo. Seven Guitars is one of the plays in Wilson’s well-known Century Cycle. It follows the story of blues musician Floyd Barton as he tries both to gather the pieces of his life he left behind as well as navigate the world as a Black man in 1940s Philadelphia.

Domingo leads a powerhouse cast that includes Joniece Abbott-Pratt (The Good Negro at the Public Theater), Joaquina Kalukango (Holler If Ya Hear Me, Godspell), Forrest McClendon (The Scottsboro Boys), J. Alphonse Nicholson (Autumn’s Harvest at Lincoln Center), Harold Surratt (Impressionist, Serious Money), Sharon Washington (The Scottsboro Boys) and Bowman Wright. Seven Guitars features original music and composition by Jon Spurney.

Domingo, whose extensive resume includes Academy-Award nominated film, Selma, as Reverend Ralph David Abernathy and starring on AMC’s hit television series, Fear The Walking Dead, is also an accomplished playwright. Domingo’s play, A Boy and His Soul, has been performed for both British and Australian audiences to rave reviews. Additionally, his play Wild with Happy made its debut at the Public Theater. When he is not writing, gracing the stage or screen, or directing, Domingo is on the Board of Directors of the Vineyard Theater in New York and has taught in many theatres around the country, including UNC Chapel Hill, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and University of Wisconsin.

Here at Broadway Black, we know that Domingo will bring a refreshing view to this classic entry in African-American theatre. To receive more information about Seven Guitars, as well as ways to purchase tickets, visit the Actors Theatre of Louisville website.

Sound off in the comments with your thoughts about the focus on August Wilson’s plays and whether the Century Cycle continues to remain relevant.

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