Uzo Aduba Archives

Broadway Bound

Uzo Aduba, Ron Cephas Jones + More Cast in Lynn Nottage’s CLYDE’S On Broadway

Second Stage Theater has announced the cast of the upcoming Broadway play CLYDE’S by two-time Pulitizer Prizer winner, Lynn Nottage. The production will feature:...

Broadway BlackJuly 12, 2021

Award Nominations

Critics Choice Awards Recognizes Broadway Talent

Even with the pandemic closing Broadway doors for an unforeseeable future, we are still able to see some of our favorite and most beloved...

Tremaine A. PriceJanuary 23, 2021

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

Award Nominations

Award Season: The Nominations Are IN!

Awards season is steadily approaching and our beautiful Black performers are making waves as critics, boards and peers alike recognize the brilliant efforts of...

Broadway BlackDecember 19, 2015

A Must See

The Wiz Live! Debuts a New Commerical!

In a word, YYYYYAAAAASSSSSS!!! At least that’s what I said when I saw the BRAND NEW COMMERCIAL for The Wiz Live!, which will be...

Broadway BlackNovember 14, 2015

A Must See

NBC Takes Us Behind The Yellow Brick Road With The Making of The Wiz Live!

I think it’s safe to say, we’re all sitting on the edge of our seats with popcorn and Sour Patch Kids, waiting for the...

Broadway BlackNovember 2, 2015

A Must See

The Wiz Live! Full Ensemble Cast is Announced

As the date looms ever closer, we are shining our ruby red slippers and making sure our oilcans are topped off in preparation of...

Broadway BlackOctober 28, 2015

Awards Nominees & Winners

Viola Davis & Uzo Aduba Mark Historic Wins at the 2015 Emmy Awards

History was made tonight, and we at Broadway Black are thrilled. As the creator of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag, I debated for quite a while...

Broadway BlackSeptember 21, 2015

A Must See

Uzo Aduba & David Alan Grier Get Ready for The Wiz Live

Now that the full cast for NBC’s The Wiz Live has been announced, fans of the acclaimed musical are eagerly awaiting its airdate of...

Broadway BlackSeptember 18, 2015

A Must See

???: Beyonce & Uzo Aduba Up For Glinda The Good In The Wiz Live

There is rampant speculation that Beyoncé has been offered the role of Glinda the Good Witch in NBC’s upcoming live production of The Wiz! Although there is...

Broadway BlackJuly 31, 2015

Broadway Black TV

Viola Davis, Queen Latifah, & More In Variety’s 2nd Actors on Actors Series

With Emmy nominations just around the corner–July 16th to be exact– actors and actresses from the silver screen are already starting their campaigns. In...

Jazmine Harper-DavisJune 10, 2015

Music

Uzo Aduba, Joshua Henry, & Leslie Odom Jr Are Miscast

MCC Theater’s annual Miscast gala is one of the most exciting and unique theater events in town. Broadway’s hottest stars perform songs from roles...

Drew ShadeApril 6, 2015

Coming Soon

OITNB’s Uzo Aduba Is Othello At Public

Emmy Award winner and star of Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black Uzo Aduba will be Othello, opposite Heather Lind’s Desdemona, and Cynthia Nixon’s Emilia in Public Forum’s Drama Club: An...

Broadway BlackMarch 12, 2015