Douglas Turner Ward, an acclaimed leader in Black theater and co-founder of the Negro Ensemble Company, died on February 20 in his Manhattan home, according toThe New York Times. He was 90. Born on May 5, 1930 in Burnside, Louisiana, with the given name Roosevelt Ward Jr., Ward was raised in New Orleans. He went on to attend the University of Michigan, where he majored in politics and theater before dropping out …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM on February 23, 2021