LaChanze, a Tony Nominee, Is Casting Herself in New Roles
The veteran actress, nominated for her work in "Trouble in Mind," is championing Black artists, producing on Broadway and relishing being cast as the love interest.
Today is Friday, July 17, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Dagmara Dominczyk Alex Winter David Hasselhoff Lucie Arnaz Ethyl Eichelberger Tim Brooke-Taylor Diahann Carroll Donald Sutherland Mimi Hines Billye Ree Wallace Robert Davison Lillian Hayman Phyllis Diller Peter Hamilton Grace Durkin Irene Manning Barbara O'Neil George Blackwood James Cagney John V.A. Weaver Stanley Ridges George Le Guere Lily Cahill Iris Hoey Viola Tree Debra Lyman Jack Davidson Regina Belle Richard Bekins Peter Coffield Peter Schickele William Pierson John Dorrin