Friday, February 19, 2016
Tonight there is a livestreamed Times Talks that we think you will definitely enjoy. We had a great time live-tweeting The Color Purple Times Talks with Alice Walker, Jennifer Hudson, &…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 06:55PMMonday, February 15, 2016
Tonight the world received a special treat and the theatre community cherished it the most. The musical that continues to break barriers, Hamilton, performed live at the Grammy Awards from t…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:52PMTuesday, February 9, 2016
Need to know the highlights of The Super Bowl (commercials & performances included, of course!) but you only speak musical? Well, this video is for you. Presented by The Kicker, “S…
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This landmark musical based on Alice Walker’s novel of the same name follows the the inspirational Celie, as she journeys from childhood through joy and despair, anguish and hope to discov…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:36PMFirst Lady Michelle Obama is all about celebrating black women & today is no different as she invites several black women leaders in dance to The White House. This year, the theme of Bla…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:01PMThursday, February 4, 2016
This is a really special announcement. Back in November when we interviewed Amber Riley for The Wiz Live!, before she blew us all away with her performance as Addaperle in the NBC ratings h…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:13PMMonday, January 18, 2016
On Monday, we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. at #MLKNow on his national holiday right in the heart of Harlem at Riverside Church. Blackout for Human Rights hosted MLK Now, described as �…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:53PMWednesday, January 6, 2016
Well, you asked for it and its here. Broadway Black will produce a weekly podcast starting NOW! Off-Book is a fresh & new theatre podcast that is made with black theatre artists’ i…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:47PMSunday, December 13, 2015
It’s never fun to critique a critic. But sometimes, someone gets paid to do something and gets it so horribly wrong that one must call them to task. Such is the case with Marilyn Stasio’…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:28PMFriday, December 4, 2015
We know what you came to see but just take a minute and make sure you read the following for important dates for The Wiz Live: NBC will air an encore telecast of its upcoming holiday product…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:43AMThursday, November 19, 2015
Broadway Black presents an exclusive watch party for the lovers of theatre to share in the joy of the amazing one night only event of The Wiz Live on NBC December 3rd, 2015! Lets enjoy thi…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 06:08PMWednesday, November 18, 2015
As previously announced, Real Housewives of Atlanta Reality TV star Nene Leakes will be returning to Broadway in the hit musical Chicago. She will take on the role of Matron “Mama̶…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:33AMWednesday, November 11, 2015
WE CAN’T BREATHE! Like, what do we really need to say to get you to understand the power of what you’re about see. We’ve been gushing all over The Wiz Live since the intial…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:23PMWhat is life right now?! Well, we’ll tell you. Life is heaven because it was announced today that Phylicia Rashad will return to the stage in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Head of Pas…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:29PMTuesday, November 3, 2015
The show that made Billy Porter a Tony Award winner and ultimately let the world see his light shine will be lead by a new star. Porter will pass the torch to Emmy Award winner Wayne Brad…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:41PMThe Democratic Fundraiser took place at the Richard Rodgers Theatre and as previously reported, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, attended the theatre, yet again, to see the …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:43PMMonday, November 2, 2015
We are absolutely loving all the black actors making their way to/back to the stage this season. Some new additions to that list include Tessa Thompson, known for her role in the movie ̶…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:48PMTuesday, October 27, 2015
There are very few musicals that give you chills from the very first note but when you hear it and you get the chance to experience it, you never want to let it go. This has been the experie…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:05AMMonday, October 26, 2015
The NFL Legend and Heisman Trophy winner, Eddie George, will surprisingly make his Broadway debut in the new year. The revival company of Chicago, now in it’s 19th year, will welcome …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:42PMThursday, October 22, 2015
If you remember on last season’s Real Housewives of Atlanta, NeNe Leakes took the show behind the scenes of her Broadway debut in Cinderella starring herself & the first Broadway B…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:27AMTuesday, October 20, 2015
You’ve been seeing Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o a little bit of everywhere nowadays. She is currently starring in the new Star Wars movie that just released a tra…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:25AMMonday, October 19, 2015
The British actor and star of the motion picture “Selma”, David Oyelowo will return to his roots in a production of Othello Off-Broadway at the New York Theater Workshop (NYTW) a…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:16PMTuesday, October 13, 2015
The incredible Tony nominated costume designer Paul Tazewell, who also designed the costumes for Hamilton, gave People magazine a first look at the costumes for The Wiz Live. He talks about …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:39PMThursday, October 8, 2015
The new musical, Gotta Dance, adds additional cast members to join Tony Award winner Lillias White (The Life, Cats, Chicago, Fela!), Tony nominee Andre De Shields (The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehav…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:14PMTuesday, October 6, 2015
We’ve known that it was coming for some time but we only had a few pieces of the puzzle. The Color Purple is a Tony Award winning musical that will return to Broadway starring Jennifer…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:37PMSaturday, October 3, 2015
On Monday October 5th, “Sticks & Stones,” on of our favorite songs from Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical, will be available for free download in honor of the World Day of …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:00PMTuesday, September 22, 2015
We can’t rave enough about a new musical coming to Second Stage Theatre, one of our new favorite places this season for their strong diverse lineup. That new musical is Invisible Thr…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:15PMMonday, September 21, 2015
We’re not even going to hold you up with words and other things that you’re not going to read. Simply because… it’s Hamilton. We understand. Listen to the entire show…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:42PMFriday, September 18, 2015
If you weren’t watching the Denzel Washington livestream Q&A lead by the Notorious Ph.D., Todd Boyd, last night, you missed a great conversation. However, you shouldn’t worry…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:39AMFriday, September 11, 2015
This is really blowing our minds. We already thought we were going to have a heart attack when it was announced that Savion Glover & George C. Wolfe would be working together with Audra…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:18PMSaturday, August 29, 2015
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Kyle Jean-Baptiste. Kyle had an accident at home, falling off of his mother’s fire escape. He was just 21 years old. As we previousl…
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