Saturday, 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…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:10PMThursday, August 27, 2015
The Queen of Soul wants to be the Queen on Broadway. Recently in an interview with Billboard, Aretha Franklin had a few things to say about her life story being told and how. Allegedly the…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:13PMThe Tony Award winning & How To Get Away With Murder star Viola Davis will return to the role that garnered her her 2nd Tony Award. Davis will star in a film adapation of August Wilson&#…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:33AMMonday, August 24, 2015
We couldn’t be more thrilled to make this announcement. Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker will make his Broadway debut this spring. Known for roles in blockbuster movies like “The…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:11PMDropped exclusively on EW.com, a new video starring Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo has been released. As previously reported, Hudson will star as “Shug Avery“ and Erivo as …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:57AMThursday, August 13, 2015
Well here we have it. We have been waiting for the additional cast members of the highly anticipated The Wiz Live on NBC scheduled to air Dec. 3rd. So, not to delay, award winning singer-son…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:56PMThe 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 Brady, …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:08PMSunday, August 9, 2015
This doesn’t even seem real. It’s like we keep having to ask ourselves what did we do to deserve this. And by “this” we mean, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, B…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:27AMWednesday, August 5, 2015
Brandon Victor Dixon & Capathia Jenkins are shown in their best light as the focus of the next set photos in a series that features the talent of Broadway Black actors with elegance an…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:45AMThere was so much anticipation and speculation of who will portray the young Dorothy in The Wiz Live set to air on NBC Dec 3rd. Many have voiced their wishes and hopes for their favorite act…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:19AMTuesday, August 4, 2015
Wow! Its becoming more and more real. It has officially been announced by producers Craig Zadan & Neil Meron that Tony Award nominee David Alan Grier had joined the cast of #TheWizLive …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:36PMTuesday, July 28, 2015
We are so glad they didn’t bring us “no bad news!” NBC, that is. Since they revealed the new live musical for this winter, everyone has been on pins and needles as NBC has…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:08PMMonday, July 27, 2015
The Color Purple family is getting a little bit bigger. It seems we’ve found our Mister, Harpo, AND Nettie. Olivier nominee and Broadway alum Kyle Scatliffe (Les Miserables, Scottsbor…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:34PMSaturday, July 25, 2015
When Kyle Jean-Baptiste stepped on stage July 23rd he made history in a show that already has a very long history, Les Miserables. Not only did he become the youngest actor to play the role …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:51PMTuesday, July 21, 2015
We recently chatted it up with Grammy award winning Brandy Norwood and, just in case you’ve been living under a rock, she is currently starring on Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago The…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:11PMHaving the privilege to just meet the multiplatinum, Grammy award winning artist, Brandy Norwood, is a dream within itself. However, we got the chance to talk with the singer who made her Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:11PMMonday, July 20, 2015
Broadway Black Box presents a behind the scenes series entitled Off Book where we explore all the things that interest and contribute to the black theatre community 01.01 We go behind the …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:00PM2015 The Voice finalist India Carney won’t forget where she came from. She will return to a role she created last summer, before her recent television success came into her life. Wor…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:19AMFriday, July 17, 2015
We had such a wonderful night at Amazing Grace on Broadway. Read our experience in our We Were There: Broadway’s Newest Original Musical Amazing Grace Opening Night article and watch…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:13PMWednesday, July 15, 2015
The legendary Cicely Tyson who will soon return to Broadway alongside James Earl Jones in The Gin Game, has been announced as one of the recipients of the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors along wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:08PMIf you follow us on twitter then you know we’ve become major fans of Broadway Legacy, a digital catalogue that celebrates African American theatre. When the first set of visuals were…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:21PMMonday, July 13, 2015
It’s a Hamilton kind of day. Since the new hip hop musical will start previews today at the Richard Rogers theatre everyone is offering up their congrats. Including the cast of Les Mi…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:19PM 
