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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

The 2nd Annual Antonyo Award Nominations by Broadway Black

Broadway Black is pleased to announce that the Antonyo Awards will be returning this Fall for an in-person celebration that will also be live-streamed. www.AntonyoAwards.com Find the full li…

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Suzan-Lori Parks’ TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Returns to Broadway Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Corey Hawkins by Broadway Black

Suzan-Lori Parks Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, will return to Broadway this Fall in a 20th Anniversary Production, directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon and starrin…

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

The  Antonyo Awards Will Return This Fall, Nomination Ceremony June 20th by Broadway Black

Broadway Black is pleased to announce that the Antonyo Awards will be returning this Fall for an in-person celebration that will also be live-streamed. A private event for the Antonyo Awards…

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Friday, June 3, 2022

Exclusive First Look: soft by Donja R. Love at MCC Theater by Broadway Black

Check out the exclusive first look at production photos for the new play soft by Donja R. Love at MCC Theater. Running now thru June 26th in the Susan & Ronald Frankel Theater at The Rob…

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Nikki Renee Daniels Becomes Broadway’s First Black Bobbie in Company by Broadway Black

Nikki Renee Daniels, who usually plays Jenny in Broadway’s Company, will step into the role of Bobbie (played by Katrina Lenk) for both performances on March 30, making her the first Bla…

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks To Lead Broadway Revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson by Broadway Black

Producers Brian Anthony Moreland, Sonia Friedman, and Tom Kirdahy announced today that August Wilson’s seminal, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Piano Lesson will return to Broadwa…

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Exclusive Presale: Audible Theater’s “An Evening With Amber Iman’ by Broadway Black

Audible Inc., the leading creator, and provider of premium audio storytelling is pleased to announce An Evening with Amber Iman, the next live event from Audible Theater, running for three…

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Jewelle Blackman To Play Persephone in Hadestown Starting April 5th by Broadway Black

“WHO MAKES THE FLOWERS BLOOM AGAIN, IN SPITE OF HER MAN? SHE DO WHO’S DOING THE BEST SHE CAN? PERSEPHONE, THAT’S WHO!“ The producers of Hadestown, winner of eight Tony Awards incl…

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

A Soldier’s Play Announces National Tour Starring Norm Lewis by Broadway Black

Roundabout Theatre Company announced today that Emmy, Tony, and SAG Award nominee Norm Lewis will star as ‘Captain Richard Davenport’ in a 20-week North American tour of Roundabout’s…

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

The Shubert Organization Announces The Naming of The James Earl Jones Theatre by Broadway Black

The Shubert Organization, Inc., today announced that the 110-year-old Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) will become the James Earl Jones Theatre, in recognition of Mr. Jones’s lifetime o…

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Monday, February 14, 2022

Amber Gray, Phillip James Brannon, & More Join Broadway’s MACBETH starring Ruth Negga & Daniel Craig by Broadway Black

The highly anticipated upcoming production of MACBETH, starring DANIEL CRAIG in his return to Broadway as Macbeth and RUTH NEGGA’s Broadway debut as Lady Macbeth, has announced its fu…

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Taraji P. Henson Will Star as Shug Avery in The Color Purple Musical Film by Broadway Black

Directed by Blitz Bazawule (Black is King), Oscar- and Emmy-nominee Taraji P. Henson (Annie Live!, Hidden Figures) will star as Shug Avery in “The Color Purple” musical film, according…

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Chondra Profit Ardrey’s Finding Freedom LIVE! by Broadway Black

Freedom. What is freedom? Finding Freedom: A Night With Chondra Profit Ardrey (The Lion King, Lights Out On Broadway) presented by Cali Girl Productions will play LIVE at the Nine30 Gala Ree…

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Thoughts of A Colored Man Playwright Steps In To Save The Show by Broadway Black

Last night at Broadway’s new hit play, Thoughts of a Colored Man, playwright Keenan Scott II made the exceedingly rare move of going on in one of the roles, after a cast member tested p…

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Monday, December 20, 2021

Michael R. Jackson’s ‘A Strange Loop’ Will Open On Broadway Spring 2022 by Broadway Black

USHER! USHER! Michael R. Jackson’s 2020 Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, A STRANGE LOOP, directed by Stephen Brackett, choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, will open at Broadway’s L…

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Monday, November 29, 2021

Broadway Black Presents Annie Live Viewing Party Dec 2nd by Broadway Black

You’re Invited! It’s the time of year for holiday cheer and live musicals! December 2nd NBC’s Annie Live! is sure to make you fully dressed with a smile. Join us for a one-of-a-kind Br…

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Full Cast Announced For World premiere of Black No More by Broadway Black

The New Group proudly announces complete casting for the world premiere production of Black No More. Originally announced and slated for fall 2020, this new musical, inspired by George S. Sc…

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Monday, November 15, 2021

QUEENS: Chaka Khan & Stephanie Mills VERZUZ Battle Announced by Broadway Black

Broadway veteran and icon Stephanie Mills (Original Dorothy in The Wiz, NBC’s “The Wiz Live”) and the legendary Chaka Khan (The Color Purple) will go head-to-head in the next Verzuz s…

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Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s CULLUD WATTAH Extended to Dec. 12th at The Public Theater by Broadway Black

The Public Theater announced a one-week extension of the world premiere play CULLUD WATTAH through Sunday, December 12.  Written by Susan Smith Blackburn Prize winner Erika Dickerson-De…

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for colored girls… Set To Play Booth Theatre, Home To Original Production by Broadway Black

The for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf Broadway revival written by Ntozake Shange will play the Booth Theatre this spring! The fully reimagined production…

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

PHOTOS: Jawan Jackson & Amber Wright Celebrate Baby Jackson by Broadway Black

Jawan Jackson (Ain’t Too Proud) & Amber Wright are expecting a new addition to their family! A few weeks ago, the couple creatively announced Wright’s pregnancy via Instagram. The go…

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Monday, November 1, 2021

PHOTOS: BWYBLK x BFRJ’s The Reckoning Halloween Party by Broadway Black

Broadway Black and Broadway for Racial Justice came together to host #TheReckoningOnBroadway Halloween Party at RPM Underground on October 31st, 2021. Sponsored by RPM, Broadway Cares/Equity…

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Audra McDonald Returns to Broadway in Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders by Broadway Black

There’s a new Broadway premiere coming to town! Emmy, Grammy, and Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will return to Broadway starring in Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy, dire…

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Friday, October 22, 2021

First Look: Taraji P. Henson & Celina Smith in “ANNIE LIVE!” by Broadway Black

“The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow” this holiday season as NBC has found its next live musical event: the seven-time Tony Award-winning hit “Annie Live!” will air on December 2nd. As p…

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Broadway Black Names Davon Williams Executive Director by Broadway Black

Broadway Black announced today that Davon Williams has been named Executive Director of the one-of-a-kind multi-media platform which is dedicated to highlighting the achievements and suc…

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Twilight Los Angeles, 1992 BIPOC Theatre Night Oct 15 at Signature Theatre by Broadway Black

Broadway Black in collaboration with Signature Theatre hosts a BIPOC theatre night on October 15th, 2021 7:30 PM for Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992  by Anna Deavere Smith in the Pershing Squa…

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Broadway Black & BFRJ Present The Reckoning, A Halloween Party by Broadway Black

Sunday, October 31st, 2021! Don’t miss The Reckoning! This high-spirited Halloween Party is brought to you by Broadway Black, BFRJ (Broadway for Racial Justice) & RPM Underground. Host…

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

WATCH: Off Book Talks PASS OVER with Namir Smallwood & Jon Michael Hill by Broadway Black

Sponsored by REALEMN Productions, In this special edition of Off Book: The Black Theatre Podcast your host, Drew Shade, sits down with leading men, Jon Michael Hill & Namir Smallwood of …

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Saturday, October 2, 2021

Daniel KOA Beaty’s EMERGENCY! Open Now at Crossroads Theatre Company by Broadway Black

EMERGENCY!: Written and performed by Obie Award-winning playwright and Russell Simmons Def Poetry alumnus, Daniel KOA Beaty and presented as part of the Fall Crossroads Festival Theatre by…

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Friday, October 1, 2021

PHOTOS: BAC’s Britton Smith Lets Us In & Tells Us What He Didn’t Say by Broadway Black

We got the chance to sit down with the President and one of the co-founders of Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Britton Smith. He exclusively let us in on his Tony Awards preparation that ultima…

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Friday, September 24, 2021

WATCH: Amandla Stenberg Talks Dear Evan Hansen + Anonymous Ones by Broadway Black

The @dearevanhansenmovie is out this TODAY! & you should be found right here on #broadwayblack’s youtube channel! We went LIVE on IG with Amandla Stenberg (@amandlastenberg) to talk ab…

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