Tony Award winner Heather Headley played her final performance in The Color Purple on October 2nd, 2016, after starting her run in the revival on May 10, 2016. After the curtain call, the…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:48PMThe stars have come out to #SaveAintNoMo, a campaign launched by the show’s star and playwright, Jordan E. Cooper. Cooper launched the #SaveAintNoMo campaign on December 9th after its clos…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:28AMProducers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Brian Anthony Moreland, and Ambassador Theatre Group announced today that an all-new production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musica…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:04PMAfter being shut down for 18 months, The Lion King returns triumphantly and proves why the show has lasted for over 20 years at the Minskoff Theatre. Reopening on Sept 14th, 2021, the Disney…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:21AMThe critically acclaimed, award-winning play PASS OVER by Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu (Afira Akbar, The Guardian) will reopen the August Wilson Theatre, formerly the Broadway home of Mean Gir…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:53PMThe nominations for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Wednesday morning. The Hollywood Foreign Press held a virtual ceremony hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. H…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:35AMHosted by Kristolyn Lloyd (Dear Evan Hansen) & Bryan Terrell Clark (Hamilton), the nomination ceremony for the inaugural Antonyo Awards, a celebration of the Black Broadway and Off-Broad…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:12AM2019 – 2020 NOMINATIONS | VOTE | 2019 – 2020 NOMINATIONS | VOTE | 2019 – 2020 NOMINATIONS 2019 – 2020 NOMINATIONS | VOTE | 2019 – 2020 NOMINATIONS | VOTE | 2019 – 20…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:14PMAcademy award-winning film director, Spike Lee (Blackkklansman) will emcee the first-ever performance of a Broadway play, To Kill A Mockingbird, at Madison Square Garden. The current cast w…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:29AMAdapted from the Langston Hughes poem, The Black Clown by Davóne Tines & Michael Schachter begins performances today at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival. Performed by bass-…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 06:53PMAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Olivier Award winner for her portrayal of Effie White in London’s West End production of Dreamgirls, Amber Riley (Dreamgirls UK) and Pose star Mj R…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:07PMCynthia Erivo is Harriet Tubman in the film Harriet set to be released November 1st. She is joined by Broadway star Leslie Odom Jr. as abolitionist William Still, who helped Tubman organiz…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:58PMTina—The Tina Turner Musical has found and announced it’s cast. As previously announced, Adrienne Warren will return to the title role she originated in the West End. She will be joined …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:46AMTony Award winners Billy Porter & Viola Davis have found themselves on the list for the 2019 Emmy nominations for “Pose” and “How To Get Away With Murder,” respectively. Theatre …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:19PMWaitress, the musical based on the 2007 film, will end its run in January 2020, according to The Hollywood Reporter. January 5th, to be exact, will be the final performance at the Brooks At…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:47AMComedian Dave Chappelle made his Broadway debut July 9th with Dave Chappelle Live on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Originally scheduled to close July 13th the residency was extend…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:44AMSlave Play by Jeremy O. Harris will transfer to Broadway making the 30-year-old playwright the youngest black man in history to have a play produced on Broadway and only the sixth Black w…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:47PMJoin the Black Broadway community tonight, April 8th, as they perform inspirational cover songs at Darkness RISING: Live 2. The concert benefits Darkness RISING Nonprofit, an organization fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:52AMThere is limited seating left for Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s new play CULLUD WATTAH at The Public Theater. Opening today, Thursday, March 7th and running until Sunday, March 10th in the Pu…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:20PMGet into the rehearsal photos for Ain’t No Mo’ by Jordan E. Cooper going up at The Public Theater directed by and directed by Stevie Walker-Webb. performances begin Tuesday, March …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:46AMWatch as host Drew Shade takes you behind the set of Loy A. Webb’s The Light with the stars of the show, Mandi Masden and McKinley Belcher III. Set design by Kimie Nishikawa. Broadway Blac…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:25AMNow extended through March 10th, the world premiere of Behind The Sheet by Charly Evon Simpson will continue its performances at the Ensemble Studio Theater which began January 9th. Charly …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:13AMManhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of Choir Boy, by Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight, The Brother/Sister Plays, High Flying Bird) will begin its final two…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:12AMIt’s official! Tony Award winners Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple) and Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton), along with his wife Nicolette Robinson (Waitress) have joined on as producers for …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:50PMThe living legend Cicely Tyson is featured on the cover of TIME magazines 2019 Optimists issue after being chosen for the honor by filmmaker and guest editor, Ava DuVernay. The cover captur…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:05PMThe Live From Lincoln Center broadcast of Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline, will debut February 8 at 9 PM ET. The LCT production opened in July 2017 was directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz and…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:58PMThe U.S. Postal Service honored iconic entertainer Gregory Hines with a Black Heritage Series stamp in a ceremony on January 28th. As the 42nd entry in the series, the stamp featuring a 1…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:06PMThe musical inspired by the life of the deceased pop icon Michael Jackson has found its title, Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough. Still in development after a reading in June of…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:51PMThe Tony Award-winning musical In The Heights is headed to the big screen thanks to Warner Bros., And according to Deadline the Straight Outta Compton star Corey Hawkins has been cast in th…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:33PMWe knew it was coming, we just didn’t know when. Back in 2017, we reported that a musical adaptation of the Disney movie Hercules would be headed to Broadway. Now we can confirm that …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:06PMStandout star of FX’s ‘Pose” has joined the cast of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy. He will be stepping in as the cover of the lead role Pharus. This will mark his…
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