Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad will return to the Mark Taper stage in Head of Passes, a powerful, deeply moving new drama about family and the power of faith by playwright Tar…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:26PMHarry Belafonte once said, “Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s anchor. We are the compass for humanity’s conscience.” This past year we’ve seen a multi…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:29AMIn conjunction with the Wallis Annaberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the east coast premiere of Debbie All…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:29PMIt was small. It was intimate. It was smoky. It was the epitome of Jazz. Leslie Odom Jr. kicked off his New York Residency at the McKittrick Hotel in Chelsea last night and what a nig…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:19PMIt’s been 35 years since The Dreamette’s “moved” their way into our hearts, and if you had the childhood I had, your home stereos. Which is why Broadway Black was mor…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:09AMThe Hollywood Reporter is famous for its roundtables, pairing up a group of Hollywood’s most popular actors to sit around and talk about the politics of Hollywood. Those selected are u…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:03PMI rarely use the hashtag #RelationshipGoals , but in this case I’ll make an exception. One of the most genuine, most talented friendships on Broadway between Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthi…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:42AMThere’s only one person that can have people pretend to be pregnant and be silly all in the name of love, and that’s Audra McDonald. The #IAmAudra campaign helmed by fellow Shu…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:41PMFriday, we had the pleasure to be in the room with Tony Award Winning actress, Cynthia Erivo. During an interview with the AOL Build series (moderated by Laura Heywood, BroadwayGirlNYC), sh…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:26AMMixing genres aren’t something new. Over the years we have seen the intersectionality between Pop and Country, Gospel and Trap ( I Luh God!) and everything in between. This year thanks…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:18AMMan, the man is non-stop! Fresh off the heels of winning the Tony for Best Lead Actor in A Musical, Leslie Odom Jr. got up and shot a music video for ‘Autumn Leaves’ for 12 hours…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:47AMEven though we’re out on summer vacation, the proud teacher in me never takes a break. Case in point, last night The Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit paid The Color Purple a visit and d…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:36AMI love theatre. I love black people. I love working with children. This has been my life’s work and what I’d consider to be my true calling. It’s why I’ve taken upon teaching childre…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:59AMToday Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Commissioner Julie Menin launched new initiatives to celebrate the 50th Anniversar…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:11PMI will start this off by saying, CAN SOMEONE WRITE JENIFER LEWIS HER OWN BROADWAY SHOW? We are lucky to be in a Broadway season that is filled with diverse stories, and a time where social …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:17PMIf you would have told me seven years ago there would be a show on Broadway that starred, was written and directed by all African American (and African-born) women I may have laughed at you…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:58AMAfter being nominated for a record-breaking 16 Tony Awards, hamilfans anxiously awaited to find out what statues Hamilton would actually take home. While it came very close, Hamilton was ju…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:33PMWhile I spent most of the night crying over those HISTORIC Tony wins, once the tears subsided I had a come to Jesus moment. Although this has been the most exciting and dazzling Broadway s…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:07PMCongratulations are in order for Marilyn McCormick, drama teacher at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan who takes home the 2016 Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education. T…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:23PMIt’s the most wonderful time of the year! As we get closer to the most diverse Tony Awards season yet, some exciting presenters were announced and Broadway Black favorites Oprah Winfr…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:21PMWhen I was in high school, I was the only black girl on our schools hilarious improv team. Sure I’d have to play up my “blackness” for laughs and had no problems doing so, …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:40PMPhoto by Paul Tate dePoo III When you hear the name Josephine Baker, a few things come to people’s mind, such as banana, dance or french ingenue. However, she was so much more than some…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:51PMImagine walking down one of the most crowded streets in Times Square, and looking up to see marquees with black and brown faces plastered over some of the most historic theaters? Well, that&…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:53PMThe winners for the Outer Critics Circle are here! And Broadway Black faves Cynthia Erivo and Pascale Armand walked away with the coveted prize. The OCC usually is a good indicator of how th…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:21AMNominations for the 2016 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, which honor outstanding dance and choreography on stage and film, were announced today at the Friar’s Club. For the first time, …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:16AMIt’s ambitious. It’s daring. It’s fun. It’s a history lesson. It’s full of Jazz. It’s Tap-TASTIC. It’s Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:50PMAs you may recall back in September, Broadway Black was in attendance at opening night for Whorl Inside A Loop at Second Stage Theatre. Since then, the show has been rumored to be making it…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:05AM54 Below announced it’s newest “New Musicals at 54,” this time featuring Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop. New Musicals at 54 is a series that showcases new an…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:41PMI’m the queen of talking about theatre and accessibility, but it’s time I put my (and other people’s) money where my mouth is. This past school year I’ve had the hono…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:54PMAs a teacher, at what can be considered an amazing charter school, I am a bit ignorant to the woes of my fellow public district schools. I get angry when a kid talks back, but for some teac…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:57PMSpring has finally arrived In New York City and so has awards season! The nominations for the first major award, the 66th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, were announced on April 19 in Ne…
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