photos courtesy of Vivian Reed Eclectic. Elegant. Entertainer. I recently sat down with two-time Tony nominee, Vivian Reed, who is currently in residency at the Metropolitan Room serving…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:54PMI had the opportunity to be in the room where it happens and see a sneak peak into the Performers4Peace Benefit Concert rehearsal. Let me fill you in. Carly Hughes and Marcus Paul James sang…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:10PMThe month of May in New York might have started with Spring showers, but congratulatory flowers are due to a couple of our Broadway Black faves. The Lucille Lortel Awards honor excellence in…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:25PMProduction photos by T. Charles Erickson Sports aren’t exactly my ministry. When I read that Marco Ramirez’s, The Royale, is based on the story of Jack Johnson, the first African…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:24AMAs the awards season continues to roll along, we’re counting down the days until the Tonys, and enjoying the awards shows in between. The Olivier Awards, The West End’s equivalent to the…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:37PMIt’s the most wonderful time of the year! Award season is here and as we’re excited to announce the nominations for the 31st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, which celebrates Off-Broadway t…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:20AMShondaland is letting us borrow one of our favorites in May. Joe Morton who plays Rowan Pope/ Command on ABC’s hit, Scandal, is coming back to the stage in Turn Me Loose. Written by Gretch…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:26PMWho doesn’t love a good podcast? Sitting on the train? Pop in those headphones and listen to a podcast. Bored at work? Podcast. Cleaning your apartment? Podcast. They’re the perf…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:07PMCynthia Erivo has been snatching wigs left and right as Celie in The Color Purple, at the Bernard Jacobs Theater, for a couple months now. She’s meeting us off stage in an intimate concert…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:13AMLupita Nyong’o sat down with TODAY Show’s Savannah Guthrie recently to talk about her Broadway debut in Danai Gurira’s acclaimed, Eclipsed, diversity and #OscarsSoWhite.…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 06:29PMThe wait is over. Oscar winner, Lupita Nyong’o, makes her Broadway debut, leading the highly acclaimed run of Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed. Coming off of a solid and sold out 10 week run at T…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:55AMIf I had to imagine what God’s alarm clock sounded like, I’d imagine it’d be Mykal Kilgore‘s voice belting “reeeejoice.” To hear him sing is to catch the Hol…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:28PM11 Tony Nominations. 3 Wins. A Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Next to Normal is the rock musical that shook 2009, and the score isn’t the only thing that is electrifying. It’s hard-hittin…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:54AMAudra and Shanice in the same room? For free!? Where is this going on and how can I be there? Well, if you’re in New York January 26, you’re in luck. Lincoln Center will be host…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:45AMCBS recently brought us up close and personal into the life of Grammy Award winner Jennifer Hudson as part of the “Sunday Morning” program with correspondent Anthony Mason. In …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:43PMIt’s so easy to get caught up in the travel plans, red cup debates, and dinner arrangements that have come with the approaching holiday season, that we may temporarily lose sight of wh…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:50PMBroadway Black recently met up with America’s beloved younger sister, Shanice Williams. Her excitement was contagious and she lit up the room with her laughter as she gave us insight into …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:34AMI love Elle Woods. I love the color pink. And when I’m indulging in my sensitive side, I love stories about love. I also love the ability to challenge perspective. I love the idea of a…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 06:13AMIt’s official. The Wiz Live! has taken the cake as the gift that keeps on giving and it’s safe to say there are no complaints on our end. As if God knew three hours of unadulterated m…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:37PMLast night I rewatched Coming To America. Aside from the 117 minutes of hilarity that remind me why Mark Twain Prize For American Humor Award-winning Eddie Murphy is one of the greatest come…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:50PMMuch of who I am can be attributed to wisdom won through suffering by living my life at the intersection of Black girl and awkward. Based on my memories, I might as well write “Bootyli…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:59AMGet out your iCal, planner, alarm clocks, and credit cards! The voice of God via Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller, has announced a new block of tickets to the hottest show on Broadway wil…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:50AMTake a moment to think about the time you first fell in love with this art. For some, it was the 90’s cult classic Songs For A New World, a series of songs connected by the theme: …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:53PMChristmas and The Grinch are synonymous. Well, hopefully not for you. But, if you’re a New Yorker who has daily contact with the joyous experience that is Metropolitan Transportation Autho…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:22PMJeannette Bayardelle (Hair, The Color Purple) leads the cast of Sister Act as “Deloris Van Cartier” at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts, from November 3- …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:53PMUnlike many Americans, I didn’t grow up on Disney films. Sure, I owned Pocahontas, The Lion King and Aladdin on VHS, but I can’t quote an entire movie and I certainly don’t know every…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 06:17PMBroadway’s favorite Phantom, Norm Lewis (Phantom of the Opera, Porgy and Bess) will be caroling and catering to our holiday hearts in Norm Lewis Wishes You a Swinging’ Christmas…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:29PMWhat better time than now to explore on stage the topic of race in our nation? As part of Project Protest: The Art of Revolution, The Center for Arts & Culture at Bedford Stuyvesant Rest…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:31PMLeonard Harper, one of the great minds and producers of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s and 1930s, will be honored with a street in his name on the southwest corner of 132nd St and A…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:00AMClear the aisle and brush up on your favorite dance moves! “Soul Train,” the longest running first-run and nationally syndicated show, is making its way to the Great White Way. …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:31PMTo say Tony Award-Winning Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is a hit is an understatement and to say everyone has seen it would be an exaggeration—but just slightly. Hamilton is Broadway’s…
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