Thursday, March 23, 2017
Just one month after scoring a Grammy Award for “Best Musical Theater Album,” The Color Purple, which starred Tony and Grammy Award winner Cynthia Erivo, may get an Emmy as well.…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:22PMWednesday, March 8, 2017
We’re getting close to theatre awards season, and London’s West End has kicked things off by announcing nominations for the 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards, hosted at the Royal Albe…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:45AMFriday, March 3, 2017
As part of Women’s History Month, National Black Theatre’s Communication Arts Program, in association with Katori’s Kitchen, Inc and FreeDom’s Daughter Ent., will hos…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:00PMSaturday, February 25, 2017
Broadway Black picked out some of our favorite cosplays at this year’s BroadwayCon. Check out some of the fantastic work below!
The post Photo Op: Broadway Black’s Favorite 2017 …
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In today’s latest “we didn’t know we needed this until now” news, Variety has reported that recent Golden Globe-winner Donald Glover will lead the upcoming live-actio…
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Featured Image: Emilio Madrid-Kuser We’re shook! Following a nearly two-year run as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in the Broadway smash Hamilton, Okieriete Onaodowan will replace…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:03PMSunday, January 29, 2017
Featured Image: Netflix “If you were interested in stories with happy endings, then you would be better off somewhere else,” an ominous narrator warns his audience in the opening of the …
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Featured Image: James Monroe Iglehart as Genie, Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann Wish granted! After performing in his Tony-winning role of Genie in Broadway’s Aladdin for almost three yea…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:36PMSaturday, January 14, 2017
The power of a ruthless dragging! As previously reported, Dreamgirls and The Color Purple star Jennifer Holliday had confirmed that she’d perform at the Presidential Inauguration ̶…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:20PMFriday, January 13, 2017
We’re only two weeks into the new year, and 2017 has taken another victim. Only five days after ending her long-awaited Broadway comeback in the revival of The Color Purple, “All…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:57PMIn the final stretch of President Barack Obama’s eight-year presidency and in honor of his and First Lady Michelle Obama’s involvement and love for the Broadway community, Broa…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:22AMThursday, January 12, 2017
He’s just nonstop! In addition to the Broadway and Chicago production, Hamilton will take its first national touring company out on the road, with performances starting on March 10 at …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 06:08PMPhoto courtesy The Pasadena Playhouse Almost a year after strutting the Al-Hirschfeld stage in knee-highs in Broadway’s Kinky Boots, Emmy-winner Wayne Brady will take on the role of Aaron …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:45PMMonday, December 12, 2016
Awards season has arrived, and several Black-led films and television shows have picked up nominations for the upcoming 2017 Golden Globes. Moonlight, which has scored multiple wins and nomi…
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The world turned upside down at Friday night’s performance of the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton, when Vice President elect Mike Pence took his seat. He was appropriately met with the …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:28PMTuesday, August 23, 2016
Everybody say “Yeah!” as YouTube and MTV star Todrick Hall laces up the sparkly red knee-high boots to join the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots. The 31-year-ol…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:39AMWednesday, August 10, 2016
The more footage and promotional material released, the more I get excited about FOX’s “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” reboot premiering October 20th. The two-hour special …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:14PMThursday, July 28, 2016
After a sold-out run in Atlanta and Toledo, the award-winning iLLA! A Hip Hop Musical continues its reign and returns as part of the 2016 New York Musical Festival this week for concert perf…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:47PMTuesday, July 26, 2016
After a stint in both San Diego and Seattle, Rodney Hicks will return to Broadway in the new 9/11 musical Come From Away. The musical, which takes its Broadway bow in February 2017, feature…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:00AMFriday, July 22, 2016
Set your DVRs! FOX’s reboot of the cult classic musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will air on October 20th, just in time for Halloween. The two-hour special stars Lav…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:13PMThursday, July 21, 2016
Man, the man is non-stop! As reported last week, Tony winner Daveed Diggs has a series of projects lined up right after departing Hamilton. And it looks like he can add another television cr…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:44AMIn riches, and rags, And in rhythm and rhyme The people called it Ragtime! Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, currently of Shuffle Along, will star in the one-night-only concert of Rag…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:10AMSaturday, July 16, 2016
It’s been only four days since Daveed Diggs announced his sudden departure from Hamilton, with his final curtain call taking place Friday, July 15. But not to worry. Already, the Tony …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:35PMAtlantic Theater Company has announced the world premiere of George Brant’s play with music, Marie and Rosetta, starring Broadway stars Kecia Lewis and Rebecca Naomi Jones. The play ce…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:50AMFriday, July 15, 2016
American Ballet Theatre principle dancer Misty Copeland will join the cast of Disney’s live action film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. She’ll portray the leading ballerina r…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:12PMWednesday, July 13, 2016
Ivan van Hove’s topical, bleak production, Tony-nominated for Best Revival of a Play, left me breathless, exhausted and disturbed. Due in part to Sophie Okonedo‘s heartbreaking per…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:58PMBecause it’s not like she has anything better to do than to continuously astound and astonish us. Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo has been on a roll these past couple of weeks, gifting…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:50PMAt long last, as reported by The Chicago Tribune, the Chicago production of the Broadway smash Hamilton finally has its cast. The principle company includes Broadway veteran Wallace Smith an…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:12PMMonday, July 11, 2016
Oh, ROCKY! October is only three months away, and we can’t help but shiver with antici… pation as the long-rumored “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” re-imagining will a…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:11PMWednesday, July 6, 2016
And now a sigh of relief. Upon Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Phillipa Soo’s departure on July 9th, producer Jeffrey Seller announced our new Hamilton leads: Shuffle Along&#…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:15PMFriday, July 1, 2016
They’re back! The letter ‘M’ has never looked so good. The four-time Tony nominated musical Motown makes its long-awaited return to Broadway this summer. Featuring a book by Be…
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