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Friday, July 1, 2016

Are You Ready for Motown The Musical’s Summer Broadway Return? by Tristan Halstead

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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Thursday, June 16, 2016

The Next Hamilton Is On The Horizon! Who Could It Possibly Be? by Tristan Halstead

UPDATE: 6/16/2016- It has been confirmed that Javier Muñoz will, indeed, be taking over the role of Alexander Hamilton after Lin-Manuel Miranda takes his final bow (for now) on July 9th! R…

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Jordan Donica Joins the Cast of The Phantom of the Opera by Tristan Halstead

Black performers continue to make their mark on Broadway this week. Two years after Norm Lewis made history as the first Black actor to don the white mask and perform the iconic, titular ro…

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Monday, June 13, 2016

Hamilton, The Color Purple & More Light Up the 2016 Tony Awards by Tristan Halstead

On Broadway’s biggest, and now most historic night, ten of the 14 Tony-nominated musicals of the 2015-2016 season brought light and life to the CBS telecast held at the Beacon Theatre.…

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Savion Glover & Shuffle Along Cast Show Out On Maya & Marty! by Tristan Halstead

Tony Award-winning choreographer Savion Glover and the Broadway cast of Shuffle Along made an appearance on the premiere of NBC’s brand new variety show “Maya & Marty” starring �…

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

X-Factor’s Leona Lewis Will Prowl Broadway in Cats by Tristan Halstead

After days of speculation, Cats has finally found its glamour cat Grizabella in Leona Lewis, the season 3 winner of “The X-Factor” in the UK, as confirmed by The Shubert Organization and…

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Nyong’o, Brooks, & More Shine at the 2016 Theatre World Awards by Tristan Halstead

In an already thrilling awards season, Black performers made up a third of the honorees at the 2016 Theatre World Awards presented on May 23rd at the Circle in the Square. In its 72nd year, …

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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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