Monday, August 10, 2020
Living near the theater district during the Broadway shutdown, photographer and performer Matthew Stocke has been haunted walking past the empty palaces sitting in repose, waiting for the li…
Linked From Broadway.com at 06:02PMMonday, August 3, 2020
Danielle Brooks will star in Lifetime's new film The Mahalia Jackson Story. The Tony nominee will portray the gospel legend and civil rights activist and reunite with her Much Ado About Noth…
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:06PMThursday, July 30, 2020
On the solemn day that trailblazing civil rights leader and U.S. Representative John Lewis was laid to rest, Jennifer Holliday provided some joyful noise. During the funeral, which took plac…
Linked From Broadway.com at 05:06PMTuesday, July 21, 2020
Last week, we presented our list of the 30 Greatest Broadway Performances of the past decade, and you were probably scratching your head wondering, "how could they have missed...?" That's be…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:06PMWednesday, July 15, 2020
With global protests calling for justice and racial equality, Black Broadway artists are using their voices to promote change. In an effort to keep the conversation growing, Broadway.com inv…
Linked From Broadway.com at 08:32PMMonday, July 13, 2020
As previously announced, Aladdin star Michael James Scott has joined the team of Broadway.com's popular daily live news show #LiveatFive to host a weekly roundtable discussion with theater s…
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:48PMThursday, July 9, 2020
Look what God has done! West End stars Marisha Wallace, Tyrone Huntley, Wendy Mae Brown, Hugh Maynard and Cavin Cornwall have reunited virtually with the British Theatre Academy Ensemble fro…
Linked From Broadway.com at 12:12PMHairspray actress Marisha Wallace has banded together with her former co-stars of the Cadogan Hall concert-style production of The Color Purple to sing the show's title song for charity. The…
Linked From London Theatre Direct at 11:00AMMonday, July 6, 2020
Girl From the North Country's Jeannette Bayardelle took over Bernadette Peters' Instagram account on July 6, and she also took on one of Peters' most famous roles: Dot in Sunday in the Pa…
Linked From Broadway.com at 03:32PMMonday, June 29, 2020
What you want? How about Oscar-winning Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson, who made a powerhouse Broadway debut in The Color Purple, back on the big screen as Aretha Franklin in the upcoming b…
Linked From Broadway.com at 01:06PMThursday, June 25, 2020
This is a first for us - a mother/daughter pair - being honored as Ms. Broadway. But, given that they both won the first ever Antonyo Award for Best Actor in a Musical off-Broadway (LaChanze…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AMWednesday, June 17, 2020
Stage and screen star Danielle Brooks will moderate an all-day virtual conference of workshops and panels for Black Women in Theatre Appreciation Day. This event, which begins at noon on Jun…
Linked From Broadway.com at 04:36PMWe're chatting with the contestants in the top 10 for Next on Stage! Terrence shares a memory from seeing one of his favorite shows, The Color Purple!
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:01PMMonday, June 15, 2020
As previously announced, Aladdin star Micheal James Scott has joined the team of Broadway.com's popular daily live news show #LiveatFive to host a weekly roundtable discussion with notable t…
Linked From Broadway.com at 06:42PMFriday, May 29, 2020
Adrianna Hicks has been playing Catherine of Aragon in Six, the pop musical about the six wives of Henry VIII, since it made its across the pond from the U.K. Making its North American prem…
Linked From Broadway.com at 03:42PMTuesday, May 26, 2020
Last week, we began our series that takes a look back at the theater we enjoyed over the last 10 seasons. One of those posts revealed our 10 Favorite Broadway Play Revivals (HERE), and today…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AMMonday, May 18, 2020
Fans of The Color Purple know that "What About Love" isn't the song technically that the curtain comes down on the second act with but, you know, it sure is close! Close enough to highlight …
Linked From BroadwayBox at 12:00PMTuesday, April 21, 2020
Celebrate your own resilience in the face of adversity with 'I'm Here' from The Color Purple!
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 07:00PMFriday, April 17, 2020
Bassist Michael Olatuja, whose theater credits include Disney's Frozen, The Color Purple, Motown and more, has released a remixed version of 'Waving Through a Window'.
Check it out below!
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:12PMFriday, April 3, 2020
The Sacramento season was set to feature The Color Purple, Kinky Boots, and more.
Linked From Playbill at 10:28AMSunday, March 29, 2020
LaChanze shared a flashback video of herself singing 'I'm Here' from The Color Purple.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:15PMFriday, March 20, 2020
Murphy reflects on some of his favorite images including The Color Purple, Hadestown, and more.
Linked From Playbill at 04:38PMWednesday, February 26, 2020
In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com asked actors, directors and playwrights to tell us about black theater-makers who inspired them. Stars jumped at the chance to honor those who…
Linked From Broadway.com at 07:12PMSunday, February 23, 2020
Of course, the officials say, books and article about how to strangle someone or how to escape handcuffs must be censored. But what about Angie Thomas’ young adult book The Hate U Give? Wh…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 11:18AMTuesday, February 18, 2020
Find your next job with these Equity calls for Broadway productions and shows across the country hosting auditions in the Big Apple.
Linked From Playbill at 03:37PMThursday, February 13, 2020
The first Disney show on Broadway, Beauty and the Beast, went on to become the 10th longest-running show in history. Sure it was based on a beloved animated classic, but the stage version su…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:03AMMonday, February 10, 2020
The biopic earned the Color Purple star two nods at the 92nd annual ceremony.
Linked From Playbill at 08:30AMFriday, February 7, 2020
In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com asked actors, directors and playwrights to tell us about black theater artists who inspired them. Stars jumped at the chance to honor those t…
Linked From Broadway.com at 12:12PMThe Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner is nominated for an Oscar for her performance as Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet.
Linked From TheaterMania at 01:24AMFriday, January 31, 2020
Kyle Scatliffe is currently starring on Broadway as Tom Robinson, the black man at the center of a trial in To Kill a Mockingbird. But he was actually in the play in 11th grade (in another v…
Linked From Broadway.com at 07:18PMFriday, January 24, 2020
The latest national tour of the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple" is at Foxwoods on Feb. 2 to 9.
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