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Thursday, March 21, 2024
With the singer Harry Belafonte, she was one half of a celebrated (and sometimes denounced) interracial power couple who pressed the cause of civil rights in the 1960s
Monday, February 19, 2024
Hollywood and the entertainment industry lost a number of giants during 2023, from Norman Lear, Raquel Welch, Harry Belafonte, Matthew Perry and André Braugher to Tony Bennett, Tina Turner and Robbie Robertso…
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1963 (London/no CD) This Off-Broadway oddity probably got produced because of the reputation of its composer, Irving Burgie — also known as Lord Burgess. Having written several son…
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
This fall, from September 14 to November 5, 2023, the Kennedy Center's Department of International Programming and the Howard University Republic of South Africa Project/ Sister States of Maryland, Inc. will pr…
This fall, from September 14 to November 5, 2023, the Kennedy Center's Department of International Programming and the Howard University Republic of South Africa Project/ Sister States of Maryland, Inc. will pr…
Friday, June 30, 2023
Alan Arkin in “Enter Laughing” (1963).June 30, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Not to be too emphatic about it, but Alan Arkin was among my most favorite actors. King of the hill, top of …
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
In memory of Harry Belafonte and more nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe. May 1, 2023: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller, has some wonderful nostalgic videos she found on YouTube. In memory of Harry Bela…
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Kiln; Almeida; Dorfman, LondonIn his quickfire new McCarthy-era play, For Black Boys… creator Ryan Calais Cameron speaks his mind; a civil rights musical buzzes with potential; and Deborah Bruce’s domestic …
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
(Hillel Italie’s article appeared on AP News, 4/25; via the Drudge Report; Photo: Vanity Fair.) NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor …
The barrier-breaking performer was a fierce activist for civil rights, serving as one of the principal fundraisers for Martin Luther King Jr. and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actor and singer Harry Belafonte has died at age 96. Belafonte was an American singer, songwriter, activist, and actor. He is one of the most successful Jamaican-Americ…
Friday, March 24, 2023
The actor’s new documentary series salutes 50 years of African American creativity, from Sidney Poitier and Stevie Wonder to Beyoncé and Black Panther I have been lucky enough to live through an era of extra…
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
In 1950, Merv Griffin had a hit with a novelty song called “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts”. Then he went on to accomplish a lot of different other things, and on the whole he is remembered for his b…
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
A star-studded line-up will celebrate the 95th birthday of legendary singer, songwriter, activist, and actor Harry Belafonte. The benefit evening (HB95) will also present the inaugural Harry Belafonte Social J…
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
On the night John Lloyd Young won his Tony the stars who announced his category were Harry Belafonte and Glenn Close! During his emotional speech where he disclosed that his mother had died when he was only two…
Monday, March 29, 2021
It’s so great to catch up with Golden Globe Award winning songwriter Amanda McBroom. Ever since I heard Bette Midler sing Amanda’s award winning song “The Rose,” I have been a fan of Amanda’s work. Am…
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Of the 94 books on the Black Liberation Reading List from the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center, only three are plays: “Fences” by August Wilson, “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, …
Sunday, October 11, 2020
In celebration of National Coming Out Day 2020, The Queer Choir of K-Town performs an updated version of Harry Belafonte’s “Michael Row The Boat Ashore,” featuring Ellary Allis. An anthem for the Civil Ri…
Friday, June 26, 2020
Guests include Rosie O’Donnell, Marlee Matlin, Sara Bareilles, Harry Belafonte, Drew Barrymore, Audra McDonald, Debra Messing, and Michael McElroy.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
A slew of stage favorites are set for this week's episodes of Stars in the House, a daily online series from SiriusXM On Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley. The series goe…
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
An American Pageant of the Arts: JFK, Yo-Yo Ma, Bob Newhart, Harry Belafonte, Bernstein, more (1962)
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Cross-posted from my music blog Train My Ear In my decades of listening to and thinking about, and occasionally making, music, I’ve had some widely shared crushes and obsessions (Beatles, Jimi, Eilish) and j…
Tuesday, February 25, 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 came before them, a…
Sunday, January 26, 2020
You’ve probably heard of Harry Belafonte’s connection to the Civil Rights Movement, but … McDonald’s? Yes. The history of McDonald’s includes a large number of Black-owned franchises that also employ …
Monday, December 2, 2019
Burgie, known professionally as Lord Burgess, said that the calypso hits he adapted and wrote for Belafonte “‘revolutionized music’ by introducing Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the pop mainstream.” – The …
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
It looks like the cast of Beetlejuice said Catherine O’Hara’s name three times. The Schitt’s Creek actress attended the Broadway production of Beetlejuice on Saturday before introducing the ensemble …
Thursday, April 25, 2019
There was a slight air of Rocky Horror Picture Show on Broadway last week, only the show was Beetlejuice, a new musical based on the Tim Burton cult classic. Patrons, some with orange hair, some wearing all bla…
Written By Julio Martinez NEWS Geffen Playhouse will honor singer, songwriter, actor and activist Harry Belafonte and performer, comedienne and activist Lily Tomlin during its 17th annual Backstage at the …
Monday, April 22, 2019
The honors will take place during the Backstage at the Geffen gala fundraiser May 19.
Sunday, April 14, 2019
What an honor it is to interview singer/songwriters Amanda McBroom & John Bucchino. Amanda’s most famous hit song is the international classic “The Rose,” which has been recorded over 25 times, and wa…
Saturday, April 6, 2019
The April 1 gala's honorees included Harry Belafonte, Shelly Berger, Sharleen Cooper Cohen, and Donna Trinkoff.
Friday, February 15, 2019
“[Lenny] marched in Selma with Harry Belafonte, he brought black conductors to Tanglewood in the ’50s and in the ’60s integrated the Philharmonic by hiring violinist Sanford Allen. To raise mo…
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Yesterday, I announced a project that I’ve been bursting at the “scenes” to talk about. I’ve always been a fan of Harry Belafonte, but it wasn’t until I had the incredible pleasur…
Monday, February 4, 2019
Day O! The life of the legendary Harry Belafonte is coming to Broadway. Ken Davenport, who produced “Once on this Island” and Categories: Featured Music Theater(Read more...)
Belafonte's myriad hits include "The Banana Boat Song" (known to many as "Day-O"), "Matilda," and "Jump in the Line."
Belafonte's myriad hits include "The Banana Boat Song" (known to many as "Day-O"), "Matilda," and "Jump in the Line."
Producer Ken Davenport Once on This Island, Spring Awakening has obtained the Broadway stage rights to the life story of the great American singer, songwriter, actor and activist, Harry Belafonte.
Broadway producer Ken Davenport, whose revival of the Caribbean-themed Once on This Island took the top Tony Award in its category last year, has obtained the Broadway stage rights to the life story of singer …
Producer Ken Davenport has acquired the stage rights to the life story of actor and singer Harry Belafonte. “Harry Belafonte is one of the most influential and respected Americans of the past century. I’m e…
The Broadway stage rights for the life story of the 91-year-old great American singer, songwriter, actor and activist, Harry Belafonte, have been obtained by Broadway producer Ken Davenport (Once On This Islan…
Harry Belafonte's life story could soon be told on the New York stage. Producer Ken Davenport has obtained Broadway stage rights to a musical framed around the life and times of the Grammy-winning music ico…
Thursday, November 14, 2013
p>The music of Porgy and Bess is so pervasive in the musical landscape that actually seeing the show and how the songs fit into the story is a little startling. I know the George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin-DuBos…
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