134 stories by "Jazmine Harper-Davis"
When I was in high school, I was the only black girl on our schools hilarious improv team. Sure I’d have to play up my “blackness” for laughs and had no problems doing so, …
Photo by Paul Tate dePoo III When you hear the name Josephine Baker, a few things come to people's mind, such as banana, dance or french ingenue. However, she was so much more than so…
Imagine walking down one of the most crowded streets in Times Square, and looking up to see marquees with black and brown faces plastered over some of the most historic theaters? Well, that&…
The winners for the Outer Critics Circle are here! And Broadway Black faves Cynthia Erivo and Pascale Armand walked away with the coveted prize. The OCC usually is a good indicator of how th…
Nominations for the 2016 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, which honor outstanding dance and choreography on stage and film, were announced today at the Friar’s Club. For the first time, …
It's ambitious. It's daring. It's fun. It’s a history lesson. It's full of Jazz. It's Tap-TASTIC. It's Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Follow…
As you may recall back in September, Broadway Black was in attendance at opening night for Whorl Inside A Loop at Second Stage Theatre. Since then, the show has been rumored to be making …
54 Below announced it’s newest “New Musicals at 54,” this time featuring Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop. New Musicals at 54 is a series that showcase…
I’m the queen of talking about theatre and accessibility, but it’s time I put my (and other people’s) money where my mouth is. This past school year I’ve had the hono…
As a teacher, at what can be considered an amazing charter school, I am a bit ignorant to the woes of my fellow public district schools. I get angry when a kid talks back, but for some te…
Spring has finally arrived In New York City and so has awards season! The nominations for the first major award, the 66th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, were announced on April 19 in Ne…
Hey, Bernie Sanders have you met Tabitha Holbert? You need to, because she’s the creative mind that put together the most genius, creative support video I’ve seen this year. I…
Starting Monday, April 11th, the ultimate open-mic experience Lights Out On Broadway will now open at its new home, 42West at The OUT Hotel (514 W. 42nd Street, Hell's Kitchen, N…
It’s mainstream and it wasn’t made for them, because, let’s be real– everything was created for them. Hamilton caused quite a stir with its newest casting notice that…
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story I' m reminded of those Hamilton lyrics every single time I go to see a show that was written by a person of color. But tonight, this line has…
Broadway Black had the wonderful honor of attending the world premiere of Dennis A. Allen II‘s When We Wake Up Dead at Brooklyn College over the weekend, and what a treat it was. If yo…
I’ve already deemed 2016 the year of #BlackGirlMagic. 2015 gave us a plethora of Black women shattering glass ceilings in the arts (Misty Copeland! Viola Davis! Danai Gurira!) and I…
The York Theatre Company’s Musicals in Mufti Series (Mufti means in street clothes; without the usual trappings) has officially launched, and leading the season is a limited engagem…
Last Monday night talk shows were filled with #Blackgirlmagic and #BroadwayBlack magic. Not only were we treated to Audra McDonald talking Shuffle Along on Fallon, right after on NBC the dyn…
In his Broadway debut in Eugene O’Neill’s Hughie, Forest Whitaker dutifuly reminds us why he’s one of the best actors of our generation. In Hughie, which takes place  in…
I just knew when I saw the tweet. Jimmy Fallon couldn’t have the remarkable Audra McDonald as a guest and not do a Yahoo! Answers. As usual, I was right. On Monday night’s …
photos by Chasi Annexy Is that a statue or a real person? I couldn’t imagine being in character and rigidly in place for pre-show up until start time. But somehow, the actors did. I al…
Something big is happening at Riverside Church in Harlem tomorrow afternoon. Blackout for Human Rights is hosting MLK Now, described as “a special MLK Day event to celebrate and honor …
“The year 2015, saw the rise of #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackGirlsMatter, both movements helmed by powerful, fearless Black women. In 2016 I'm starting #BlackPerspectivesMatter.” …
Eleven-year-old Canadian twins Nia and Imani Lindsay are making a name for themselves in the ballet world. They were awarded scholarships to the American Ballet Theatre's annual "Young Da…
