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Theater magic is being made at The Muny Theater in St. Louis as Tony Award Winner, Heather Headley (Aida), and Drama Desk Award Winner, Ken Page (Guys and Dolls), star in Stephen Sondheim…
The Color Purple family is getting a little bit bigger. It seems we’ve found our Mister, Harpo, AND Nettie. Olivier nominee and Broadway alum Kyle Scatliffe (Les Miserables, Scottsb…
We all know the songs – "Ease On Down The Road," "Be A Lion," "Believe In Yourself," and, of course, "Home." Whether you're seasoned enough to remember the original Broadway hit or you…
Unless you’ve been under a rock lately, you’ve heard about Broadway’s new smash musical, Hamilton. It’s being described this way: From bastard orphan to Washington…
When Kyle Jean-Baptiste stepped on stage July 23rd he made history in a show that already has a very long history, Les Miserables. Not only did he become the youngest actor to play the role …
The Public Theater has announced casting for Todd Almond’s musical adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. Headlining the cast will be Brandon Victor Dixon as Odysseus, who r…
Just when you thought six-time Tony-winning actress Audra McDonald couldn't get any higher, she continues to defy the gravity of normalcy and soar to new heights. McDonald's most recent vent…
If you are in Cleveland or the surrounding area, you are in luck. Aida is coming to a theatre near you! Felicia Boswell (Motown, Memphis), fresh off her run as Aldonza in Man of La Man…
Jennie Harney, will reprise her award winning role as Pearl Bailey in the musical, PEARL, this week at the Davenport Theatre.  Presented as part of the Midtown International Theatre Fe…
Well children, your prayers have been answered-Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical is coming home to NYC for one night only Friday July 31st!! Created by and starring Broadway’s …
The Blues is deeply rooted in American history, particularly African American history, and many of the most important recordings in Blues history were made at the studio of Paramount Records…
Chalk up another accomplishment for acclaimed Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon! The American Theatre Wing recently appointed Leon to its Advisory Committee, which provides support, and…
On Saturday August 1, The Movement Theatre Company and Radical Evolution partner up to present GO GREEN: Pop Up ! at the Urban Garden Center in Harlem, NY. GO GREEN: Pop Up! is a free …
We recently chatted it up with Grammy award winning Brandy Norwood and, just in case you’ve been living under a rock, she is currently starring on Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago The…
Having the privilege to just meet the multiplatinum, Grammy award winning artist, Brandy Norwood, is a dream within itself. However, we got the chance to talk with the singer who made her Br…
Adding another notch on the show’s already impressive belt, Broadway’s Hamilton had special guests in attendance recently. President Barack Obama, accompanied by daughters …
Yes, you did read that correctly. “Trap Queen” has gone Broadway, well not actually, but Frenchie Davis (RENT) and Wilkie Ferguson (Motown: The Musical, Gershwins’ Po…
Anna Deavere Smith is perhaps one of the greatest artists of our time. She has recently created a piece that speaks to one of the greatest issues of our time: the school-to-prison pipeline: …
Undoubtedly, this has been a banner year for diversity in television programming on broadcast networks, cable and streaming services with several shows created by or starring African-America…
Broadway Black Box presents a behind the scenes series entitled Off Book where we explore all the things that interest and contribute to the black theatre community 01.01 We go behind …
2015 The Voice finalist India Carney won’t forget where she came from. She will return to a role she created last summer, before her recent television success came into her life.…
Giddy expectation surrounds the 2015 biennial National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem North Carolina. Since 1989, the festival produced by the North Carolina Black Repertory Company…
We had such a wonderful night at Amazing Grace on Broadway. Read our experience in our We Were There: Broadway’s Newest Original Musical Amazing Grace Opening Night article and w…
There’s an ongoing joke in my family that if I could stay in school forever I would, simply because I love to learn, just not always in the traditional sense. Sometimes it takes beyond…
We are entering a time where many of this nation’s ills are being brought to the forefront of social consciousness. It seems that every week, we the people are seeing more places where…
