57 stories by "Tanya Isley"
Some people may remember Janet Hubert as the beloved "Aunt Viv" #1 on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” starring Will Smith before she was unceremoniously let go from the show after …
As we previously reported, we were all saddened when Brandy Norwood ended her critically acclaimed and mesmerizing run as "Roxie Hart" in Chicago. But, the way she totally owned the role and…
We've anxiously waited for months and gone through cast changes but, finally, the moment has arrived. Actor and playwright Colman Domingo's highly anticipated play DOT officially opened on F…
When Colman Domingo's Dot premiered at the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival last March, Marjorie Johnson's performance of "Dotty," the title character, was hailed as "ent…
He's a nimble-footed stage legend whose transcendent talent and versatility have propelled him to excel in roles ranging from "Judas" in Jesus Christ Superstar to a mesmerizing Tony Award-wi…
Kimberly Scott has spent 30 years honing her craft in a distinguished and successful career in film, television, and theatre. A Tony Award nominee for her performance as "Molly" in August Wi…
There are few things more beautiful than the sight of the graceful, sinewy limbs of a dancer soaring through the air in a grand jeté or sustaining a pirouette. So, you can imagine how magni…
She's won the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, received the Steinberg Playwright Award, and Huffington Post hailed her as a "direct heir to the magical wordsmi…
Tony Award winner Billy Porter may have hung up his Kinky Boots but that doesn't mean he's sitting around twiddling his thumbs. In addition to preparing for his role in the upcoming music…
Some of you may be too young to remember, but "back in the day" disco music was as big as hip hop and Sylvester was disco's reigning queen. The fabulous androgynous singer's falsetto ruled t…
As we previously announced, New York City Center will kick off its 2016 Encores! Great American Musicals In Concert season with Cabin in the Sky. At that time, casting for the production …
The stage has long been a place for playwrights to explore highly charged issues and anti-war plays have a particularly long history in theatre. From Aristophanes' Peace written in 421 BC to…
Tony Award winning director Kenny Leon has enjoyed an exceptional and creative career on Broadway, in regional theatre, and television. But, now, he's embarking on what may be his most ambit…
She's done films, recorded music, and solidified her place in television history with an iconic Emmy-nominated performance in "Roots," but singer and actress Leslie Uggams has never strayed …
Having just wrapped up a successful limited run at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, Waitress, the motion picture turned musical, is headed to Broadway. And, Tony Award n…
We recently told you that Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker would make his Broadway debut next spring in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's Hughie. At that time, details on additional casting,…
Most of us are familiar with the story of legendary contralto Marian Anderson's pivotal role in civil rights history. In 1939, Anderson was denied the opportunity to sing at Constitution Hal…
Broadway leading men and Tony Award winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and James Earl Jones have been very busy recently. In September, Mitchell debuted at Café Carlyle, the cabaret in the Carly…
Photo Credit: Brent Dundore It's almost time to start dreaming of a white Christmas, hanging mistletoe, decking the halls, and jingling those bells. Each year during the holiday season, we'r…
Sixty years before ballet dancer and media darling Misty Copeland changed the face of the American Ballet Theatre when she became the company's first African American female principal dancer…
On the surface, the subject matter of Chisa Hutchinson's play, Dead and Breathing, may seem morbid and heavy. A terminally ill woman trying to convince her caregiver nurse to help her end he…
Last year, playwright and actress Nambi E. Kelley's adaptation of "Native Son" by Richard Wright was one of the highest grossing productions in the 60-year history of the Court Theatre in Ch…
On October 14, Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o made her highly anticipated New York stage debut in Obie-winning playwright Danai Gurira's war drama Eclipsed at the Public Theatr…
Since he stepped onto the Broadway stage as "Brother Boxer" in the 1983 musical Amen Corner, Chuck Cooper has delighted audiences and tickled their eardrums with his rich baritone in a varie…
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald are a talented and beloved duo that has been delighting audiences since they first appeared on stage together in Ragtime. Since then, they've each go…
