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The production we’ve been waiting for is finally here!  Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks will each make their Broadway debut when The Color Purple b…
The closer the days get to Dec. 3, the excitement builds for NBC's The Wiz Live (people are talking sleepovers; and by people… adults) as well as the Broadway revival set for 2016-17. Dail…
Last month, as part of Project Protest: The Art of Revolution, The Center for Arts & Culture at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation presented a world premiere reading of 12 Ang…
Get out your iCal, planner, alarm clocks, and credit cards!  The voice of God via Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller, has announced a new block of tickets to the hottest show on Broadway…
International performer Ryan G. Hinds will perform a selection of Kander and Ebb’s greatest works during his New York cabaret debut #KanderandEbb at the legendary Don’t …
Yes. We are now living in a time where colorblind casting can go both ways– or not. Last month Kent State (located in Ohio, of the top theatre and dance schools of the state) Dep…
The year is 2011 and my college is doing our own production of the Henrik Ibsen classic tragedy, Hedda Gabler. I never read it in high school and this is my first time seeing it performed…
In America, it is estimated that 1.6 million youth are homeless each year and that up to 40% of them identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Yet, LGBT youth represent an est…
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,…
Take a moment to think about the time you first fell in love with this art. For some, it was the 90’s cult classic Songs For A New World, a series of songs connected by the…
The cast of The Wiz Live! sure know how to build anticipation! Since the announcement that NBC will be doing a live reboot of The Wiz, we have been hanging on to each announcement and sha…
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…
Adding to the sports-themed shows populating the land of television comes the adaptation of playwright Fernanda Coppel's King Liz for Showtime. The play, which had an extended run at Off-…
The show that made Billy Porter a Tony Award winner and ultimately let the world see his light shine will be lead by a new star. Porter will pass the torch to Emmy Award winner Wayn…
The Democratic Fundraiser took place at the Richard Rodgers Theatre and as previously reported, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, attended the theatre, yet again, to see the …
We are absolutely loving all the black actors making their way to/back to the stage this season. Some new additions to that list include Tessa Thompson, known for her role in the movie ̶…
Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper (Amazing Grace) and his children Lilli, Eddie, and Alex are set to perform as apart of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, which celebrat…
The teacher in me burst with happiness upon reading the news: history is happening in Manhattan and some lucky students just happen to be in the greatest city in the world. When I first saw …
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…
Leon Addison Brown will die on Broadway multiple times for 16 weeks. He plays "Buster," the sheriff hell-bent on finding author Paul Sheldon and saving him from his Number One Fan Annie Wilk…
In 1982 Alice Walker published an extraordinary novel that would go on to not only win awards and set records, but remain instrumental in constructing cinematic, stage, and Black…
I can remember first hearing about the Rocky Horror Picture Show as a kid. My parents had a copy on VHS. I would try to stealthily creep down the stairs to catch a glimpse of the movie I was…
Christmas and The Grinch are synonymous. Well, hopefully not for you. But, if you're a New Yorker who has daily contact with the joyous experience that is Metropolitan Transportation Authori…
There is no question that there has been a struggle for representation of people of color in theatre. It is a challenge that underscores a systematic thought process that says that those who…
Tony Award-winner Nikki M. James is affirming her presence in primetime!  The Broadway belter recently signed on to join theater heartthrob Aaron Tveit in the new CBS serie…
