Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Standout star of FX’s ‘Pose” has joined the cast of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy. He will be stepping in as the cover of the lead role Pharus. This will mark his…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 06:06PM[SHARE]Camille A. Brown‘s dance company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, tours nationally and internationally and will be presenting six performances featuring the debut of ink at The Joyc…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:04PM[SHARE]Not too long ago, NBC announced that the musical “Hair Live!” would have life on the network and air May 19 with Broadway director Diane Paulus at the helm, reprising her posi…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:23PM[SHARE]As previously reported, Tina the musical about the iconic entertainer Tina Turner will be headed to Broadway this fall. Announced today, Adrienne Warren who currently stars in th…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:53PM[SHARE]For the past two years, JAG Productions has been making waves in the theatre community of White River Junction, Vermont and the ripple effect has made its way to the Big Apple more than a fe…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:58AM[SHARE]Monday, February 4, 2019
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 Davenpo…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:44PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (Shuffle Along, Lady Day) will return to Broadway to star in a revival of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, this May…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:05PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The Broadway play American Son starring Kerry Washington will find a home on the streaming platform Netflix. The announcement was made Monday night on the The Tonight Show Starring Jim…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:49AM[SHARE]Friday, January 18, 2019
Tony Award nominee Adrienne Warren has been tearing down sold-out houses night after night in Tina the musical about the iconic Tina Turner in London’s West End since it’s premie…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:49PM[SHARE]The BeBe Winans’ Broadway Bound musical Born For This, dropped a music video of the title song today. Donald Webber, Jr. (Hamilton, Whirl Inside A Loop, Motown), who is …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:42AM[SHARE]Acting powerhouse Jessica Frances Dukes, who recently slayed Alisha Harris’ Is God Is Off-Broadway, has been tapped as the title role of Lynn Nottage‘s By The Way, Meet Ver…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:56AM[SHARE]Michael James Scott recently mounted the Australian production of Aladdin starring as the Genie. Now he’s ready to return to the cast at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway.…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:37AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 17, 2019
Broadway alum and rising leading man, Christian Dante White (Hello, Dolly!, Shuffle Along) joined the cast of the Lincoln Center Theater Broadway revival of My Fair Lady and began perf…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:03PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Kristolyn Lloyd (Dear Evan Hanson, Paradise Blue) and Kyle Beltran (In The Heights, Head of Passes, The Cherry Orchard) are currently starring in Blue Ridge through Sunday, January…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:12AM[SHARE]The Off-Broadway theatre company, Primary Stages, announced their 35th Anniversary season. Launching the lineup includes a new play by Tony Award-winning & Golden Globe-nominated actor B…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:06AM[SHARE]The Disney movie turned Broadway musical Frozen welcomes ensemble cast member Noah J. Ricketts into the role of Kristoff. Having understudied the role, he will now take over full-time after …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Go behind-the-scenes of the Vogue photo shoot with the men of Ain’t Too Proud. Leading the cast as The Temptations will be Derrick Baskin as Otis Williams, James Harkness as Paul Willi…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:14PM[SHARE]Legendary Broadway star Carol Channing has passed away at the age of 97. Mostly known for originating the role of Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!, her raspy voice was distinct and unmistakabl…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:38AM[SHARE]Monday, January 14, 2019
Tony Award Nominee for her portrayal of Donna Summer in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Ariana DeBose (Summer, Hamilton, A Bronx Tale) will play legendary character Anita in the fort…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:06PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 12, 2019
In an African inspired bomber jacket, Cedric Neal takes you thru a journey singing Stevie Wonder’s ‘Higher Ground’ in week 2 of The Voice UK 2019 Blind Auditions! Known …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:46PM[SHARE]Friday, January 11, 2019
Last night, January 10, 2019, Brittney Johnson (Les Mis, Motown, Beautiful) stepped on to the stage at the Gershwin Theatre and made history as the first Black woman, or any woman of color f…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:32PM[SHARE]The documentary musical, Witness Uganda, by Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews will make its west coast premiere at The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts. After a succe…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:13PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 10, 2019
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, handpicked Jennifer Hudson to play her in a biopic and now according to Deadline Tony-nominated director Liesl Tommy (Eclipsed, Insecure, Queen Suga…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 03:24PM[SHARE]Last night, January 8th, Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney made his Broadway debut and his play Choir Boy officially opened on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. You kno…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:51AM[SHARE]Saturday, January 5, 2019
Over the last 15 years, The Public's UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL has presented over 229 companies from 42 countries. This festival is an outlet that allows new works the opportun…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:21PM[SHARE]Ahmed Best shares a story that discusses the effects of being bullied and harassed as a Black actor. He talks in detail about the racially motivated criticism from Star Wars fans about his p…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:38PM[SHARE]Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning actress, Cynthia Erivo, known for her transformative performance as Celie in the 2015 Broadway revival of The Color Purple is now one of five actor…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:04PM[SHARE]Friday, January 4, 2019
The world premiere of If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a MuhFucka written by Tori Sampson, who is making her New York City professional debut, and directed by Leah C. Gardiner has found it…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:24PM[SHARE]The Juilliard School Drama Division and its Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program present the second of two 2018 Houghton Festival Readings. The North Star written by Donja R.…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:27PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 3, 2019
Amber Iman dazzled in her one-woman show on December 9th, 2018Â at the Triad Theatre. Captivating the audience with her storytelling and finishing them off with her unique vocal stylings,…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:50PM[SHARE]Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre [NBT] announces the cast of the first workshop production for this year’s cohort of I Am Soul Playwriting Residency by playwright Lee Edwa…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 07:12PM[SHARE] 
