Little Known Black History Facts

Nell Carter is best remembered for her portrayal of Nell Harper in NBC’s hit ’80’s sitcom Gimme A Break! but made her mark as an actress well before then. The late Carter was a successful stage actress before television, winning a Tony Award 40 years ago. Nell Ruth Hardy was born in Birmingham, Ala. on this […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — The megahit musical “Hamilton” has grabbed a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations, the biggest haul in Broadway history and another notch in the show’s march into theatrical history. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop-flavored biography about the first U.S. treasury secretary on Tuesday broke the 15-nominations record held by “The Producers” and “Billy Elliot.” […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald is returning to Broadway next year in a show that reaches back over 90 years. Producer Scott Rudin said Thursday that McDonald will star next March in a show that looks at the making of the 1921 hit “Shuffle Along,” one of the first Broadway musicals […]