NEW YORK (AP) — In an effort to shine a light on the hundreds of girls abducted from a school in Nigeria two years ago, all performances of the Broadway play “Eclipsed” will be dedicated to the still-missing victims. Playwright Danai Gurira told The Associated Press on Friday that each future performance of her play […]
Hamilton,” Broadway’s sold-out hip-hop history lesson on Alexander Hamilton created by Lin-Manuel Miranda (pictured) has just nabbed the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Per Variety: The Pulitzer win could be the first of many victories for “Hamilton.” Much of the theater industry considers the show’s sweep of the Tony Awards as a foregone conclusion. “The […]
Emerging Broadway star Kyle Jean-Baptiste died yesterday evening (Aug. 28) after reportedly accidentally falling from a fire escape, Playbill.com reports. According to BroadwayWorld.com, the accident…
I realized recently that Aida and I are sisters in spirit. There is something in her that I already had in me when I auditioned for the role. But I had no idea until days before our first performance how closely tethered together our souls really are. How could I conclude such a thing about […]
Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker is ready to broaden his legendary acting career even further. He’ll be making his Broadway debut in the Eugene O’Neill play, Hughie, next spring.…
We’re used to seeing Taye Diggs in his romantic lead roles, so to see him as the flashy, transgendered frontman Hedwig in Broadway’s Hedwig and the Angry…
NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Danielle Brooks is going from orange to purple — jumping from “Orange Is the New Black” on TV to a Broadway stage in the upcoming “The Color Purple” revival. The actress, who plays Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson on the Netflix series, will play the proud, no-nonsense Sofia in the production directed […]
Singer/actress/reality show and now Broadway star Brandy says she feels like a new woman these days. Currently starring as Roxie Hart in the latest Broadway revival of ‘Chicago’ on Broadway, she also has a new sitcom, Zoe Moon on BET, is recording new music and writing a book about her life. “I’m so excited. I […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway-goers this fall will get a special treat — James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson sharing the same stage again. Producers said Wednesday that the Tony Award-winners will star in a revival of D.L. Coburn’s “The Gin Game” at the Golden Theatre. Previews start Sept. 21. In the play, an elderly […]
The role Brandy will be playing! The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be….Brandy! The angelic voiced singer turned actress is set to make her…
NEW YORK (AP) — Music mogul Russell Simmons is producing a brand new stage musical that will celebrate three generations of hip-hop, from Run DMC to Kanye West. Simmons said Thursday that “The Scenario” will feature an original story written by author and hip-hop historian Dan Charnas, author of “The Big Payback: The History of […]
The late playwright, director and actress Vinnette Justine Carroll was born on this day in 1922, and accomplishing much over the course of her celebrated career. Carroll is the first Black woman to direct a Broadway play, and is currently the only Black woman ever to be nominated for a Tony Award for Directing. […]
