Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun debuted on Broadway in 1959 and later received two staged revivals in 2004 and 2014. Raisin, the musical adaptation...
Ivan van Hove’s topical, bleak production, Tony-nominated for Best Revival of a Play, left me breathless, exhausted and disturbed. Due in part to Sophie Okonedo‘s heartbreaking performance. The...
It’s becoming a ridiculously redundant scenario. A Black actor or actress is cast in a role that is assumed to be “for whites only”. Enter the...
In an already thrilling awards season, Black performers made up a third of the honorees at the 2016 Theatre World Awards presented on May 23rd at...
Tonight, great minds, performers and causes all align for a reading of Playwright Tracey Scott Wilson’s The Story. The play will be performed by Dule Hill, Aja...
It’s the holiday season! We must have been extra good this year because Santa has gifted us some extraordinary news that has us giddy with visions...
Since its Broadway debut in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun has become one of the perennial favorites of Black theatre, with two Broadway revivals, a...