Yes, you read that correctly. Taraji P. Henson, who portrays the ambitious, no-nonsense Cookie Lyon on Fox’s hit show Empire, was a Musical Theatre Major at...
Tony Award winner (Pippin) and all around incredible spirit, Ben Vereen, has lived an incredible life so far and sat down with Mo Rocca on CBS...
The producers of the First National Tour of Motown: The Musical definitely have something to sing about as the show has grossed more than $62.5 million in its first...
Tonya Pinkins (Jelly’s Last Jam), who was most recently seen in Joel Drake Johnson’s racially charged thriller Rasheeda Speaking, will star in Classic Stage Company‘s Off-Broadway...
If I asked you right now to name five black female playwrights, could you do it? And no, Lorraine Hansberry doesn’t count. If your answer to...
Here’s our favorite performances from the 2015 Tony Awards “It’s take two. You thought one was enough. It’s not true. It takes two of us.” –...
Taye Diggs returns to Broadway after nearly a decade, and makes history as the first African American to take on the lead role in Hedwig and...
Since its inception in 1947, the Tony Awards has been full of performances and appearances by some of Broadway’s biggest and brightest. Surely on a night...
Corey Mitchell, a teacher from the Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, NC, won the very first Theatre Education Award, presented by the Tony Awards...
Artists of color shined at the 2015 Theatre World Awards this week with Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) and Karen Pittman (Disgraced) among the recipients of this prestigious...
The world premiere of Tony award-winning playwright and singer-songwriter Stew‘s new work Notes of a Native Song is running now through June 7 at Harlem Stage....
Actors (L-R) Andre De Shields, Tiger Haynes, Hinton Battle, Stephanie Mills Ted Ross in a scene from the Broadway musical “The Wiz” 1974 Photo by Martha...
Alvin Ailey featured dancer of more than 40 years, Dudley Williams, died over the weekend at his home in Manhattan. He was 76. A spokesperson for...
If you’ve ever had a delayed flight (and who hasn’t?) it can be pretty boring. There are only so many uncomfortable naps, overpriced snacks, and Disney movies...
On June 8th, the Harlem Shakespeare Festival will present The Tragedy of Julius Caesar featuring an all-female cast. This one night only performance stars the iconic...
The cast of Something Rotten recently took time away from performances at the St. James Theatre to hit the studio and record “Welcome to the Tony...