By Jill Russell Hulings They were former slaves who were given a chance, took pride in their work and helped create the nation’s first black middle class. The City of…
By Florangela Davila Seattle Repertory Theatre opens its season Wednesday with a world premiere play about a group of African American workers known as the Pullman porters. “Pullman Porter Blues”…
By Howard Shapiro The Philadelphia Theatre Company, which performs at its Suzanne Roberts Theatre, won four of its seven awards for The Scottsboro Boys, including best musical. After Scottsboro‘s run…
By Brian Kennedy The African-American Theatre Program at the University of Louisville will be Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery. Shakin the Mess Outta Misery focuses on an orphaned girl and…
Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’, moved 2,000 years forward and halfway round the world, ends up more thrilling and apposite than ever By Kate Bassett Feel the heat. The RSC has just…
WASHINGTON – Officials from U.S. Bank, Howard Theatre Restoration, Inc., Ellis Development Group, and City officials will gather on Thursday, April 12 to celebrate the grand reopening of the Howard…
On April 5, the new updated version of Broadway’s Evita will premiere at New York’s Marquis Theatre. Latin pop singer Ricky Martin stars in the revival, playing the role of…
American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact Announce: Brad Pitt Joins All-Star Cast of West Coast Premiere Reading of Proposition 8 Play Reading of “8″ to Be…
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact are proud to announce the full cast for the West Coast premiere of “8,” an unprecedented account of the Federal District…
By Myrna Petlicki Most people think of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson as the ever-smiling African American who tap danced with Shirley Temple in her 1930s films. But the man behind those…
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