He is remembered by a fellow African-American legend in theater and film, Debbie Allen, who paid homage to her former director.
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James T. Lane Rises Above Drug Addiction and Abuse In His Powerful and Deeply Personal One-Man Show, ‘Triple Threat’
Triple Threat, the title of stage star James T. Lane’s one-man-show, which opened this week, may be a bit ambiguous. It’s true, the singer, dancer and actor has talent in triplicate—he just finished a run playing Billy Flynn in Chicago…
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Tony Award Nominee Stephen McKinley Henderson on the Rich Tapestry of ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’
Between Riverside and Crazy star Stephen McKinley Henderson is a Tony Award nominee this year for Best Actor in a Play. He’s already won an Obie for originating the role of Walter “Pops” Washington in the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic drama. But…
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Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker Move Forward With Broadway Revival of ‘The Wiz’
‘The Wiz’ is easing on down the road with a national tour starting in September.
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Black Women on Broadway Awards to Honor Natasha Yvette Williams, Joy Woods, and Nikiya Mathis
Black Women on Broadway is ready to hand more Black women their flowers.
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Jordan Fisher’s Newest Broadway Role In ‘Sweeney Todd’ Is Breakthrough Casting
Jordan Fisher is back on Broadway in the revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Stephen Sondheim’s gory operatic tale about a murderous duo. Luckily, the Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between star plays Anthony, a good…
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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Star Emilie Kouatchou on How She Became the First Black Woman to Play the Show’s Lead on Broadway
Emilie Kouatchou didn’t think she could play the role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. She knew she could. “One of my biggest goals in my life was to be on Broadway. And the part of Christine was something…
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Samuel L. Jackson and His Wife Make $25,000 Donation to Theatre Communications Group’s One Million Books Campaign
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson donated $25,000 dollars to Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, at the annual 2023 TCG “Our Stories” Gala inside New York City’s the Edison Ballroom. TCG was honoring the couple with an…
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Kandi Burruss and Brian Moreland on Producing ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Broadway’s Highest Grossing Play Revival
Kandi Burruss and EBONY Power 100 recipient Brian Anthony Moreland have something to smile about. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star, along with fellow producers Sonia Friedman, Tom Kirdahy and Burruss’ husband of nine years, Todd Tucker, have announced that their hit Broadway revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson has officially become the highest-grossing…
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Adrianna Hicks Brings a Fresh Take to ‘Some Like It Hot’
Adrianna Hicks is turning up the heat on Broadway. She’s back on stage in the new musical Some Like It Hot after a successful run as Queen Catherine of Aragon in Six the Musical (giving the wives of King Henry VIII…
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