Top 10 Tunes with Kyle Taylor Parker
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - August 31, 2020 Kyle Taylor Parker is sharing his favorite songs with today's installment of top 10 tunes!... 
Dobama Theatre Announces Lineup For Virtual 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - September 30, 2020 After 60 years of producing live, professional theatre, Dobama Theatre is taking an intermission. Yet, though the action onstage is paused, Dobamaa??s commitment to its vital mission and the community it serves is as active as ever before!... 
VIDEO: Watch an Excerpt From Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson's Opera BLUE
by Stephi Wild - August 31, 2020 With the support of The Glimmerglass Festival, the a?oeBluea?? casts of The Glimmerglass Festival and Washington National Opera joined for a poignant musical offering from the Music Critics Association of North Americaa??s Best New Opera of 2020. ... 
REVOLT TV Announces Black History Month Celebration
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020 REVOLT TV unveiled details about its Black History Month Excellence (#BHMX) initiative today, featuring its largest offering yet of network premieres, including the return of fan-favorite talk show State of the Culture; new seasons of stand-up showcase Funny AF, short film anthology Short & Fresh, a... 
BWW Review: THIS BITTER EARTH at Theater Alliance
by Roger Catlin - March 02, 2020 Write what you know, authors are often advised. And 'This Bitter Earth,' a vivid tale from prolific playwright Harrison David Rivers reflects a partnership between a back writer and a white activist in Minnesota that is very similar to his own.... 
OWN's Popular Docu-Series BLACK LOVE Returns For Season 3 This August
by Tori Hartshorn - July 01, 2019 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the third season of its popular docu-series “Black Love” will premiere on Saturday, August 10 at 9:00 p.m. ETPT. The series, which celebrates love stories from the Black community, ranked number one last season in its Saturday night time slot across broadca... 
First Floor Theater Announces Casting for SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS
by Julie Musbach - September 12, 2019 First Floor Theater announces casting for its Chicago premiere of the award-winning SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS, part of playwright Donja R. Love's trilogy of black love at pivotal moments in history, helmed by Company Member Mikael Burke, director of last season's acclaimed production of Hooded, or Being B... 
New Perspectives Theatre Company Announces 2019 Playwriting & Directing Fellows For The Women's Work Short Play Lab
by A.A. Cristi - June 26, 2019 New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC) is pleased to announce their 2019 Playwriting and Directing Fellows, for the 11th Annual Women's Work Short Play LAB.... 
Stacey Abrams, Winnie Harlow, Nicole Byer and More Announced For OWN SPOTLIGHT: BLACK WOMEN OWN THE CONVERSATION
by Tori Hartshorn - August 07, 2019 Oprah Winfrey Network and OZY Media announced today the new series “OWN Spotlight: Black Women OWN the Conversation” to premiere on Saturday, August 24 at 10:00 pm ET/PT exclusively on OWN, with celebrities and thought leaders including rising star politician Stacey Abrams, model and activist Winnie... 
Messenger Producer Brendan Gallagher Celebrates Jimmy Little's Classic 1999 Album
by A.A. Cristi - July 31, 2019 20 years ago, Indigenous Australian icon Jimmy Little released Messenger, an album paying tribute to great Australasian songwriters. Messenger launched Little into the consciousness of a whole new generation of fans, many of whom had not known that he was Australia's first Indigenous pop star on the... 
Acclaimed Philip Ridley Drama TENDER NAPALM Returns July 18
by A.A. Cristi - June 24, 2019 African-American director David Norwood will premiere a uniquely re-envisioned American version of TENDER NAPALM by renowned British playwright Philip Ridley (The Pitchfork Disney, Mercury Fur, The Fastest Clock in the Universe). This poetic two-hander originally premiered in London in 2011, before ... 
Them Evils Set To Tour With Pop Evil, Appearing On Shiprocked Cruise
by Tori Hartshorn - January 07, 2019 Southern California based Them Evils are heading back out on tour to kick off the New Year in direct support for Pop Evil. Along the way they will be setting sail on the Shiprocked Cruise, where two live performances are slated. The band continues to promote their 'Rollin' Stoned and Livin' Free' EP... 
OWN's Docu-Series BLACK LOVE Moves to New Night And Time
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2019 Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the new night and time for the second half of season three of its hit docu-series, “Black Love,” which returns with all new episodes on Friday, November 8 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The series, which celebrates love stories from the Black community, will anchor a new n... 
Mixed Magic Theatre Announces Black History Month Events
by Stephi Wild - February 06, 2020 Mixed Magic Theatre has announced its events for Black History Month!... 
Tiffany Haddish Receives the Trailblazer Award at Hollywood Confidential
by Macon Prickett - July 09, 2018 Brand Maverick Entertainment (BME) president and event series creator, Steve Jones(Producer of OWN's “Black Love,” “Motherly Love”) moderated a conversation with actress and comedianTiffany Haddish (“Night School,” “Girls Trip”) who received the “Trailblazer Award” at the ninth installment of Hollyw... 
Anthony Anderson, Spike Lee To Attend the 2019 American Black Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2019 The 23rd annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), taking place in Miami June 12-16, continues to deliver on their promise to showcase some of today's hottest talent and provide a platform for emerging artists. This year's lineup will include conversations, screenings and panels with diverse and i... 
Ava DuVernay's AUGUST 28 to Make Television Debut on OWN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 22, 2018 Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay's short-form film entitled “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People” will make its national television debut on Tuesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Regina King, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, André Holland... 
Tony Winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson Joins OWN's DAVID MAKES MAN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 27, 2018 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of five new cast members to the ensemble of its upcoming lyrical drama "David Makes Man," the television debut from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney ("Moonlight"). Additionally, four directors have been tapped to helm episodes of the ... 
OWN's Docu-Series BLACK LOVE Returns For Its Fourth Season This September
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2020 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the fourth season of its popular and ground-breaking two-time NAACP nominated docu-series “Black Love” will premiere back-to-back episodes on Saturday, September 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The series, which celebrates love stories from the Black community, ranke... 
First Floor Theater Presents SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS
by Julie Musbach - September 23, 2019 First Floor Theater launches its eighth season with the Chicago premiere of the award-winning SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS, part of playwright Donja R. Love's trilogy of black love at pivotal moments in history, helmed by Company Member Mikael Burke, director of last season's acclaimed production of Hooded, ... 
OWN Announces Fourth Season Renewal of GREENLEAF
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2018 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fourth season its hit megachurch drama series “Greenleaf” from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/executive producer Craig Wright, and executive producers Clement Virgo, Kriss Turner Towner, and Oprah Winfrey. The series stars Merle Dandri... 
LOVE & HIP HOP Season Ten Premieres on VH1 Dec. 16
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 04, 2019 VH1 celebrates the city that ignited a cultural phenomenon with the 10th season of 'Love & Hip Hop: New York,' premiering Monday, December 16 at 8:00pm ET/PT with back-to-back episodes. VH1's powerhouse franchise from Monami Entertainment and MGM's Big Fish Entertainment continues to hold three of t... 
OWN Announces Season Four of Ava DuVernay's QUEEN SUGAR
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 08, 2018 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fourth season Ava DuVernay's critically acclaimed original drama series “Queen Sugar,” from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, ahead of the extended 90-minute season three finale airing Wednesday, August 22 (10-11:30 p.m. ET/PT).... 
Dates and Locations Announced For Free Festival, Damsel Outdoors
by Stephi Wild - August 06, 2020 This August will see Damsel Outdoors take place in locations including Portobello Road and Bankside as four compelling new pieces of theatre are staged across London.... 
BWW Exclusive: Dallas' Soul Rep Theatre Company on Choosing to Persevere Through Crisis
by Stephi Wild - July 07, 2020 Members of the company at Soul Rep Theatre in Dallas have written an exclusive article for BroadwayWorld. The article speaks to the company's struggle, triumphs, contributions to North Texas' artistic landscape, and more, as it prepares to enter its 25th anniversary season this fall.... |
Videos
Get TV's #1 Theatre Newsletter
All the show news & discounts for TV & beyond.
