Black In America is a multi-part series of documentaries hosted by reporter Soledad O'Brien on CNN. The series is about various issues regarding blacks (African-Americans) which includes panel discussions on issues facing the black community, and a look at the culture of black families in America, men and women.
Theater Resources Unlimited Announces Cast for Gala
by Marissa Tomeo - March 12, 2022
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces a star-studded cast for this year's 2022 TRUSpeak: Hear Our Voices!, a virtual gala scheduled for Sunday, March 20, 2022 from 5pm to 7pm. Presented with generous sponsorship from R.K. Greene and The Storyline Project, Patrick Blake of Rhymes Over Beats,...
Theater Resources Unlimited Presents 'TRUSpeak: Hear Our Voices!'
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2022
Presented with generous sponsorship from R.K. Greene and The Storyline Project, Patrick Blake of Rhymes Over Beats, Merrie L. Davis of Next Act 2 Follow, Neal Rubinstein/Dangerous, Judith Estrine of Prism Stage Company, Stephanie Rosenberg/Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors and Judith Ma...
The Paley Center For Media Announces Interactive Pop-Up Exhibit For Black History Month
by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2022
The Paley Center for Media announces today its month-long celebration of Black History Month, Paley Center's Salute to Black Achievements in Television presented by Citi. The Paley Center is celebrating the legacy of achievements of iconic Black on-screen talent, creatives, and influencers in tel...
The 10th Annual TD James Moody Festival Announced at NJPAC
by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2021
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center celebrates the 10th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival showcasing an all-star lineup of the country's best musicians, held Nov 5-21, including the award-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra, the New Jersey premiere of Christian McBride's The Movement Revisited, t...
TFANA and Saint Flashlight Launch Poetry Activation THE WILL OF THE CITY
by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2021
TFANA and Saint Flashlight present The Will of the City, poems inspired by playwright and poet William Shakespeare, launching today and running through the fall. Spotlighting the work of over a dozen writers, this activation will transform the streetside and outdoor screens at Polonsky Shakespeare C...
Wallis Artistic Director Paul Crewes To Step Down, Transition To Artistic Advisor
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2021
Pioneering arts leader Paul Crewes, who has served since 2015 as the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' first Artistic Director, steps down from his position at the end of this year and transitions to a new role as Artistic Advisor for the balance of The Wallis' 2021-2022 Season, it wa...
Phillip Michael Scales Shares 'When They Put Me In My Grave' Featuring Archie Lee Hooker
by Michael Major - September 17, 2021
Throughout its 14 soulful tracks, Scales' upcoming album explores, growth, mistakes, being black in America, searching for love, and finding your place in the world. He calls his sound “Dive Bar Soul,” blending indie rock storytelling with the passion of the blues....
Westport Country Playhouse Presents New Work CULTURE SHOCK
by A.A. Cristi - July 14, 2021
Westport Country Playhouse's New Works Initiative will present the second play in its 2021 season with a virtual workshop of “Culture Shock,” written by Gloria Majule, and directed by Taylor Reynolds, on Wednesday, July 14....
BWW Feature: Pandemic-Informed Art Is Acceptable, It's Valuable, And It's Just Fine
by Stephen Mosher - July 14, 2021
A wise man once said that art isn't easy. Well, life isn't either, and since life inspires art, the performers of the small venue circuit of New York City may be leaning into the pandemic for source material, for a while. Or for as long as they need to....
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Announces In-Person, Live Jazz Performances Beginning in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 12, 2021
NJPAC is welcoming live, in-person jazz back to its stage throughout 2021 beginning with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter (Sep 24). The TD Jazz Series continues in the Fall with 'Salsa Meets Jazz' (Sep 25), saxophonist Boney James (Oct 14), and vocal powerhouse duo Tierney Sutton and An...
HANDS UP: 7 PLAYWRIGHTS, 7 TESTAMENTS Radio Play to be Presented by National Black Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 23, 2021
This August, the historic National Black Theatre will premiere a powerful production that was first introduced in 2015 following a series of state violence that plagued America, as a radio play. HANDS UP: 7 PLAYWRIGHTS, 7 TESTAMENTS will have its radio play American premiere directed by Jonathan M...
SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - June 12, 2021
San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company (Dedrick Weathersby, Executive Director) and Sacramento's The Guild Theater (St. HOPE Academy) have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season....
Virtual Theatre This Weekend: June 5-6- with Alex Newell, Heather Headley, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - June 05, 2021
Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, June 5-6, 2021....
BWW Review: THE LATRELL SHOW Is an Uneven but Ultimately Powerful One-Man Show
by Harker Jones - June 04, 2021
Just when it reaches the point where it’s almost unbearable, the show takes a hard turn, cutting to a frustrated office worker named Jeremiah, who is in a psychiatric session trying to process his rage at living in an America where Black lives do not matter to everyone and where being gay is consi...
SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2021
San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company (Dedrick Weathersby, Executive Director) and Sacramento's The Guild Theater (St. HOPE Academy) have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season....
Lena Hall, Blair Brown, Ben Feldman and More to Star in Livestreamed Works by Zakiyyah Alexander, Mando Alvarado & Others
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2021
On Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00pm EST, Play-PerView will live stream AYA or Dear Lover by Fernanda Coppel (King Liz, “How To Get Away With Murder”). Directed by Estefania Fadul, this production will feature Raul Castillo (“Looking,” “Atypical”), Tina Huang (“Rizzoli & Isles,” “Arro...
SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2021
San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company and Sacramento's The Guild Theater have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season. ...
Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute Presents MAKE A JOYFUL NOIZE Featuring Hip-Hop Duo Soul Science Lab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2021
Carnegie Hall today announced that boundary pushing hip-hop duo Soul Science Lab will present exclusive ‘making of’ excerpts from their forthcoming visual album—Make a Joyful Noize—in a special online streaming event on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m....
SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2021
San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company (Dedrick Weathersby, Executive Director) and Sacramento's The Guild Theater (St. HOPE Academy) have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season....
Virtual Premiere of THE LATRELL SHOW to be Presented by IAMA Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2021
IAMA Theatre Company will present the virtual premiere of “The Latrell Show,” written and performed by actor, writer and social justice advocate Brandon Kyle Goodman. Co-directed by IAMA co-artistic director Stefanie Black and company member Devere Rogers, “The Latrell Show” will be film...
Playwrights' Center Works Towards A More Equitable Theater Field Through Expansion Of Fellowships
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2021
While the theater field remains uncertain yet cautiously optimistic that 2021 will see a return to in-person performances, there is no uncertainty around the systemic inequalities that have been exposed and amplified during the pandemic. Pre-pandemic 'business as usual' will not be enough when theat...
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Announces Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. as the 2021 Stowe Prize Winner
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 12, 2021
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center will honor Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. as the 2021 Stowe Prize winner. Glaude receives the award for Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, a book that uses the life of James Baldwin to create dialogue about racial inequality in the U...
Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, February 22- with Santino Fontana, Lynn Nottage and More!
by Nicole Rosky - February 22, 2021
Today (February 22) in live streaming: Santino Fontana sings with Seth Rudetsky, Patrick Page takes on Shakespeare's villains, and more!...
VIDEO: Watch Leslie Odom Jr. & the Cast of ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI in 'Behind The Scene'
by Sarah Leiber - February 16, 2021
The actors in the film, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Kingsley Ben-Adir, take the audience “Behind the Scene” in this once-in-a-lifetime convergence of legends in which Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown all meet over the course of an evening together to debate and c...
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts Present IN CASE YOU HADN'T HEARD
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2021
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts, in partnership with Eastville Community Historical Society and the Southampton African American Museum, is pleased to announce the online world premiere of In Case You Hadn't Heard: A Conversation Between America's Past And Its Promise, a provocat...
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