Blake Russell
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Broadway: Slave Play
Juilliard: Stick Fly, African Company Presents Richard III, The Line, Juilius Caesar, Cymbeline, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Three Sisters, Gint, Bus Stop, and La Cocina by Tony Meneses.
Off Broadway: The Glory of the World by Chuck Mee (BAM), Play On! Shakespeare (Oregon ...
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Broadway: Slave PlayJuilliard: Stick Fly, African Company Presents Richard III, The Line, Juilius Caesar, Cymbeline, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Three Sisters, Gint, Bus Stop, and La Cocina by Tony Meneses.
Off Broadway: The Glory of the World by Chuck Mee (BAM), Play On! Shakespeare (Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Classic Stage Company).
Regional: That High Lonesome Sound by Jeff Augustin, Diana Grisanti, Cory Hinkle, and Charise Castro Smith (Actors Theatre of Louisville), White Rabbit/Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour, and 'Cause I Know You Got Soul by Zayd Dohrn (Chicago Home Theater Festival), Reluctant to Burn by Korde Tuttle (New School), Partners by Dorothy Fortenberry (LiveWire Theatre), Othello (Suitcase Shakespeare).
Workshops: Thoughts of A Colored Man directed by Taye Diggs, Fire Island by Korde Tuttle (NYTW), Demons by Keelay Gipson (NYSAF).
TV: The Good Fight (CBS), The Blacklist (NBC).
Training: The Juilliard School (Group 51), Bob Krakowower, HB Studio, School at Steppenwolf, Actors Theatre of Louisville Apprenticeship.
Previously, Blake was a company member with dance theater director Erica Mott as well as performance artists Mark Jeffery and Judd Morrissey.
Also, Blake was the creator of a free weekly wellness workshop series at Juilliard called Self Care Saturdays, an associate producer of an emerging Black student actor organization called HomeBase Theatre Collective, and a co-founder of The Chicago Home Theater Festival, a yearly city-wide month-long performance festival aimed at activating the arts and the community.
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by Nicole Rosky - Feb 5, 2023
Take Me Out officially concludes its Broadway run after 17 previews and 99 regular performances.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 31, 2023
There are only 8 performances remaining of the 2022 Tony Award Winning Revival of a Play TAKE ME OUT! See how to purchase tickets.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2023
There are only 16 performances remaining of the 2022 Tony Award Winning Revival of a Play TAKE ME OUT!

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2023
There are only four weeks remaining to see the 2022 Tony Award Winning Revival of a Play TAKE ME OUT, starring Tony Award winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Tony Award Nominee Jesse Williams. See how to purchase tickets!

by Stephi Wild - Dec 28, 2022
BroadwayWorld is bringing you Words From the Wings, a new series of interviews that take fans behind the scenes of some of their favorite Broadway stars' backstage routines! Today we're chatting with Michael Oberholtzer of Take Me Out, who shared his backstage routines, favorite moments, and more!

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 22, 2022
Tonight's performance of Take Me Out has been cancelled due to illness. See when the show will resume performances.

by Michael Major - Dec 5, 2022
Jesse Tyler Ferguson appeared on CBS Mornings to discuss his return to Broadway in Take Me Out. Ferguson discussed the play's significance and why the story is still relevant. Watch the complete video now, in which Ferguson also discusses officiating his Modern Family co-star Sarah Hyland's wedding, juggling fatherhood and his career, and more.

by Show Highlights - Nov 7, 2022
The 2022 Tony Award Winning Revival of a Play Take Me Out officially returned to Broadway on October 27. Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, TAKE ME OUT, a Second Stage Theater Production, has returned for a 14-week engagement at the Schoenfeld Theatre. See new production photos here!

by Bruce Glikas - Oct 29, 2022
The 2022 Tony Award Winning Revival of a Play Take Me Out officially returned to Broadway on October 27. Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, TAKE ME OUT, a Second Stage Theater Production, has returned for a 14-week engagement at the Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W 45th St). Check out photos of the cast celebrating here!

by Bruce Glikas - Oct 29, 2022
The 2022 Tony Award Winning Revival of a Play Take Me Out officially returned to Broadway on October 27. TAKE ME OUT, a Second Stage Theater Production, has returned for a 14-week engagement at the Schoenfeld Theatre. Check out photos of the opening night arrivals here!
Blake Russell Videos


by Michael Major - Dec 5, 2022
Jesse Tyler Ferguson appeared on CBS Mornings to discuss his return to Broadway in Take Me Out. Ferguson discussed the play's significance and why the story is still relevant. Watch the complete video now, in which Ferguson also discusses officiating his Modern Family co-star Sarah Hyland's wedding, juggling fatherhood and his career, and more.


by Opening Night - Oct 29, 2022
The 2022 Tony Award Winning Revival of a Play Take Me Out officially returned to Broadway on October 27. Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, TAKE ME OUT, a Second Stage Theater Production, has returned for a 14-week engagement. We're taking you inside opening night in this video.


by BroadwayWorld TV - Oct 28, 2022
The 2022 Tony Award Winning Revival of a Play Take Me Out returned to Broadway on October 27. Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, TAKE ME OUT, a Second Stage Theater Production, has returned for a 14-week engagement at the Schoenfeld Theatre. Watch Jesse Williams and Jesse Tyler Ferguson's speech at curtain call here!