Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson is an actor whose BroadwayWorld credits include Othello, John Henry, and Show Boat.
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Photos/Video: ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN Starring Norbert Leo Butz, Bob Odenkirk, T.R. Knight, Molly Ringwald and More
by A.A. Cristi - 2026-07-16 18:03:02
Video: Baayork Lee Discusses Legendary Career on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-06-16 13:03:44
Audra McDonald Will Return to Broadway This Fall in GYPSY; Watch New Trailer
by Nicole Rosky - 2024-05-29 15:30:20
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Karamu House to Open 2026-27 Season with MR. RICKEY CALLS A MEETING
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2026
Karamu House, the nation's oldest Black producing theatre, opens its 2026-27 season with Ed Schmidt's historical drama MR. RICKEY CALLS A MEETING at the Cleveland Foundation Jelliffe Theatre.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2026
Karamu House, the nation's oldest Black producing theatre, opens its 2026-27 season with Ed Schmidt's historical drama MR. RICKEY CALLS A MEETING at the Cleveland Foundation Jelliffe Theatre.
Immersive Script Reading Club to Take Place at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2026
Arena Stage will present SCRIPTED, an immersive script reading club examining Eric Bentley's political docudrama ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN?, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2026
Arena Stage will present SCRIPTED, an immersive script reading club examining Eric Bentley's political docudrama ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN?, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro.
Vox: American Voices Opera Lab Unveils 2027 Finalists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2026
VOX: American Voices Opera Lab - newly reimagined as a landmark collaborative project - has revealed its four 2027 finalists. These works-in-progress will be presented at the VOX Showcase at the Perelman Center for the Performing Arts.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2026
VOX: American Voices Opera Lab - newly reimagined as a landmark collaborative project - has revealed its four 2027 finalists. These works-in-progress will be presented at the VOX Showcase at the Perelman Center for the Performing Arts.
Photos: THE VILLAGE TRIP Festival to Present Classical Music in Greenwich Village
by Rachel Stone - Sep 24, 2026
The annual Village Trip festival will feature nearly a dozen concerts with world premieres by David Amram, Samuel Adler, and Anthony Davis, plus performances by the Horszowski Trio, Ahn Trio, and Cygnus Ensemble.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 24, 2026
The annual Village Trip festival will feature nearly a dozen concerts with world premieres by David Amram, Samuel Adler, and Anthony Davis, plus performances by the Horszowski Trio, Ahn Trio, and Cygnus Ensemble.
Photos: Classical Concert Season to Feature Ivakhiv, Bond and Village Trip
by Rachel Stone - Sep 16, 2026
The autumn classical concert season will present violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv's album release concert, composer Victoria Bond's tarot-inspired program at The Morgan Library, and programming from The Village Trip festival.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 16, 2026
The autumn classical concert season will present violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv's album release concert, composer Victoria Bond's tarot-inspired program at The Morgan Library, and programming from The Village Trip festival.
25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2026 Reading List
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 19, 2026
We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2026 reading list.
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 19, 2026
We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2026 reading list.
HOLIDAY POPS! and BEETHOVEN'S NINTH to Expand to Trenton
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2026
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra extends performances to Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, featuring vocalist Scarlett Strallen and conductor Rossen Milanov with the Westminster Symphonic Choir.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2026
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra extends performances to Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, featuring vocalist Scarlett Strallen and conductor Rossen Milanov with the Westminster Symphonic Choir.
ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN? to Open at Arena Stage This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2026
Eric Bentley's docudrama, drawn from HUAC hearing transcripts, will move to Arena Stage's Kreeger Theater following its Off-Broadway run at New York City Center, with Anna D. Shapiro again directing.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2026
Eric Bentley's docudrama, drawn from HUAC hearing transcripts, will move to Arena Stage's Kreeger Theater following its Off-Broadway run at New York City Center, with Anna D. Shapiro again directing.
WORLD/INFERNO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY to Reissue RED-EYED SOUL LP
by Rachel Stone - Sep 4, 2026
The World/Inferno Friendship Society will reissue its classic double LP Red-Eyed Soul on vinyl for the first time since its original release, via Ernest Jenning Record Co.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 4, 2026
The World/Inferno Friendship Society will reissue its classic double LP Red-Eyed Soul on vinyl for the first time since its original release, via Ernest Jenning Record Co.
THE VILLAGE TRIP FESTIVAL Expands 2026 Program With New Events Celebrating Revolutionary Voices
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2026
The Village Trip Festival will present additional 2026 programming, including a Janis Siegel concert with guest Lea DeLaria and a WONDERFUL TOWN walking tour led by Jamie Bernstein.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2026
The Village Trip Festival will present additional 2026 programming, including a Janis Siegel concert with guest Lea DeLaria and a WONDERFUL TOWN walking tour led by Jamie Bernstein.
Visual Studies Workshop Names 2027 Project Space Residency Artists
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2026
Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester selected twelve resident artists from 250 international applicants for its Project Space Residency program in photography, film, and media arts.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2026
Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester selected twelve resident artists from 250 international applicants for its Project Space Residency program in photography, film, and media arts.
CONCERTO NO. 2: ANTHEM to Have New York Premiere at Carnegie Hall
by Rachel Stone - Aug 26, 2026
Davóne Tines will perform the New York premiere of his ANTHEM with the Columbus Symphony under Music Director Rossen Milanov at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 26, 2026
Davóne Tines will perform the New York premiere of his ANTHEM with the Columbus Symphony under Music Director Rossen Milanov at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium.
CONCERTO NO. 2: ANTHEM To Be Performed At Carnegie Hall
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 25, 2026
Grammy-nominated creator, curator, and performer Davóne Tines brings the New York premiere of his Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM, to Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage with the Columbus Symphony conducted by Music Director Rossen Milanov.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 25, 2026
Grammy-nominated creator, curator, and performer Davóne Tines brings the New York premiere of his Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM, to Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage with the Columbus Symphony conducted by Music Director Rossen Milanov.
Greenwich Village Folk Festival to Mark 40th Anniversary With Concert
by Rachel Stone - Aug 14, 2026
The Village Trip will present a concert celebrating the Greenwich Village Folk Festival's 40th anniversary, featuring performers including Suzanne Vega, Noel Paul Stookey and John McCutcheon.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 14, 2026
The Village Trip will present a concert celebrating the Greenwich Village Folk Festival's 40th anniversary, featuring performers including Suzanne Vega, Noel Paul Stookey and John McCutcheon.
Review: SPAMALOT at Starlight Theatre
by Alan Portner - Aug 5, 2026
The current national tour of Monty Python's Spamalot opened at Starlight Theatre on Tuesday evening August 4, for a weeklong residency. This is my first exposure to this joyful send-up of all things musical theatre, motion pictures, vaudeville, and puppetry. Can you say” inspired silliness?” There are more joke lines embedded in Spamalot” than you can plausibly keep up with.
by Alan Portner - Aug 5, 2026
The current national tour of Monty Python's Spamalot opened at Starlight Theatre on Tuesday evening August 4, for a weeklong residency. This is my first exposure to this joyful send-up of all things musical theatre, motion pictures, vaudeville, and puppetry. Can you say” inspired silliness?” There are more joke lines embedded in Spamalot” than you can plausibly keep up with.
JOB by Max Wolf Friedlich to Open at Princeton's Chimera Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 3, 2026
Chimera Productions will stage the psychological thriller JOB by Max Wolf Friedlich at Princeton's Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, starring Ann Gambourg and Jeffrey Alan Davis.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 3, 2026
Chimera Productions will stage the psychological thriller JOB by Max Wolf Friedlich at Princeton's Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, starring Ann Gambourg and Jeffrey Alan Davis.
THE VILLAGE TRIP Festival to Return with Theater, Comedy, Music Walking Tours
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2026
The Village Trip Festival will present ten days of music, theater, comedy, and walking tours across Greenwich Village, the East Village, and the Lower East Side, honoring figures like Woody Guthrie, Paul Robeson, and Dorothy Day.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2026
The Village Trip Festival will present ten days of music, theater, comedy, and walking tours across Greenwich Village, the East Village, and the Lower East Side, honoring figures like Woody Guthrie, Paul Robeson, and Dorothy Day.
ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN Enters Final Two Weeks of Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
The Off-Broadway production of Eric Bentley’s 1972 docudrama, Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been, will play its final performance at New York City Center Stage I.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
The Off-Broadway production of Eric Bentley’s 1972 docudrama, Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been, will play its final performance at New York City Center Stage I.
END CREDITS by Steve McQueen to Make New York Premiere at The Shed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
The Shed will present the New York live premiere of Steve McQueen's End Credits, a one-hour performance featuring actors reading declassified FBI surveillance files compiled on Paul Robeson and his wife over nearly 40 years.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
The Shed will present the New York live premiere of Steve McQueen's End Credits, a one-hour performance featuring actors reading declassified FBI surveillance files compiled on Paul Robeson and his wife over nearly 40 years.
Photos/Video: ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN Starring Norbert Leo Butz, Bob Odenkirk, T.R. Knight, Molly Ringwald and More
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2026
The third rotating guest cast of ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN is now appearing at New York City Center Stage I. Check out photos and video of the new cast.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2026
The third rotating guest cast of ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN is now appearing at New York City Center Stage I. Check out photos and video of the new cast.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Paul Robeson been in?
Paul Robeson has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.
How many West End shows has Paul Robeson been in?
Paul Robeson has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
What was Paul Robeson's first West End show?
Paul Robeson's first West End show was Show Boat which opened in 1928
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