The Negro Ensemble Company
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Review Roundup: HOME Opens On Broadway Directed By Kenny Leon (Jun 6, 2024)
Photos: The Negro Ensemble Company Revives ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN (May 30, 2024)
Photos: In Rehearsal With Kenny Leon And the Cast of HOME On Broadway (May 7, 2024)
Review Roundup: HOME Opens On Broadway Directed By Kenny Leon (Jun 6, 2024)
Photos: The Negro Ensemble Company Revives ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN (May 30, 2024)
Photos: In Rehearsal With Kenny Leon And the Cast of HOME On Broadway (May 7, 2024)
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Obie Awards - 1979 - Special Citations for Sustained Excellence of Ensemble Acting
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Tony Awards - 1969 - Special Tony Award
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Drama Desk Awards - 1968 - Best Theatres
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Obie Awards - 1968 - Citations
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Review Roundup: HOME Opens On Broadway Directed By Kenny Leon
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2024
Home opens at the Todd Haimes Theatre on Broadway. Read the reviews!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2024
Home opens at the Todd Haimes Theatre on Broadway. Read the reviews!
Photos: The Negro Ensemble Company Revives ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2024
The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) produced the world premiere of Charles Fuller’s Obie Award-winning play, “Zooman and the Sign,” 44 years ago at Theater Four on West 55th Street. Now The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc., in cooperation with Penn Live Arts, is reviving the play for contemporary New York audiences June 27 to July 7 at American Theatre of Actors (ATA), 314 W. 54th Street, directed by Phyllis Yvonne Stickney. See photos from the production.
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2024
The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) produced the world premiere of Charles Fuller’s Obie Award-winning play, “Zooman and the Sign,” 44 years ago at Theater Four on West 55th Street. Now The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc., in cooperation with Penn Live Arts, is reviving the play for contemporary New York audiences June 27 to July 7 at American Theatre of Actors (ATA), 314 W. 54th Street, directed by Phyllis Yvonne Stickney. See photos from the production.
Photos: The Company of HOME Meets the Press
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2024
See photos of the company of Home on Broadway featuring Kenny Leon and more meeting the press!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2024
See photos of the company of Home on Broadway featuring Kenny Leon and more meeting the press!
What's Coming to Broadway in 2023
by Team BWW - Aug 27, 2023
It's a new season on Broadway! While plenty of 2023/24 season announcements have yet to be made, many productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements. Check out a full list of what's to come on Broadway in Fall 2023-Spring 2024!
by Team BWW - Aug 27, 2023
It's a new season on Broadway! While plenty of 2023/24 season announcements have yet to be made, many productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements. Check out a full list of what's to come on Broadway in Fall 2023-Spring 2024!
BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Marva Hicks
by Elliot Lanes - Feb 7, 2020
Today's subject Marva Hicks is currently living her theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre in the World Premiere Musical Gun & Powder. The production runs through February 23rd in Signature's MAX Theatre space. You'll be able to see my review of the show on Broadway World soon. Trust me it will be worth the wait.
by Elliot Lanes - Feb 7, 2020
Today's subject Marva Hicks is currently living her theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre in the World Premiere Musical Gun & Powder. The production runs through February 23rd in Signature's MAX Theatre space. You'll be able to see my review of the show on Broadway World soon. Trust me it will be worth the wait.
Dianne McIntyre Has Been Named A 2020 United States Artist Fellow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2020
The United States Artists (USA) announced today that dancer/ choreographer Dianne McIntyre is one of fifty recipients of their 2020 USA Fellow award. Each of the fifty recipients will receive a $50,000 cash award of unrestricted funds.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2020
The United States Artists (USA) announced today that dancer/ choreographer Dianne McIntyre is one of fifty recipients of their 2020 USA Fellow award. Each of the fifty recipients will receive a $50,000 cash award of unrestricted funds.
THE TALENTS, UNSPOKEN and More Set for Josiah Theatre Works' 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2014
Josiah Theatre Works is pleased to announce its 2014 -2015 production season, which includes the following World Premieres: THE TALENTS, UNSPOKEN and more.
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2014
Josiah Theatre Works is pleased to announce its 2014 -2015 production season, which includes the following World Premieres: THE TALENTS, UNSPOKEN and more.
Signature Theatre and The Negro Ensemble Company to Honor Late Playwright Leslie Lee, 3/24
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014
On Monday, March 24, 2014, The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (Charles Weldon, Artistic Director; Karen Brown, Executive Director) and Signature Theatre (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) will unite in a day-long celebration of the life and works of Tony Award-nominated playwright Leslie Lee. Lee passed away in New York City on January 20, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014
On Monday, March 24, 2014, The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (Charles Weldon, Artistic Director; Karen Brown, Executive Director) and Signature Theatre (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) will unite in a day-long celebration of the life and works of Tony Award-nominated playwright Leslie Lee. Lee passed away in New York City on January 20, 2014.
The Negro Ensemble Company Presents CABARET EMIGRE by Sophia Romma, 11/2-11/18
by Sierra Fox - Oct 4, 2012
The human, emigrant condition is examined in 'Cabaret Emigré,' a new play by Sophia Romma, directed by Charles Weldon, to be presented by the Negro Ensemble Company from November 2 to 18 at the Lion Theater, Theater Row. The play contains ten Lewis Carroll-style testimonials that are told as cabaret acts by a collection of émigrés who are primarily Russian Jews like Romma herself, as well as émigrés from Latin America and Africa. All of them have no other motive than to entertain each other and their resulting acts are outrageous and macabre, like a journey down the rabbit hole.
by Sierra Fox - Oct 4, 2012
The human, emigrant condition is examined in 'Cabaret Emigré,' a new play by Sophia Romma, directed by Charles Weldon, to be presented by the Negro Ensemble Company from November 2 to 18 at the Lion Theater, Theater Row. The play contains ten Lewis Carroll-style testimonials that are told as cabaret acts by a collection of émigrés who are primarily Russian Jews like Romma herself, as well as émigrés from Latin America and Africa. All of them have no other motive than to entertain each other and their resulting acts are outrageous and macabre, like a journey down the rabbit hole.
MASKS Closes at J.E.T. Studios 1/20
by BWW News Desk - Feb 21, 2012
MASKS is a buddy dramedy about two men growing up in the juvenile justice system, struggling to make it to manhood, battling with their past to shed their masks as they deal with crucial life issues that young people face.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 21, 2012
MASKS is a buddy dramedy about two men growing up in the juvenile justice system, struggling to make it to manhood, battling with their past to shed their masks as they deal with crucial life issues that young people face.
MASKS To Open at J.E.T. Studios 1/20
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2012
MASKS is a buddy dramedy about two men growing up in the juvenile justice system, struggling to make it to manhood, battling with their past to shed their masks as they deal with crucial life issues that young people face.
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2012
MASKS is a buddy dramedy about two men growing up in the juvenile justice system, struggling to make it to manhood, battling with their past to shed their masks as they deal with crucial life issues that young people face.
MASKS To Open at J.E.T. Studios 1/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 16, 2012
MASKS is a buddy dramedy about two men growing up in the juvenile justice system, struggling to make it to manhood, battling with their past to shed their masks as they deal with crucial life issues that young people face.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 16, 2012
MASKS is a buddy dramedy about two men growing up in the juvenile justice system, struggling to make it to manhood, battling with their past to shed their masks as they deal with crucial life issues that young people face.
The Negro Ensemble Company Opens THE PICTURE BOX at Theatre Row, 1/11
by Jennie Mamary - Nov 28, 2011
'The PICTURE BOX" by Cate Ryan will be presented by The Negro Ensemble Company Off Broadway* at Theatre Row - Beckett Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street. Previews begin Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 and the opening is Sunday, January 15th for the limited engagement from the theatre company. The new play is directed by Charles Weldon.
by Jennie Mamary - Nov 28, 2011
'The PICTURE BOX" by Cate Ryan will be presented by The Negro Ensemble Company Off Broadway* at Theatre Row - Beckett Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street. Previews begin Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 and the opening is Sunday, January 15th for the limited engagement from the theatre company. The new play is directed by Charles Weldon.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has The Negro Ensemble Company been nominated for?
Special Citations for Sustained Excellence of Ensemble Acting (Obie Awards), Special Tony Award (Tony Awards), Best Theatres (Drama Desk Awards) and Citations (Obie Awards).
What awards has The Negro Ensemble Company won?
The Negro Ensemble Company has received several prestigious awards, including Special Citations for Sustained Excellence of Ensemble Acting from the Obie Awards, a Special Tony Award from the Tony Awards, Best Theatres recognition from the Drama Desk Awards, and additional Citations from the Obie Awards.
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