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[ 1973 ] Little Henry
Scream Blacula Scream
[ 1973 ] Willis Daniels
Sugar Hill
[ 1974 ] Valentine
Black Fist
[ 1975 ] Leroy Fisk
Audrey Rose
[ 1977 ] Policeman #1
Coming Home
[ 1978 ] Pat
The Main Event
[ 1979 ] Hector Mantilla
Poltergeist
[ 1982 ] Ryan
Streets of Fire
[ 1984 ] Ed Price
Stick
[ 1985 ] Cornell
Wag the Dog
[ 1997 ] Young Man, CIA
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
[ 1998 ] Jack
Blue Hill Avenue
[ 2001 ] Uncle Rob
Out of the Rain
[ 2003 ] Donald
Guess Who
[ 2005 ] Marcus
The Last Stand
[ 2006 ] Winston
I'm Through with White Girls
[ 2007 ] James Evans
Love for Sale
[ 2008 ] Uncle Mac
For Colored Girls
[ 2010 ] Frank
Massacre
[ 2010 ] Rich Cannon
Always a Bridesmaid
[ 2019 ] Carlton Blakeston Sr.
From Zero to I Love You
[ 2019 ] Ron Logsdon
North Hollywood
[ 2021 ] Adolf's Dad
Not Alone
[ 2021 ] Dr. James Clay
A Holiday Chance
[ 2021 ] Garvin
Black Terror
[ 2022 ] Talk Show Host
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
[ 2024 ] Clarence
The Ms. Pat Show
[ 2024 ] Major
The Black Hamptons
[ 2024 ] Moses Britton
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
[ 2024 ] Clarence
CHAAW: Chapter 3 - Christmas Time Is Here
[ 2024 ] Chief of Police
Aftershock
[ 2025 ] Al Sharpton

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MacGyver
Jesse Colton
Real Husbands of Hollywood
Detective Smith
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Clarence
CHAAW: Chapter 3 - Christmas Time Is Here
Chief of Police
Beauty in Black
[ 2024-2025 ] Norman

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WHAT SURVIVES World Premiere Set for Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2026

WHAT SURVIVES, a new one-act play about a community reckoning with an ICE abduction, will have its world premiere at The Broadwater in Los Angeles during the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Review Roundup: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Returns to Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2026

The critics have returned from their strange journey into the world of The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway and the verdict is in! Read all the reviews in our roundup below!
Review Roundup: BEACHES Opens on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2026

Reviews are rolling in for the Broadway production of Beaches, a new musical based on the classic film, celebrating the power of female friendship. Did critics have a day at the beach at Beaches? Find out in our review roundup! 
Review Roundup: PROOF Returns to Broadway Starring Ayo Edebiri & Don Cheadle
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2026

Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri make their Broadway debuts in Proof's first-ever revival. See what 17 critics are saying about this Pulitzer-winning play!
Review Roundup: THE FEAR OF 13 Starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2026

Reviews are in for The Fear of 13, Lindsey Ferrentino’s new Broadway play starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson. Now running at the James Earl Jones Theatre, the production marks the Broadway debuts of both screen actors.
Review Roundup: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 7, 2026

CATS: The Jellicle Ball has officially brought its runway to Broadway! The musical revival opens tonight Broadhurst Theatre. Did the critics have a ball at this innovative new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical classic? Find out in our review roundup!
Review Roundup: See What the Critics Thought of DOG DAY AFTERNOON on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 30, 2026

Dog Day Afternoon has officially arrived on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre. Starring Emmy Award Winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, the new play is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Rupert Goold. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play...
Review Roundup: ANNA CHRISTIE Starring Michelle Williams and Tom Sturridge
by Gillian Blum - Dec 14, 2025

What did critics think of ANNA CHRISTIE, running at Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse, directed by Thomas Kail, and starring Michelle Williams and Tom Sturridge?
Tyler Perry's BEAUTY IN BLACK Renewed for Third & Final Season at Netflix
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 11, 2025

Netflix has announced that the series Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black has been renewed for a third and final season ahead of its Season 2 Part 2 debut, concluding Kimmie’s journey with the Bellarie family.
Review Roundup: MARJORIE PRIME Opens On Broadway Starring Cynthia Nixon, June Squibb, Danny Burstein and More
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2025

Marjorie Prime, the existential drama from Jordan Harrison is now playing at the Helen Hayes Theater, directed by Anne Kauffman. The production stars Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell, Cynthia Nixon, and June Squibb in the title role of Marjorie Prime. 
Review Roundup: CHESS Revival Officially Opens on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2025

The Broadway revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now officially open at the Imperial Theatre. Find out what the critics had to say about the show here!
Tyler Perry's BEAUTY IN BLACK Renewed for Season 2 on Netflix
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 12, 2025

Netflix has renewed Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black for a second season to be released in 2 parts. Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black Part 1 spent 4 weeks ranked in the Top 10 and in its second week was #1 across 28 countries.
Photos: Tyler Perry’s BEAUTY IN BLACK Season 1 Part 2 First-Look Photos
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 3, 2025

Netflix has debuted new first-look images for Season 1 Part 2 of Beauty in Black, the drama series from Tyler Perry. Season 1 Part 2 is set to return on March 6, 2025. Take a look at the photos here!
Review Roundup: Is WICKED Part One Popular with Critics?
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 19, 2024

The Wicked movie is finally here! Reviews have begun to come in for Part One of the highly anticipated adaptation of the Broadway hit. Find out what critics think of the blockbuster event!
Cast Set For TYLER PERRY'S BEAUTY IN BLACK on Netflix
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2024

Netflix has announced the cast of Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black, an all-new series coming soon to Netflix. The series comes from a previously announced creative partnership with Netflix, where Perry will write, direct, and produce feature films and series under a multi-year first-look deal. 
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In on Bradley Cooper's MAESTRO
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 2, 2023

Maestro, the Leonard Bernstein film starring Bradley Cooper, who also co-wrote and directed the feature, opened at the Venice Film Festival this weekend. Check out what the critics had to say!
Front Row Productions Names Lamar Richardson 2022 Fellow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 13, 2022

Stephen Byrd & Alia Jones-Harvey’s Front Row Productions Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, named Lamar Richardson as the 2022 Front Row Productions Fellow.
Review Roundup: Steven Spielberg's WEST SIDE STORY Film Remake
by Michael Major - Dec 2, 2021

Directed by the Stephen Spielberg with Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner penning the film's screenplay, the film is an adaption of 1957 musical with a score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim and a book by Arthur Laurents. The cast includes Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno, Mike Faist, Brian D'Arcy James, and more.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for A HOLIDAY CHANCE
by Michael Major - Oct 21, 2021

Manny Halley has released the trailer for 'A Holiday Chance', which stars Sharon Leal, Nafessa Williams, Amin Joseph, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Richard Lawson and Tobias Truvillion. Watch the new trailer now!
Review Roundup: THE HUMANS Film Starring Jayne Houdyshell, Beanie Feldstein, Amy Schumer, & More
by Michael Major - Sep 13, 2021

The Humans was adapted from the Tony winning play of the same name. It’s written/directed by Stephen Karam, who helmed the play as well. The cast includes Beanie Feldstein, Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer, Steven Yeun, June Squibb and Jayne Houdyshell. It’s a tense, intimate and occasionally funny drama with a haunting undertone throughout.

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Richard Lawson has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

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