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Emmy award-winning writer, actor, and producer Lena Waithe has joined The Fire This Time Festival as a Creative Consultant for their New Works Lab. TFTT also revealed the artists who were selected for Cycle 8th of New Works Lab.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will celebrate its 100th anniversary on April 30, 2026, with a major centennial gala. Honorees include Angela Bassett, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Edwidge Danticat, and more.

Emmy Award-winning actor Nick Offerman will return to his hometown this summer to join his wife, Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally, for Iceboy! Or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh.

The Paley Center for Media has unveiled the schedule for PaleyFest LA 2026, which will take place at the DOLBY THEATRE in Hollywood from Saturday, April 4, through Sunday, April 12, 2026.

The festival runs from 25 February to 8 March in Glasgow.

Hamnet writer/director Chloé Zhao will be honored with the annual Trailblazer Award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, with Nia DaCosta and Geeta Gandbhir receiving Vanguard Awards.

The Paley Center for Media has announced the first selections for PaleyFest LA 2026, including Nobody Wants This, Shrinking, and The Pitt. The festival will bring television creators and casts together for public conversations, screenings, and special events at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic will present a West coast premiere screening of the documentary film El Canto de las Manos. Learn more about the upcoming screening and see how to attend.

Wayne Brady's debut science fiction novel, Hard Times, explores time travel, Black fatherhood, and systemic injustices. Coming in early 2027.

Following the news that Christopher Jackson will be departing Hell's Kitchen next month, the Hamilton alum visited the TODAY Show to discuss his experience back on Broadway for his stint in the show. Check out the interview now.

Christopher Jackson departs HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway next month. His last performance as 'Davis' will be on November 9.

The 32nd annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize has been awarded to actress, director, dramaturg, and theater founder Rosalba Rolón. Learn more about Rolón here!

The HBO Original two-part documentary Seen & Heard: The History Of Black Television will debut on Tuesday, September 9 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.. Watch a trailer for the film here.

Ahead of the conclusion of And Just Like That, airing later this month, series star and Tony-nominee Christopher Jackson visited Live with Kelly and Mark to chat about shooting the latest season in New York and appearing with fellow Broadway stars in the show. Watch the interview!

We know him as Benny, George Washington, Simba, and more- but how well does Christopher Jackson know those characters? We're putting him to the test in the latest edition of BroadwayWorld's Line Please! In this video, watch as he tries to guess which shows he said each of these lines...

Christopher Jackson, a Tony Award nominee, Grammy Award & Emmy Award winner, discusses returning to Broadway in the cast of Hell's Kitchen. He stepped into the role of Davis on June 3. See the video below! 

DOG DAY AFTERNOON, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, based on the legendary true crime story, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2026. We have all of the details here!

Tony Award nominee, Grammy Award & Emmy Award winner Christopher Jackson will return to Broadway in Hell's Kitchen in the role of Davis, beginning next week.

On May 10, 16, and 18, Detroit Opera will present The Central Park Five, directed by Nataki Garrett and featuring a new, expanded orchestration by composer Anthony Davis.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the full cast and creative team for Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney’s new play We Are Gathered. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.