J. Leubrie Hill News

2016 is one of Broadway's most diverse seasons, so much so it spawned a Twitter trending hashtag #TonysSoDiverse following the nominations for this past weekend's awards ceremony. 12 Black and non-Black actors of color were nominated for a Tony Award. For the first time in the Tonys' history, all four musical acting categories were won by Black actors, and if you walk down 45th Street, as soprano Paula Dione Ingram has, the block is lit up by 'Black Broadway.' It's a laudable moment in a theatre history that has not always been so and still continues to have a long way to go, the subject of Ingram's Dark Legacy: Bright Lights of Black Broadway, her debut show at Feinstein's/54 Below on June 4.

100 YEARS IN POST-PRODUCTION: RESURRECTING A LANDMARK IN BLACK FILM HISTORY, featuring John T. Reddick, Lenwood Sloan, Liza Jesse Peterson and Samora Pinderhughes, will be presented by Harlem Stage in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art today, December 5 at 2 P.M. Tickets: $15.

100 YEARS IN POST-PRODUCTION: RESURRECTING A LANDMARK IN BLACK FILM HISTORY, featuring John T. Reddick, Lenwood Sloan, Liza Jesse Peterson and Samora Pinderhughes, will be presented in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art on Saturday, December 5 at 2 P.M. Tickets: $15.

Over the course of 30 years, Harlem Stage has become one of the nation's leading arts organizations, achieving this distinction by commissioning, developing, producing and presenting innovative works by visionary artists of color. Their Fall 2015 season offers a variety of events, including free neighborhood concerts and ticketed headlining events, as well as lectures and roundtable discussions that advance deeper engagement with Harlem Stage's audience. All will take place in the state-of-the art flexible performance space, the Harlem Stage Gatehouse.