Melvin Huffnagle News

The cast for Searching for Willie Lynch, written and directed by Layon Gray and running from April 9 through April 26, has been announced, featuring a Miami ensemble

Island City Stage, Brévo Theatre and GableStage's collaborative production of Fat Ham sizzles with a sold-out opening weekend! Audiences are eating up tickets for this smokin' hot, imaginative and witty reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Hamlet that tackles identity, belonging and generational issues.

Island City Stage will present their collaborative production of Fat Ham, the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by James Ijames, this spring. Learn more!

I ELECT: Power Every Four Years will be showcased at the 39th annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival on Sunday, Nov.10, 4:45 p.m. at Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Hart, and writer Bill Spring.

GableStage Theatre Company will present the Miami premiere of King James, a comedy centering on two unlikely friends whose bond is forged by LeBron James fandom.

GableStage will release single tickets for its 26th Season on Tuesday, August 27th at noon. 

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Cowboy, the story of Bass Reeves, will extend through January 2023. Reeves made history by being the first black U.S. Deputy Marshall in America.  Cowboy is a western drama about the life of the man who inspired The Lone Ranger.

Cowboy, the story of Bass Reeves, will debut Off-Broadway this December. Reeves made history by being the first black U.S. Deputy Marshall in America.   This is the first full on western to hit a Broadway or Off-Broadway stage in over 80 years.

Cowboy, written and directed by Layon Gray, has been selected as a mainstage production at the 2022 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem, NC.

The Alternative Theater Company presents BELIEVEABILITY, the August 30th Third Virtual Reading in a series of 10-minute original plays that explore the subject of faith, 'in your face plays for these in your face kind of days.'

Award winning actress Aixa Kendrick and the cast of Layon Gray's critically acclaimed warrior drama Black Sparta will return to the New York stage for two performances only before heading to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for the production's regional premiere.

Award winning actress Aixa Kendrick and the cast of Layon Gray's critically acclaimed warrior drama Black Sparta will return to the New York stage for two performances only before heading to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for the production's regional premiere.

Layon Gray's Kings Of Harlem will have three special performances September 14th, 22nd and 29th  at St. Luke's Theatre In Midtown Manhattan. The play was recently selected to perform as a mainstage production at the National Black Theatre Festival in North Carolina and also performed for the Legends of the NBA for All-Star Weekend 2015. 

Layon Gray's Kings Of Harlem will have three special performances September 14th, 22nd and 29th  at St. Luke's Theatre In Midtown Manhattan. The play was recently selected to perform as a mainstage production at the National Black Theatre Festival in North Carolina and also performed for the Legends of the NBA for All-Star Weekend 2015. 

?Layon Gray's Kings Of Harlem will have a special performance at 4PM on Saturday August 1st at the Actors Temple Theatre In Midtown Manhattan.