Theater
Raven-Symoné (The Cosby Show) is set to takeover the leading role in the critically acclaimed Broadway production of “Sister Act”, reports Deadline. “The actress-singer is set to take over the lead role in the musical Sister Act based on the hit 1992 movie, replacing Patina Miller as Deloris Van Cartier. Whoopi Goldberg, who played Deloris in the film and...
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A life insurance policy becomes a catalyst that will forever transform the lives of an African-American family living on the south side of Chicago, as they consider buying a house in Clybourne Park. This classic shines an unflinching spotlight on America’s struggle to overcome its past. It pays tribute to those courageous enough to shape a future filled with...
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Disney Theatrical Productions has just announced that Capathia Jenkins will play the role of Medda in Newsies when the show begins performances at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre on March 15th in advance of a March 29th opening. Capathia Jenkins’ Broadway credits include The Civil War; The Look of Love; Caroline, or Change and Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. She has...
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Stage Entertainment released a brand new trailer for their UK production of Sister Act today. The new trailer provides a more in-depth look at the European spectacle featuring British actors/singers Cynthia Erivo as Deloris Van Cartier, Cavin Cornwall as Curtis Jackson, Tyrone Huntley as TJ, and Edward Baruwa as Eddie Souther. Based on the smash hit movie of the same name, the...
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Playwright-director Athol Fugard’s cast for his staging of Signature Theatre Company’s Blood Knot, in a 2012 season devoted to the works of Fugard, includes Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys) as Zachariah and Obie Award winner Scott Shepherd (Gatz) as Morris. The play about two biracial South African brothers will inaugurate the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theater at the new...
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As the year comes to an end, we highlight some of the spectacular performances by black actors that made a lasting impression on us this year. This isn’t a popularity contest, so there may be people you expect to see who are deliberately missing from the list. 1. Oliver Litondo as Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge in “The First Grader” 2....
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