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The 76th Annual Tony Awards - Show

Black Broadway shines bright at Tony Awards

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Viral 11-year-old Nathan Broxton sees first 5 Broadway shows

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75th Annual Tony Awards - Arrivals

The great Black reckoning on the great white way: Blackness rules Broadway and the Tonys

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Emilie Kouatchou makes history as first Black full-time female lead in ‘The Phantom of the Opera’

Broadway is back, and breaking some new ground when it comes to diversity while they’re at it. Emilie Kouatchou officially made history…
/ January 27, 2022
Paul Carter Harrison thegrio.com

Playwright and Black theater scholar Paul Carter Harrison dies at 85

A true titan of Black theater, playwright, director and scholar Paul Carter Harrison has reportedly passed away at 85-years-old.
/ January 18, 2022

‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ playwright forced to debut as an actor due to COVID

Thoughts of a Colored Man playwright Keenan Scott II was pressed into service as an actor when COVID left his show shorthanded.
/ December 24, 2021
American Theatre Wing Centennial Gala

Norm Lewis on his favorite holiday traditions, representation on Broadway and more

In a recent interview with theGrio, Broadway star Norm Lewis opened up about his holiday plans, Black representation on “The…
/ December 20, 2021
Broadway for Racial Justice thegrio.com

‘Broadway for Racial Justice’ sheds light on inequity in theatre industry, Broadway’s return

After a historic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway is officially back in New York City and is reckoning with injustice.
/ October 18, 2021