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"MacBeth" Broadway Opening Night
May 27, 2022
Choreographer Camille Brown is behind the current Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's 'for colored girls.'
Jesse Williams theGrio.com
May 21, 2022
The leak of a nude Jesse Williams in Broadway's 'Take Me Out' broke the internet, but what are the bigger…
2022 Jazz At Lincoln Center Gala:  Body and Soul: America Rises Through the Arts
May 3, 2022
Death of a Salesman is coming back to Broadway, this time with Wendell Pierce, Sharon D. Clarke and more leading…
April 28, 2022
theGrio reviews the Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's 'f for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.'
94th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
April 14, 2022
Pre-production has officially begun for the Wicked movie, and in a recent interview Cynthia Erivo opened up about the film,…
March 29, 2022
As Ntozake Shange's 'for colored girls' production prepares for its Broadway revival, theGrio spoke with its director and cast.
March 21, 2022
Ari Groover had a wardrobe malfunction in "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," but she didn't skip a beat on center…
Paul G. Tazewell theGrio.com
March 15, 2022
A Tony-winning designer already well known on Broadway, Tazewell has earned his first Oscar nom for Steven Spielberg's 'West Side…
March 6, 2022
Actor and comedian Johnny Brown of "Good Times" fame died on March 2 following a reported cardiac arrest, according to…
James Earl Jones
March 2, 2022
The 110-year-old theater will be renovated and renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre when it reopens later this year.
February 20, 2022
Brittney Johnson reportedly received a two-minute standing ovation Monday night when she took the stage as Glinda for the first…
February 18, 2022
The new Starz documentary, 'Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back' follows the life of the Tony-nominated dancer/actor
BrittneyJohnsonWicked
February 15, 2022
Johnson made history on Broadway in 2019 when she became the understudy playing Glinda, the first woman of color to…
Taraji P. Henson thegrio.com
February 2, 2022
Taraji P. Henson added to 'The Color Purple' movie musical cast as Shug Avery, joining H.E.R. and Corey Hawkins.
January 27, 2022
Broadway is back, and breaking some new ground when it comes to diversity while they're at it. Emilie Kouatchou officially…
January 4, 2022
Broadway shows continue to take major hits as the omicron variant continues to surge. The latest show affected by COVID-19...
December 24, 2021
Thoughts of a Colored Man playwright Keenan Scott II was pressed into service as an actor when COVID left his…
American Theatre Wing Centennial Gala
December 20, 2021
In a recent interview with theGrio, Broadway star Norm Lewis opened up about his holiday plans, Black representation on "The...
December 18, 2021
Emilie Kouatchou made history being cast as the first Black actor to play the role of Christine Daaé in "Phantom…
Sidney Poitier thegrio.com
December 8, 2021
The legendary life of Academy Award-winner Sidney Poitier will be chronicled in the upcoming Broadway play 'SIDNEY.'