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Kelley Girod (L) and Stephanie McKee-Anderson (R)
October 10, 2025
Playwrights Kelley Girod and Stephanie McKee discuss bringing art about Hurricane Katrina to the stage of the Apollo Theater
Olivia Matthews, Olivia Matthews fire, Olivia Matthews death, Black playwrights, theGrio.com
September 12, 2025
Authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, are seeking information after a mysterious fire claimed the life of a playwright on the rise. 
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May 2, 2025
The 2025 Tony Awards nominations spotlight Audra McDonald’s historic role, along with a myriad of Black talent in theater.
Laurence Fishburne, Laurence Fishburne one-man show, Laurence Fishburne "Like They Do in the Movies", "Like They Do in the Movies", Perelman Center, Laurence Fishburne play, Black theater, theater, celebrity families, Laurence Fishburne biography, theGrio.com
March 21, 2024
In his first one-man show, Laurence Fishburne inhabits many characters, but his greatest portrayal is his own story.
January 26, 2024
Review: The Fire This Time Festival spotlights LGBTQ love that rings true and an unintended spoof of transgender identity.
28th Annual Critics Choice Awards – Red Carpet
January 31, 2023
"The Wiz" stage revival enlists several award-winning Black women creatives behind the scenes, including Hannah Beachler and Mia Neal.
Theaters Across New York City Remain Dark
October 18, 2022
The Michael Jackson Estate will open a production of "MJ the Musical" at the Prince Edward Theatre in March 2024…
2022 Jazz At Lincoln Center Gala:  Body and Soul: America Rises Through the Arts
October 13, 2022
Wendell Pierce and LaTanya Richardson Jackson will be honored at African American Film Critics Association's Salute to Broadway in New…
September 16, 2022
Rapper-actor Common will make his Broadway debut in "Between Riverside and Crazy," which opens this fall.
Lillias White James Alexander of Sneakpeek Photography
August 10, 2022
Lillias White, Tony and Emmy Award winning actress, will play Hermes in the hit Broadway musical, "Hadestown" in September.
June 13, 2022
The 75th annual Tony Awards were the most diverse in recent history, and the evening's fashions were equally diverse.
75th Annual Tony Awards - Press Room
June 13, 2022
theGrio highlights five of the biggest moments from the 75th Tony Awards on Sunday, airing live on CBS in New…
June 12, 2022
Whether it be a writers’ strike or a global pandemic, a national cultural reset always seems to upend the powerless.
June 10, 2022
Sony Music announces that 'MJ the Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording' will be released on July 15.
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…
May 9, 2022
'MJ The Music,' 'A Strange Loop,' and 'for colored girls,' dominate the nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards to be…
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.'
Phylicia Rashad theGrio.com
March 17, 2022
Rashad starred in the 1996 premiere of Cleage's play, which explores migration, sexuality and struggle in Great Depression-era Harlem.
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.
September 15, 2021
Actress Fran Bennett, who taught at Cal Arts and had a lengthy resume including shows like "Star Trek: The Next…