Bringing a real-life person to life on stage is an undertaking that must be done with sensitivity, but Jeremy Pope was ready to commit to the challenge on every level. He’s starring as Jean-Michel Basquiat in the new play The…
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Where Does Joaquina Kalukango Keep Her Tony? The Newest Witch from ‘Into The Woods’ Reveals All
Talk about a premonition. The first Stephen Sondheim musical Joaquina Kalukango saw was Into the Woods. “It was at a one-act play competition when I was in high school,” she says. Now she’s playing the Witch on Broadway. “To be…
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Playwright Douglas Lyons Brings Black Joy Back to the Stage With Revival of ‘Chicken & Biscuits’ and New Play ‘Invisible’
Chicken & Biscuits is back! The hilarious tale about the Jenkins family Christmas, written by playwright Douglas Lyons, opened Friday night on with the Front Porch Arts Collective, currently in residence at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. But that’s not…
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Photo Essay: Check Out the Cast of Broadway’s Latest Big Hit ‘Ain’t No Mo’
Lee Daniels has brought a new voice of comedy and commentary to the stage. Ain’t No Mo‘, the brainchild of Jordan E. Cooper, the youngest Black playwright to ever play on Broadway, dares to ponder what would happen if the U.S. government offered all…
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Acting Legend James Earl Jones Celebrated With Broadway Theater Renamed In His Honor
Acting legend James Earl Jones made his mark in the theater world over six decades ago. Source: Jeremy Daniel / Jeremy Daniel The Shubert Organization, Inc. officially dedicated and revealed the newly renamed James Earl Jones Theatre (138 West 48th…
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