Stars of FENCES win SAG Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress Awards
Stars Washington and Davis wonbig at 23rd SAG Awards. Continue reading Stars of FENCES win SAG Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress Awards
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Viola Davis on her role in FENCES
Award-winning actress Viola Davis talks about the role of Rose in FENCES. Continue reading Viola Davis on her role in FENCES
MOONLIGHT Playwright to Lead Yale’s Playwriting Department
Tarell Alvin McRaney named to head Yale’s Playwriting Department Continue reading MOONLIGHT Playwright to Lead Yale’s Playwriting Department
Harlem 9 and Pregones Theater present 48 HOURS IN…EL BRONX
6 Playwrights, 6 Directors, and 18 Actors unite in six 10-minute raw impressions of 6 Bronx sources and events. The short plays will be created over the span of 48 hours and performed live. Continue reading Harlem 9 and Pregones Theater present 48 HOURS IN…EL BRONX
Douglas Turner Ward & Woodie King Jr. added to Sidewalk of Stars.
Two major founders of Black Theatre companies from the late 1960s and early 1970s will receive some well-deserved recognition on Wednesday, November 16 at 4:30 PM. Theater 80 will hold their Sidewalk Signing and Honors Ceremony recognizing Douglas Turner Ward, co-founder of The … Continue reading Douglas Turner Ward & Woodie King Jr. added to Sidewalk of Stars.
Award-winning actor/playwright tells of his SUMMER IN SANCTUARY
Peabody Award Winner Al Letson performs his poignant one-man show based on his experiences running a summer writing program for at-risk youth. Continue reading Award-winning actor/playwright tells of his SUMMER IN SANCTUARY
Washington, Davis Become Oscar Frontrunners for FENCES
Actors Denzel Washington and Viola Davis have been propelled into the lead in Oscar speculation. Both are considered a lock to receive nominations for their performances in Washington’s film adaptation of August Wilson’s FENCES. Some are saying the awards are theirs already. Continue reading Washington, Davis Become Oscar Frontrunners for FENCES
Reviews are in for Harrison David Rivers’s SWEET.
via Review: Sisters at War in “SWEET,” a Triangle Amid ’60 Tulmult The National Black Theatre opens its 48th season with the premiere of Harrison David River’s colorful play, Sweet. Making her NYC directorial debut is Raelle Myrick-Hodges. Sweet paints the lives of three Midwesterners … Continue reading Reviews are in for Harrison David Rivers’s SWEET.
BTW invites Emerging Artists to apply for Grants and Awards
BTW offers Grants & Awards to Young Artists Continue reading BTW invites Emerging Artists to apply for Grants and Awards
EBONY Power 100 includes Black playwright & actors
Former HAMILTON Actors Leslie Odom Jr. and Reneé Elise Goldsberry join actress and playwright Danai Guerra (ECLIPSE) on Ebony Magazine’s EBONY Power 100 list celebrating the world’s most inspiring 100 African-Americans via EBONY Power 100 includes Black artists of the Theatre Continue reading EBONY Power 100 includes Black playwright & actors
Derrick Sanders, Jonathan Abarbanel Set to lead Post-Show Talk on Raven’s RED VELVET
via Jonathan Abarbanel and Derrick Sanders Set for Post-Show Talk at Raven’s RED VELVET Continue reading Derrick Sanders, Jonathan Abarbanel Set to lead Post-Show Talk on Raven’s RED VELVET
Eighth Annual Freedom Dance Celebrates Assata Shakur
via Metro Briefs | New York Amsterdam News: The new Black view Continue reading Eighth Annual Freedom Dance Celebrates Assata Shakur
