Looks like singer Tarik Trotter also known as ‘Black Thought’ from The Roots is going to be partnering with Academy Award-winning writer John Ridle for an off Broadway musical of the famous novel Black No More. ‘Black No More’ is a book based off a Howard University graduate who wants o solve the American race […]

  Sheryl Lee Ralph returns to Broadway in Wicked as Madame Morrible, the first African American to star in the role. The Tony award winning actress talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about being part of history and how she manages the demanding schedule. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMPqfAgDKqQ/?taken-by=wicked_worldwide&hl=en   “It’s so nice to be in a show that’s living forever. […]

This is the first time in history that all four acting awards in musicals were awarded to performers of African descent.

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A new study shows that Blacks are more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than Whites in states where recreational marijuana has been legalized.

roadway actor J.L Williams, who is set to star in a historic musical on Broadway in March, was found over the weekend after friends and family reported him missing four days ago.

There's a whole lot of #BlackGirlMagic going on, on Broadway right now. In addition to The Color Purple, mid-town Manhattan will see another season of Eclipsed.

Jennifer Hudson is making major moves in her career with a role in Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq” and starting on December 10th she will playthe role of Shug Avery for the Broadway in The Color Purple.   SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFpslXVwS8#action=share

Soul Train is coming to Broadway. The 1970s dance show is getting a reboot int he form of a Broadway musical. “I speak from the heart when I say that Soul Train touched me deeply,” Zuiker said in a statement. “It has impacted this country on so many levels, bringing joy and hope to so many […]

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Emerging Broadway star Kyle Jean-Baptiste died yesterday evening (Aug. 28) after reportedly accidentally falling from a fire escape, Playbill.com reports. According to BroadwayWorld.com, the accident…

Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker is ready to broaden his legendary acting career even further. He’ll be making his Broadway debut in the Eugene O’Neill play, Hughie, next spring.…

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Brandy is getting to be pretty daring while living in New York City for her Chicago Broadway show stint, but some of it isn’t paying off. The R&B singer…

We’re used to seeing Taye Diggs in his romantic lead roles, so to see him as the flashy, transgendered frontman Hedwig in Broadway’s Hedwig and the Angry…