Clik here to view.
Signature Theatre to Be Honored with the 2014 Regional Theatre Tony Award
Leigh Silverman, James Houghton, David Henry Hwang and Beth Whitaker at the opening night party of Kung Fu at The Pershing Square Signature Center in New York on February 24, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder Leads 2014 Tony Award Nominations; Bryan...
2014 Tony Awards host Hugh Jackman (center) makes a surprise appearance at the Nominations Announcement, hosted by Jonathan Groff (l.) and Lucy Liu (r.) at the Paramount Hotel on April 29, 2014,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
May 10: Debra Ann Byrd to be honored as Woman of the Year by The Riverside...
DEBRA ANN BYRD TO BE HONORED AS WOMAN OF THE YEAR by The RIVERSIDE CLUB of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women Clubs Inc. You are cordially invited to attend the 33rd...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Federal Theatre’s Off-Broadway Revival of The Fabulous Miss Marie...
Tonya Pinkins and Roscoe Orman at New Federal Theatre’s 44th Anniversary Gala on March 16, 2014 at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York. Photo by Lia Chang Tony and Drama Desk Award winner...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lia Chang: May 8: New Dramatists Presents Reading of Lonnie Carter’s...
Andre De Shields Photo by Lia Chang André De Shields, Nambi Evelyn Kelley, April Matthis, and Danyon Davis will read Lonnie Carter’s Bronzeville at New Dramatists, 424 West 44th Street, New York, NY...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jun. 23: The Black Stars of The Great White Way Broadway Reunion: Live The...
Norm Lewis, Chapman Roberts and David H. Greer, in association with Richard Allen Center for Culture and Arts, Queensborough Performing Arts Center and the California African American Museum, will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
May 12: Tony Award Nominee Norm Lewis Debuts as ‘The Phantom’ and Sierra...
Norm Lewis. Photo by Lia Chang On Monday, May 12, 2014, Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis, who most recently triumphed in the legendary role of Porgy in The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, returns to Broadway...
View ArticleClik here to view.
June 15: JoAnn Baylor and Shawn D. Wilson will receive the 2014 STAR Award at...
JoAnn Baylor and Shawn D. Wilson will receive the 2014 STAR Award, presented by the Metro New York Chapter of the Jackson State University Alumni Association. The 26th annual STAR (Special Thanks And...
View ArticleClik here to view.
May 20: George Gee Swing Orchestra CD –“Swing Makes You Happy!” Party at...
George Gee and his Orchestra at Swing46 in New York on April 1, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang Kick off The Frankie Manning Centennial Week in a most swingin’ fashion with the long-awaited CD Release party...
View ArticleClik here to view.
May 28-June 22: Ensemble Studio Theatre and Page 73 Productions Presents NY...
Cori Thomas. Photo by Christine Jean Chambers Cori Thomas’s raw, edgy and funny play about the many flavors of desire, When January Feels Like Summer, featuring Debargo Sanyal, Dion Graham, Mahira...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Branden Jacob-Jenkins’ Appropriate, Lisa Kron’s Fun Home, Sonya Tayeh,...
The Village Voice, the nation’s largest alternative weekly newspaper, presented its 59th Annual Obie Awards on Monday, May 19, 2014, at Webster Hall in the East Village in New York. The Obies were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Francis Jue, Bryan Cranston, Olympia Dukakis, Paul Daigneault, All The Way,...
Olympia Dukakis BOSTON, MA. (May 19, 2014) – The 32nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony took place on Monday, May 19 at the Wheelock Family Theatre in Boston. Presented by the Boston Theater Critics...
View ArticleClik here to view.
May 23: Frankie’s Centennial Savoy Ball Features the George Gee 17-Piece...
ZORT MUSIC, Ltd. (Alan D. Sugarman) and PROHIBITION PRODUCTIONS (Patrick Soluri) present George Gee. Photo by Lia Chang Frankie’s Centennial Savoy Ball Friday May 23, 2014 The Edison Ballroom 240 West...
View ArticleClik here to view.
June 22 – July 27: Blair Underwood, Richard Thomas and Kristen Connolly Lead...
(from left) Richard Thomas stars as Iago, Blair Underwood as Othello, and Kristen Connolly as Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello, directed by Old Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, June 22 – July...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jun. 7: Rome Neal Banana Puddin’ Jazz Celebrates 11th Anniversary with A...
Rome Neal Banana Puddin’ Jazz Celebrates 11th Anniversary with A Celebration of The Jazzy Puddin’ Fundraiser on Saturday, June 7, 2014,at the world famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 East Third Street...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jun. 18: National Black Theatre to Honor Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Susan Taylor,...
On Founder’s Day, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre’s (NBT) will host the TEER Spirit Awards Gala to celebrate nine remarkable people in its community: Susan L. Taylor, Ruben...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bryan Cranston, Audra McDonald, Neil Patrick Harris, Jessie Mueller, Sophie...
The 2014 Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, were handed out at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 8, 2014, with Hugh Jackman as host. Congrats to all of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jun. 16: Project1Voice & NBLCA Presents Staged Reading of For Colored Girls...
Project1VOICE is presenting FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF by Ntozake Shange in partnership with the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. (NBLCA)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photos: Saul Williams, Christopher Jackson, Saycon Sengbloh, Ben Thompson,...
Award-winning slam poet, actor, singer, musician Saul Williams (Slam), Christopher Jackson (After Midnight), Saycon Sengbloh (Motown The Musical, Fela!), Ben Thompson (Matilda), John Earl Jelks (Radio...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ruby Dee, Actress and Activist, dead at 91, 1922 – 2014
Ruby Dee Photo by Lia Chang Ruby Dee, the award-winning actress and activist whose seven-decade career included triumphs on stage and screen, has died. She was 91. Dee died peacefully at her New...
View Article