Broadway Cares organization has announced $125,000 grant for social justice causes.
On behalf of Broadway and the entire theater community, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights...
The AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre announced cast details for a special edition of its breakout 50in50 monologue showcase series - 50in50: Love in the Time of Corona...
Join Hammonds House Digital for An Evening with Jessica Care Moore--stylized as jessica Care moore.
She will read poetry from her new book, "We Want Our Bodies Back," and...
During challenging times, the Ailey organization continues Alvin Ailey’s legacy by inspiring people around the globe, reaching nearly 12 million people online.
Ailey All...
On Monday, May 18, 2020, at 7:00 pm, Harlem Stage, the legendary uptown performing arts venue will host an online premiere celebration on Facebook and Instagram in place of its annual...
Apollo Theater's Amateur Night now holding online submissions.
For the first time in its 86-year history, the Apollo Theater’s Amateur Night auditions will be conducted...
Ballet Hispánico announces a new Instagram video series entitled "B Unidos," to begin on Monday, March 23, 2020.
The series will feature a series of videos posted each...
Photo by Jonathan Slaff
I was fortunate to see the play “Grandma's Quilt” before it was temporarily shutdown due to the Coronavirus. Management did not strike the stage because...
In "Grandma's Quilt" by Karen A. Brown, an elderly poor, unpretentious Black woman in rural Arkansas is sewing a quilt as the final act of her life.
Each scrap of material...
Baruch Performing Arts Center presents the New York premiere of dwb (driving while black) from March 19-21, 2020 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue (25th Street between...
Photo by Jonathan Slaff
Trevor Rhone's realism play, “Two Can Play,” directed by Clinton Turner Davis and produced by the New Federal Theatre under the aegis of Woodie King, Jr., keeps the...
Photo by Russ Rowland
While reviewing the play “About Love,” at the Sheen Center, located at 18 Bleecker Street in Manhattan, I was reminded of a 1971 movie entitled “Summer of '42.” The...
Artist and award-winning educator Kanene Holder is performing her satirical comedy show, #BlackIssuesISSUES, at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater on Saturday, February 29, 2020, the “leap...
Satellite Collective (Kevin Draper, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce a new initiative of fiscal sponsorships and mentorship programs for artists.
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