By What Bar Do We Rise. What Measure Do We Take?
The play “Bars and Measures” will be leaving Urban Stages located on 30th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) on November 17. Thereafter will sit in the wings…
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“The Whites” Face a Blackout
Photo of "The Whites" cast by Jonathan Slaff I admit the play “The Whites” featured at the Theater for the New City at 155 First Avenue, NYC, had…
TNT Tina
Photo: Manuel Harlan When the Atlanta PR I occasionally work with contacted me and asked would I consider doing a review of “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” appearing…
Miles Davis: In His Own Words
I cannot recall the exact occasion that brought about my first meeting with Kene Holliday. Perhaps it was the fact we are both Moon Children that prompted our…
APOLLO THEATER ANNOUNCES STAGE ADAPTATION ADDITIONS TO TA-NEHISI COATES’ “BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME”
Kamilah Forbes, Apollo Theater Executive Producer: “For this staged adaptation, I really wanted to infuse the voices of Black changemakers and members of our community that would not…
THE JOYCE THEATRE WILL FEATURE THE WORK OF CAMILLE A. BROWN AND DANCERS THIS NOVEMBER
The Joyce Theater welcomes the return of Camille A. Brown & Dancers for the conclusion of choreographer Camille A. Brown’s trilogy on Black identity by taking it back…
Rape: “When It Happens To You”
Photos by Jeremy Daniel I recently saw a play entitled, "When It Happens To You," directed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett. It's premise, as is depicted by author and playwright…
ISHMAEL REED’S PLAY “THE HAUNTING OF LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA” RETURNS TO NUYORICAN POETS CAFE THIS MONTH
After its world premiere at the Cafe this Spring, Ishmael Reed's "The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda" returns for encore performances from October 4 thru the 27th. Photo: Facebook…
JESSYE NORMAN THE RENOWNED ICONIC TRAILBLAZING AFRICAN-AMERICAN OPERA STAR HAS PASSED
Journalist Dan Rather, on hearing the news of Norman's passing: "We live in an age where we need art more than ever, to uplift our world with the…
NEW YORK PUBLIC ADVOCATE JUMAANEE WILLIAMS WILL PERFORM IN KING LEAR PROJECT PLAY
On Wednesday, Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams will join a cast including Cynthia Nixon, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Chinaza Uche, and Marjolaine Goldsmith for a performance of The…