Play: Zora Neale Hurston, a theatrical biography
Review: Zora Neale Hurston -A Theatrical Biography by Laurence Holder Directed by Woodie King, Jr. Venue: Castillo Theatre 543 West 42nd Street Review by Ebele Oseye "They seemed…
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November: Ailey On PBS
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Yannick Lebrun. Photo by Andrew Eccles Viewers across the country will have the opportunity to see one of the world’s most beloved dance…
The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s “Fit for a Queen”
Sheria Irving as Senenmut -- April Yvette Thompson as Hapshepsut. Photo credit: Lelund Durond Thompson Written by Betty Shamieh, Directed by Tamilla Woodard Featuring April Yvette Thompson The…
Black spectrum theatre: black theatre and the arts at its finest
BlackStar News had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. CARL CLAY, founder of the historical BLACK SPECTRUM THEATRE in Queens, New York. The BLACK SPECTRUM THEATRE is in…
An American President Finds Himself on Trial
Photo by Ken Nahoum To some, George W. Bush, is considered a war criminal having plunged the United States into two needless Middle East wars, one in Afghanistan…
Year Two: Annual NOW AFRICA Playwrights Festival at NYU
Ms. Udofia NOW AFRICA – a group of New York based African writers, actors, producers and community activists – will present its second annual playwrights festival, conceived to…
Play: NAT TURNER IN JERUSALEM
NAT TURNER IN JERUSALEM is now playing at New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) through October 16, 2016. To purchase tickets: http://www.nytw.org Phone: Call 212.460.5475 NYTW Box Office at…
Theater: Lamariya Tackles Mythology of Enslaved Africans
Playwright Crystal Rae NEW PLAY “LAMARIYA” RE-IMAGINES MYTHOLOGY OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE When Africans were brought as enslaved people to America, they were torn not only from their homes…
REVIEW: THE TOTAL BENT IS TOTALLY MESMERIC
Ato Blankson-Wood (foreground), Curtis Wiley, and Jahi Kearse in The Total Bent, with a book by Stew, music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, and directed by Joanna Settle,…
Woodie King Gala: Novella Nelson and Melvin Van Peebles Honored
Van Peebles Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT) will hold a Gala Benefit on Sunday, June 26 from 2:00 to 5:30 PM at Trump Place, 220 Riverside…