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TaNisha Fordham Writer. Director. Performer. Producer. Broadway Theater Coalition: (Directing Fellow). Broadway: (Associate Director) Company. Off Broadway: (Assistant Director) SuperHero (Writer/Performer/ Producer/Director) 12 Mo’ Angry Men. Upcoming; Off Broadway: TaNisha Fordham The EGOT. Narrative Feature Film: Go Black Boy Fly. Co-producer 2018 Oscar nominated: My Nephew Emmett. Rutgers University: (Filmmaking Resident (2020/2022). I love collaboration and community work.

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[US Tour, 2023]
Consulting Associate Director
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Associate Director

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12 MO' ANGRY MEN Comes to Ujima in December

Following the wildly successful run of The Color Purple Musical at Shea's 710 last month, Ujima Company returns home to continue celebrating their 45th Anniversary Season with the Western New York Premiere of 12 Mo' Angry Men.
Photos: BAD CINDERELLA Cast & Creatives Walk the Red Carpet on Opening Night

See photos of the cast and creative team of Bad Cinderella on the red carpet at opening night!
Storm Large, Nicolas Dromard and Desiree Davar, and More To Play 54 Below Next Week

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. 
Donna McKechnie, Taylor Iman Jones & More to Perform at 54 Below in March

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
Black Theatre Coalition Announces Recipient Of The 2023 American Express Directing Fellowship

Black Theatre Coalition co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, along with Executive Director Olivia Jones, and Program Director Nik Whitcomb, has announced that Lanise Antoine Shelley has been chosen as the recipient of the 2023 American Express Directing Fellowship.
Black Theatre Coalition Announces New Developments in Year Two

Co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, have announced new developments within the Black Theatre Coalition, as the program enters it’s second year.
Photos: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Company Celebrates Opening Night

The best of Broadway flocked to the Hudson Theatre last night, where Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman officially opened on Broadway. Check out photos from the opening night celebration!
Photos: First Look at the World Premiere of TANISHA FORDHAM'S SNATCH YO' FREE

TaNisha Fordham Productions in association with Enlightened Visions and the Mayor's Office for the city of Newark NJ is presenting the World Premiere of TaNisha Fordham's Snatch Yo' Free a new musical written, directed, musical production, musical composition by and starring TaNisha Fordham. Get a first look at opening night photos!
Photos: Cast And Creative Team Announced Tanisha Fordham's SNATCH YO' FREE New Musical, World Premiere

Directed and produced by TaNisha Fordham in Association with TaNisha Fordham Productions, TaNisha Fordham’s SNATCH YO’ FREE is an unabashed celebration of who we already are regardless of what we will become.
TANISHA FORDHAM'S SNATCH YO' FREE Comes to Mulberry Commons Park This Summer

 TaNisha Fordham Productions in association with the City of Newark, N.J. announces the WORLD PREMIERE of the new musical TaNisha Fordham’s SNATCH YO’ FREE, written, directed, musical production, produced by and starring this year’s American Express Directing Fellow, Broadway Theatre Coalition’s Directing Fellow, and the current Associate Director of the 5 TIME TONY AWARD WINNING Broadway Musical Company, TaNisha Fordham.
Black Theatre Coalition Announces Inaugural Directing Fellow, TaNisha Fordham

Black Theatre Coalition today that TaNisha Fordham has been chosen as the recipient of the inaugural Directing Fellowship.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of SUPERHERO

Houses on the Moon Theater Company is presenting the World Premiere of SuperHero, a new play written by Ian Eaton, developed with and directed by Warren Adams. The four-member cast SJ Hannah, Valisia LeKae, Jeorge Bennett Watson, and Bryce Michael Wood.
Black Theatre Coalition Announces Davon Williams as Communications Director

Concluding BTC’s Building New Pathways gala event on March 27, Co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald 'Reggie' Van Lee, joined by Board members Aaliytha Stevens and Naila McKenzie, along with Executive Director Olivia Jones and Program Director Nik Whitcomb announced today the addition of Davon Williams as Communications Director.
Norm Lewis, Alex Newell, Wynton Marsalis & More to Take Part in Black Theatre Coalition Gala

Co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, Board members Aaliytha Stevens and Naila McKenzie, along with Executive Director Olivia Jones, Program Director Nik Whitcomb & more announced today their upcoming virtual gala, BUILDING NEW PATHWAYS, streaming on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 7pm.
Photos: Meet the Cast of the World Premiere of SUPERHERO

Houses on the Moon Theater Company has announced, today, Yvette Ganier (Jitney, King Hedley II), has joined the cast for the World Premiere of SuperHero, a new play written by Ian Eaton, developed with and directed by Warren Adams.  Ms. Ganier replaces the previously announced Valisia LeKae.
Black Theatre Coalition & COMPANY Announce Apprenticeship Program

COMPANY which opens this week, has announced a landmark partnership with Black Theatre Coalition, an organization dedicated to eradicating racial inequities in the theatre industry, in the creation of a comprehensive paid apprentice program for creative and management professionals pursuing a career in theatre. 
12 MO' ANGRY MEN to be Presented at the LaTea Theater

With a new and returning cast, with new blocking, lighting and ALL NEW ORIGINAL MUSIC, TaNisha Fordham's '12 MO' ANGRY MEN,' is headed to OFF OFF BROADWAY.
Newark Launches SUMMER FUN IN THE PARK

Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Newark City Parks Foundation, Inc., today announced “Summer Fun in the Park,” a vibrant series of free outdoor events that will activate Newark's public parks, highlight the city's thriving cultural life and celebrate the return of in-person gatherings as the community comes “Back Together Again.”
12 MO' ANGRY MEN Will Be Performed at Newark's Theater in the Park This Summer

'12 Mo' Angry Men,” the story of 11 black jurors and 1 white juror, deliberating on the guilt or innocence of a white police officer who shot and killed a black teen, is the new and timely reimagining of “12 Angry Men,” a breakout 1954 (play)/1957 (film) by Reginald Rose.

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