Black Man Films' SPEAK UP BROTHA! Wins Grand Jury Prize at Dances with Films:LA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 07, 2023 Read about the success of Black Man Films' 'Speak Up Brotha!' as it wins the Grand Jury Prize at Dances with Films:LA. Discover where the film will be screened next at the Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival and the BronzeLens Film Festival of Atlanta in August....
tiata fahodzi Reveals Cast and Creatives For CHEEKY LITTLE BROWN
by Stephi Wild - July 28, 2023 tiata fahodzi, the UK’s leading British African heritage contemporary theatre company alongside co-producing partners Bristol Old Vic and Belgrade Theatre present the premiere of cheeky little brown, by Papatango Prize-winning playwright Nkenna Akunna (Some of Us Exist in the Future)....
English Touring Theatre Announces MACBETH & More for 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 09, 2023 ETT (English Touring Theatre) has announced their new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and further programming for 2023....
New Repertory Theatre Presents Love Weekend
by Stephi Wild - December 13, 2022 New Repertory Theatre will present Love Weekend, a theatrical stage experience, on Saturday, February 11 at 7:00pm and Sunday, February 12 at 2:00pm at the Main Stage Theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown. ...
Atlantic Theater Company to Present MIXFEST (WRIT)UAL MIX: TRADITIONS OF THE DIASPORA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 21, 2023 oin Atlantic Theater Company's The Judith Champion MixFest as they showcase the best of traditional diaspora music. Immerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of cultural heritage and experience a melodic journey through the rich traditions of the diaspora. Don't miss this unifying event that brings ...
Ars Nova Announces Lineup For 15th Annual ANT Fest
by Blair Ingenthron - May 23, 2023 Ars Nova, under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan and Producing Executive Director Renee Blinkwolt, has announced the lineup for its 15th Annual ANT Fest featuring 13 shows, 12 of which will premiere in-person and on Ars Nova Supra with one exclusively premiering on Ars Nova S...
Nathan Queeley-Dennis Wins Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 15, 2022 The debut play by Nathan Queeley-Dennis has won overall 2022 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. The Birmingham-born actor takes home £16k prize for first play Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz, ‘a joyful galloping hymn to Black friendship and love and tender masculinity’....
Wise Children Announces Cast For the USA Première of Emma Rice's WUTHERING HEIGHTS
by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2022 The co-production with the National Theatre, Bristol Old Vic and York Theatre Royal, in association with Berkeley Repertory Theater, makes its US première at St Ann's Warehouse, New York, on 14 October, before touring to Berkeley Repertory Theater, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts...
Dom Flemons Returns With Landmark New Album 'Traveling Wildfire'
by Michael Major - January 11, 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning musician and scholar Dom Flemons, also known as “The American Songster,” will release his anticipated new album, Traveling Wildfire, on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. In advance of the release, the new song, “Slow Dance With You,” is debuting now with an ATMOS mix....
CALL ME FROM THE GRAVE Will Be Presented in Concert-Reading
by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2023 Call Me From The Grave will be presented in Concert-Reading Off-Broadway as a part of the Theater Center's Incubator Program. With music and lyrics by Charlie Romano and a book by Harold Hodge Jr, the award-winning musical will be presented February 6th and 8th, both at 7:00 PM. ...
Showtime Picks Up Hit Drama Series THE CHI for Sixth Season
by Michael Major - August 18, 2022 SHOWTIME has picked up the hit drama series THE CHI for a sixth season. Created and executive produced by Emmy® winner Lena Waithe (Twenties, Boomerang) and executive produced by Academy Award® and Emmy winner Common (Selma), THE CHI is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents ...
Caramoor's Fall 2023/Spring 2024 Season Features Cellist Abel Selaocoe, Singer-Songwriter Allison Russell, The English Concert, and More
by Stephi Wild - July 12, 2023 Caramoor’s longstanding commitment to adventurous programming – encompassing an expansive range of genres and outstanding artists – continues indoors all year round in the intimate setting of the Rosen House Music Room. ...
Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The Kennedy Center
by Martrese Meachum - February 09, 2023 What did our critic think of ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The Kennedy Center?...
The Orange Tree Theatre Announces Final Shows Of 2022/23 Season
by Stephi Wild - November 10, 2022 The Orange Tree Theatre has announced the final three plays of its 2022/23 season, as outgoing Artistic Director Paul Miller hands over to new Artistic Director Tom Littler....
Review: THE HOT WING KING Reigns at Alliance
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - March 08, 2023 If you missed the Alliance Theatre’s THE HOT WING KING, you missed a once-in-a-lifetime regional premiere of a play the Pulitzer board described as a “deeply felt consideration of Black masculinity and how it is perceived filtered through the experiences of a loving gay couple and their extended fam...
BLACK LOVE Docu-Series Season Six Sets Return to OWN Network
by Michael Major - June 16, 2022 The final season features Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield-Norris & Rodney Norris, Remy Ma & Papoose, “DJ Envy” & Gia Casey, Mike Hill & Cynthia Bailey, Sonequa Martin-Green & Kenric Green, Eric Bellinger & LaMiyah La’Myia Good, and more couples....
The Flea to Present Second Annual Juneteenth Public Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2022 The Flea has commissioned Ebony Noelle Golden, James Scruggs, and Chanon Judson to devise and stage public performances in celebration of Juneteenth. These artists all have full autonomy over artistic vision and their budgets....
The Flea to Present Second Annual Juneteenth Public Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2022 The Flea has commissioned Ebony Noelle Golden, James Scruggs, and Chanon Judson to devise and stage public performances in celebration of Juneteenth. These artists all have full autonomy over artistic vision and their budgets....
Boston Children's Chorus Partners With Castle Of Our Skins and Center For Arabic Culture
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 18, 2022 Boston Children's Chorus has announced a new partnership with Castle of our Skins, an arts institution fostering cultural curiosity and celebrating Black artistry through music, and the Center for Arabic Culture, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote Arabic Culture and the Arab-Americ...
The Apollo Theater Announces Fall/Winter 2022 Season Featuring Camille A. Brown, Fat Joe & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 23, 2022 The Apollo Theater has announced details of its fall/winter 2022 season titled The Next Movement. The Apollo has long been a place of dynamic energy and forward motion; this season, the theater honors that longstanding tradition through a series of performances and programs that look to the future....
Raphel Famotibe, Suzette Llewellyn & More to Star in FOXES at 59E59 Theaters
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 21, 2023 59E59 Theaters, Defibrillator and M. Green Productions will present Foxes, a multi-award winning production by Dexter Flanders and directed by James Hillier. Learn how to purchase tickets!...
Hartbeat And Sundance Name The Three 2022 “Women Write Now” Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2022 Hartbeat, the global, multi-platform media company creating entertainment where comedy meets culture, today announced Mayanna Berrin, Kiana Butler Jabangwe, and Danielle Solomon as recipients of this year's Women Write Now (WWN) comedic screenwriting fellowship. ...
Stephanie J. Block with Seth Rudetsky & More Set for The Wallis Fall/Winter 2023/2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 22, 2023 Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will present sweeping array of bold and diverse programming for the fall/winter of its 2023/2024 Season....
Crossfield House Productions Presents NINETY FOUR in Toronto Next Month
by Stephi Wild - October 20, 2022 Award-winning production house Crossfield House Productions presents their new show Ninety Four, a powerful and multi-layered tale about two kids who are trying to find their way back to love. ...
Nathan Queeley-Dennis Wins Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 15, 2022 The debut play by Nathan Queeley-Dennis has won overall 2022 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. The Birmingham-born actor takes home £16k prize for first play Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz, ‘a joyful galloping hymn to Black friendship and love and tender masculinity’.... |