Robert Earl Jones

Have Any Broadway Plays Ever Closed Before They Opened?

This month, the reader question was: Have any Broadway plays ever closed before they opened?

Legendary Actor James Earl Jones to Receive Lifetime Achievement Tony Award

Two-time Tony Award winner and stage and screen icon James Earl Jones will receive this year's Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

New Book for Young Readers on African American Film Pioneer is Released

Oscar Micheaux: A Self-Made Man, a new release from The Hollywood Press, brings the story of America's greatest African American filmmakers to life. The book is designed for everyone who loves movies and would like to introduce young audiences to the history of film. The illustrated soft cover book provides insightful glimpses into the lives and work of African American filmmakers, memorable screen icons and less familiar figures.

AVENUE Q's Nicholas Kohn and Robert Earle Jones Produce DO ME A LITTLE at FringeNYC, Closing 8/25

AVENUE Q's Nicholas Kohn is producing his wife Marissa Kohn's new play, DO ME A LITTLE, at FringeNYC, alongside Robert Earle Jones. The show closes tomorrow, Saturday, August 25th.

Ordway Center for the Arts Closes GOSPEL AT COLONUS, 8/11

Phantom of the Opera, a new musical by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell plays through July 18 at The Players Theatre. A bold new vision of the classic French novel by Gaston Leroux, this heart-racing musical unravels the mystery of a passionate man living deep beneath the grand Paris Opera House. Was he a madman? A musical genius? Or just a lonely soul yearning to be loved? Phantom is an intimate production filled with intrigue, passion, danger and desire featuring provocative music performed by a live chamber ensemble at the Players Theatre.

Ordway Center for the Arts Presents GOSPEL AT COLONUS, 8/5-11

Phantom of the Opera, a new musical by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell plays through July 18 at The Players Theatre. A bold new vision of the classic French novel by Gaston Leroux, this heart-racing musical unravels the mystery of a passionate man living deep beneath the grand Paris Opera House. Was he a madman? A musical genius? Or just a lonely soul yearning to be loved? Phantom is an intimate production filled with intrigue, passion, danger and desire featuring provocative music performed by a live chamber ensemble at the Players Theatre.

Ordway Center for the Arts Presents GOSPEL AT COLONUS, 8/5-11

Phantom of the Opera, a new musical by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell plays through July 18 at The Players Theatre. A bold new vision of the classic French novel by Gaston Leroux, this heart-racing musical unravels the mystery of a passionate man living deep beneath the grand Paris Opera House. Was he a madman? A musical genius? Or just a lonely soul yearning to be loved? Phantom is an intimate production filled with intrigue, passion, danger and desire featuring provocative music performed by a live chamber ensemble at the Players Theatre.