Broadway Black

15/11/2025

Tamara Jade () on Freedom, Faith, and the Power of Using Every Part of Her Voice. A versatile artist from Maryland, Jade embraces her diverse musical influences. Now starring in Jeanine Tesori's contemporary opera "Blue," she highlights the need for authentic storytelling.

Tamara Jade, a versatile artist from Maryland, embraces her diverse musical influences. Now starring in Jeanine Tesori's contemporary opera

14/11/2025

A moment from Jeanine Tesori’s BLUE, lifted by the voice of . 💙

Recorded during Lincoln Center’s “Reimagining Justice: Blue in Dialogue with What Might Be,” this excerpt carries the heart of an opera rooted in community, grief, hope, and the power of storytelling through music.

Tamara Jade is bringing truth to every note.

14/11/2025

We’re partnering with to gift one of you a night at Blue 💙

“My prayer is that love and light go before me, and peace and joy follow.” – Tamara Jade

After rehearsal, we caught up with and captured her in all her color and light. Now you can see her onstage in the opera that is shaping conversations around justice, artistry, and Black storytelling.

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Experience a staged concert of Blue, the award-winning contemporary opera from Lincoln Center’s 2025 Visionary Artist and two-time Tony Award winner Jeanine Tesori. Set in Harlem, Blueis a poignant and powerful contemporary opera that delves into the heart of a Black middle-class family—grappling with the devastating loss of their teenage son, who is fatally shot by a white police officer during a peaceful protest. This two-act opera, with music by Jeanine Tesori, a libretto by acclaimed playwright and director Tazewell Thompson, and direction also by Thompson, offers an unflinching exploration of race and identity within the Black community.

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07/11/2025

The torch is being passed over at Hell’s Kitchen. One built the house. The other’s about to set it on holy fire. Tony and Grammy winner Kecia Lewis, who originated the role of Miss Liza Jane, will play her final performance December 13. Stepping into the spotlight next is gospel powerhouse Yolanda Adams, () making her Broadway debut for a limited run beginning November 21.

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17/10/2025

Last night, the music played again.

The revival of Ragtime opened on Broadway—a story of love, legacy, and revolution reborn through new voices.

From the red carpet to the curtain call, history met the present.

Joshua Henry, Nichelle Lewis, and a cast carrying the weight and wonder of what it means to dream in America — again.

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16/10/2025

Slid through opening night of Oh Happy Day at to support my brothers, the brilliant Jordan E. Cooper and Stevie Walker-Webb. Written by and starring Jordan, directed by Stevie. Music by the incredible music legend Donald Lawerence with a powerhouse cast.

This one’s full of joy, spirit, and everything we love about Black theatre. Congratulations to the entire cast and creative team on a beautiful .
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15/10/2025

Every post has its own pulse.
This one just took a few days to breathe.

From family and faith, to reflection and remembrance, these last few days reminded me that creation isn’t constant motion. It’s listening. It’s honoring. It’s knowing when to pause.

D’Angelo reminded us what patience in art looks like. Oh Happy Day reminds us what redemption in community feels like. Both speak the same language of time, trust, and transformation.

The work doesn’t stop when we rest.
It deepens.

Rest is part of the rhythm.

14/10/2025

Harlem Stage, the powerhouse institution known for setting untold stories free, is once again taking the lead in truth-telling theatre. This October, the acclaimed arts hub presents Freedom Riders: A Journey With No End in Sight. This bold theatrical concert reading confronts the unyielding cycle of racial injustice in America. Running October 7–18, 2025, the limited engagement unites an extraordinary cast and an electrifying live score under the visionary direction of…...

Harlem Stage, the powerhouse institution known for setting untold stories free, is once again taking the lead in truth-telling theatre. This October, the acclaimed arts hub presents Freedom Riders:…

10/10/2025

This fall, A-Diamond Entertainment presents the acclaimed stage play Man of the House at the legendary Billie Holiday Theatre in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Written, directed, and produced by award-winning playwright A’ndre Davis, the production will run for three performances on October 10–11, 2025. A Bold Look at Domestic Violence Through a New Lens First premiering to sold-out audiences at Luna Stage Theatre in 2014, …...

This fall, A-Diamond Entertainment presents the acclaimed stage play Man of the House at the legendary Billie Holiday Theatre in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Written, directed, and produced by awa…

10/10/2025

Healing deserves space.

I’m partnering with for World Mental Health Day as they lead a special talkback after on Broadway Tonight! October 10th. Use discount code: DARKNESS via Telecharge.

The impactful talkback on the arts & mental health will feature

- Dr. Kalisha Smith, LCSW
- Carlita Victoria, Founding Executive Director of Darkness RISING
- & Cast members from Hell’s Kitchen

I’ve lived with anxiety, depression, and dissociation and I’ve learned that recovery doesn’t erase who you were. It expands who you are.

There’s been a change in me. 🖤

10/10/2025

This is where you release every expectation of what you think Broadway Black is doing or trying to be.
Let it fall away here in the night.
Rise with me in the morning, renewed.

When I chose The Iceman Cometh as the symbol for Broadway Black’s return, it wasn’t just because of the title. It was because of the truth underneath it.

I connected with the tension between performance and presence, between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming. Broadway Black has always existed somewhere in that same space with the dreamers, the truth-tellers, and the ones trying to hold the light while the world sleeps.

So this is really a confession.
I’ve been in that bar too, waiting, watching, figuring out what the next chapter could look like. I’ve spent years building, breaking, and rebuilding, holding dreams that sometimes felt too heavy to name out loud.

But the thing about truth is, it waits for you.
It doesn’t move on without you.

So here I am, awake, alive, and standing in it.

Broadway Black returns as a reminder that creation is still possible after silence.
That joy, study, and rebellion can exist in the same breath.