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10/30/2025

INSIDE OH HAPPY DAY: You have just over 1 WEEK LEFT to watch OH Happy Day by the Tony-nominated duo behind Ain’t No Mo’, Jordan E. Cooper and Stevie Walker-Webb! In this clip, Jordan E. Cooper discusses the power of laughter as tool for truth! Full Interview will go LIVE on Nov. 2nd

Go get the BLESSING that is OH HAPPY DAY before it closes on Nov. 9th!

10/28/2025

Black & WICKED: Never forget ALL of the Black Women who have gotten to play Elphaba! Including the FIRST Full Time Black Elphaba, Lencia Kebede. I can’t wait to see Wicked: For Good! 💚 Shout out to Saycon, Brandi, Alexia, Casey, Dan’yelle, Emmy, Lilli, and Lencia ✊🏾💚 I will do my best to make sure you all are never forgotten and Thank YOU for being the representation that so many of us in the Black Theater Community NEEDED!

Comment ELPHABA to get the link 😁

Are you excited to see Wicked: For Good?

10/21/2025

UPCOMING BLACK THEATER: Swipe👉🏾 to see some of the Upcoming Black Theater Productions happening in NYC! Which are you most excited for? Have you gotten tickets to any yet? Let me know in the comments or dm. See YOU at the theater! 🎭

1. Ragtime at Lincoln Center ( )

2. The Recommendation ( .recommendation25 )

3. SPADES: the play ( )

4. Practice at Playwrights Horizons ( )

5. The Monsters at Two River Theater ( )

10/14/2025

BLACK BROADWAY HISTORY: In 1950, Juanita Hill made history as the first Black Person to WIN a Tony Award! She won for her portrayal of Bloody Mary in the original Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.

In addition to her acting resume, Hall was classically trained at Julliard and began her career working in the Lincoln settlement house in East Orange, teaching music to child and adult choruses. In the early 1930s, she was made a special soloist and assistant director for the Hall Johnson Choir. She is also the founder of the The Juanita Hall Choir.

Greatly inspired by blues singer Bessie Smith, Hall was a regular performer in blues and jazz clubs in Greenwich Village and in 1958, she recorded an album, Juanita Hall Sings the Blues.

Did you know Juanita Hall was the 1st Black Tony Award Winner?

10/09/2025

Inside OH HAPPY DAY: Jordan E. Cooper’s Oh Happy Day is currently running at The Public Theater until Nov. 2nd. It’s an unapologetically Black and Q***r reimagining of Noah’s Ark! Oh Happy Day made me think about the spaces where queerness, Blackness, and faith meet; and where joy is both rebellion and release!

Comment ’BTN’ to get the discount code to unlock Black Theater Night tickets and link in a DM! (it looks sold out but you need the code to access tickets)

Have you seen Oh Happy Day yet?

10/07/2025

BLACK THEATER LEGACY: The ICONIC Heather Headley made her Broadway Debut in The Lion King in 1997 and been in a total of 3 Broadway Shows and 2 Broadway Concerts. Her Broadway credits are The Lion King, Aida, and The Color Purple; 2 Broadway Concerts are the Dreamgirls Concert in 2001 and Il DIVO - a musical affair in 2013.

Heather Headley is the EPITOME of Black Theatre Royalty! It’s important to give people heir flowers 💐 while they are still here to receive them! Thank YOU Heather for being a guiding light for so many generations of Black Theater Kids! ✊🏾💜

Have you seen Heather Headley on Broadway?

10/02/2025

HOW IT STARTED VS HOW ITS GOING: AIN’T NO MO by Jordan E. Cooper debuted at The Public Theater! Tony Nominated Duo, Jordan E. Cooper and Stevie Walker Webb, have returned to The Public with their next collaboration, OH HAPPY DAY! Oh Happy Day is currently running until November 2nd!

Did you get to see Ain’t No Mo’ at The Public or on Broadway?

09/30/2025

BLACK THEATER ARTISTS SPOTLIGHT: I LOVE to see a Black Artist WINNING! We’re gonna have a GOOD DAY!!! Let’s take a moment to highlight a few Black Theatre Wins that I saw these past couple of weeks!

1. Christian Thompson joined the Broadway Company of Hamilton earlier this month!

2. The cast of Fremont Ave at Arena Stage was announced!

3. Khadija Sankoh is playing Alana Beck in the PTC production of Dear Evan Hansen!

4. The cast of Crumbs from The Table of Joy at Crossroads Theater has been announced!

5. Camille Capers is in the national tour of CLUE as Miss Scarlet!

6. Matthew Griffin is in the national tour of The Phantom of The Opera in the ensemble and understudying The Phantom and Raoul!

7. Lamar Burns is on the national tour of Tina!

8. Savy Jackson and Julius Thomas III are currently in a new musical called MYTHIC!

09/25/2025

BLACK BROADWAY REWIND: Passing Strange premiered on Broadway in 2008 at the Belasco Theatre after being developed at Sundance Institute Theatre Lab, premiering at Berkeley Rep and then playing Off Broadway at The Public Theater!

ABOUT: A young musician rebels against his upbringing by embarking on a search for “the real.” From L.A. to Amsterdam to Berlin, he chases youthful dreams and spiritual clarity against a shifting backdrop of locales and acquaintances.

The cast included Stew, Daniel Breaker, Eisa Davis, De’Adre Aziza, Colman Domingo, Chad Goodridge & Rebecca Naomi Jones. The musical’s lyrics and book are by Stew with music and orchestrations by Heidi Rodewald and Stew. It was created in collaboration with director Annie Dorsen.

Have you seen Passing Strange?

09/23/2025

HOW IT STARTED VS HOW ITS GOING: Andre Holland played the role of Elegba in The Brothers Size at The Public Theater. 20 Years Later, he is playing the role of Ogun Size in the Off Broadway return of The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney at The Shed.

Comment “CREATIVE” and I’ll DM you the RSVP! Come meet, network, and connect with your fellow black creatives!

Have you seen Andre Holland in The Brothers Size at The Shed?

09/18/2025

BROADWAY DREAM CAST: Dreamgirls premiered on Broadway in 1981 with an ICONIC cast including Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph ( ), Loretta Devine, and so much more! Over 40 years later, it is returning to Broadway Next Fall (fall 2026) directed and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

I couldn’t help but imagine my own dream cast for this legendary show. This list is purely for fun; a celebration of the talent I think could bring these unforgettable characters to life in new and exciting ways.

At the same time, I’d be EVEN MORE thrilled to see the production take a bold leap and cast completely unknown performers. After all, Dreamgirls is a story about ambition, discovery, and the MAKING OF STARS. What better way to honor that legacy than to give fresh talent their big Broadway moment?

Whether it’s seasoned favorites or brand-new faces, my biggest hope is that this revival captures the magic, the music, and the drama that made Dreamgirls a classic in the first place.

Comment your dream cast picks below 👇🏾

Are you excited for the return of DREAMGIRLS to Broadway?

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