Orange Tree Theatre Announces Cast For PINOCCHIO
by Stephi Wild - October 28, 2021 The Orange Tree Theatre today announces full cast for brand new play Pinocchio created and directed by OT Community Director Liam Shea for the festive season. Fiona Drummond (Mum/The Blue Fairy/Other beasts) joins Nathan Queeley-Dennis (Hugo/Pinocchio/Other beasts) in a fun, interactive adventure, f... 
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... 
Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Award Winners Announced
by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2022 Writers behind some of the most critically acclaimed works over the last two years were honoured at the 29th Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards ceremony, including Russell T Davies, Kevin Dyer, Emerald Fennell, Andrea Gibb, Chinonyerem Odimba, Simon Blackwell and Armando Iannucci and Jack Thorne... 
BLACK LOVE Launches Kiln Theatre's 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - December 09, 2021 With Zadie Smith's critically acclaimed sell-out The Wife of Willesden currently running, Kiln Theatre's Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham announces today that Chinonyerem Odimba's Black Love will launch the theatre's 2022 season. ... 
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 ...
Black Music City Awards $90,000 In Artistic Grants That Honor Philadelphia's Rich Black Music History
by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2022 A total of $90,000 in grants is being awarded to 46 Black creatives in the greater Philadelphia area by the Black Music City project, it was announced today.... 
Steppenwolf Announces 2022/23 Season Featuring 4 World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2022 Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced the 2022/23 Season today. With six Steppenwolf Membership Series productions and two SYA productions, the 47th season is the storied company’s first full season in its expanded home—welcoming audiences back to experience the next chapter of Steppenwolf’s bol... 
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 Front Porch Arts Collective Announces 2022-2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 05, 2022 The Front Porch Arts Collective has announced its two-play 2022-2023 season, which includes Broadway hit Chicken & Biscuits and romantic comedy K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Performances will begin in the fall of 2022, with one production taking the stage at the Wimberly Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion at the ... 
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.... 
BAM to Present the NYC Premiere of AN UNTITLED LOVE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2022 A.I.M by Kyle Abraham will return to BAM, after seven years, with the evening-length dance work An Untitled Love set to the music of the neo-soul, Grammy Award-winning R&B artist D’Angelo.... 
THE WHITE CARD By Claudia Rankine Announces UK Premiere and Tour
by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2022 The UK and European premiere of Claudia Rankine's The White Card will open at Northern Stage in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in May before a three-month UK tour. ...
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.... 
BAM Announces 'A New York Season: A Celebration of Our City's Artists'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 08, 2021 BAM has announced A New York Season, a celebratory homecoming that brings together a league of artists who have made, and continue to make, New York City the culture capital of the world.... 
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.... 
B-BOY BLUES: THE PLAY Debuts Off-Broadway Next Month
by Stephi Wild - November 26, 2021 Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) in association with It's All Jood, Inc. present the off-Broadway debut of B-Boy Blues: The Play for a four-performance, limited engagement at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre/47th Street Theatre in Manhattan.... 
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. ... 
Guest Blog: Chinonyerem Odimba On BLACK LOVE at the Kiln Theatre
by Guest Author - April 01, 2022 Black Love is... This play. It is a play borne out of my own love for telling stories but also telling stories that allow Black Love to be seen on stages.... 
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. ... 
VIDEO: Showtime Shares THE CHI Season Five Trailer
by Michael Major - May 04, 2022 Watch the new trailer now for this season on THE CHI which delves deeply into the many joys and complications of Black love: relationships, children, career, community and self. Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Tiff (Hannaha Hall) forge ahead as co-parents, while Tiff grows closer with Rob (Iman Shumpert... 
Review: OUR BLACK DEATH by Taffety Punk Battles for Love at the End of the World
by Morgan Musselman - September 25, 2022 Taffety Punk returns to the stage in full force with their production of Our Black Death: Plagues, Turnips, and Other Romantic Gestures, directed by Marcus Kyd is all at once hilarious, shocking, and bittersweet in its exploration of love during a plague.... 
Jacob's Pillow Announces 2022 Dance Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2022 Jacob’s Pillow has announced the full season lineup for Festival 2022, featuring world premieres, new commissions, 90th Anniversary Season celebrations, Pillow-exclusive engagements, and work developed at the Pillow Lab. ... 
Full Cast Announced For BLACK LOVE Launching Kiln Theatre's 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2022 Kiln Theatre's Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham announces the full company for Chinonyerem Odimba's Black Love. Black Love launches the theatre's 2022 season, transforming the venue into the round. With Book and Lyrics by Chinonyerem Odimba, Music by Ben and Max Ringham, the production opens on 1... 
THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL to Release Anthology in March With Methuen Drama
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 15, 2022 On March 10, 2022 New York City’s Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival will release an anthology entitled 25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival: A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Resilience, Rebirth and Black Theatre.... |
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