broadway
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Broadway Dancer Admits to Killing Boyfriend Via Facebook Post
Marcus Bellamy, a 32-year-old dancer on the Broadway stage, allegedly murdered his boyfriend, Bernardo Almonte, in their walkup in the Bronx borough of New York City and then took to Facebook to confess, according to the New York Daily News. “Forgive me,” he wrote Friday after reportedly beating and strangling Almonte. “I did it for love.…
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Black on Broadway: Now Is the Time for People of Color to Star in Major Roles on Broadway
Broadway is affectionately known as “the Great White Way” for being one of the first streets in the United States to have electric lights. Given Broadway’s history, one could be forgiven for thinking the nickname referred to race. However, there’s an amazing color correction taking place, with a growing number of roles for people of color…
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Scam Artist Who Sold Fake Tickets to Hamilton Sentenced to 1 to 3 Years in Prison
A New York scam artist who admitted to selling fake tickets to the Broadway hit musical Hamilton was sentenced to 1-3 years in prison Tuesday, the New York Daily News reports. Anthony Huger, 32, admitted to selling the fake tickets to a Westchester County, N.Y., couple Jan. 8, scoring $450 in his scam, before tricking a…