musical theater
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White Performers Temporarily Switch Races to Perform Porgy and Bess
Although one may not subscribe to the tenets of white supremacy, it is impossible to argue against the idea that white people are the undefeated, undisputed world champions of finding loopholes. They can get out of murder by claiming they “feared for their life” or were “standing their ground.” They will argue that their actions…
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2018 Tony Awards: Black Excellence Takes the Stage and Once on the Island Has a Big Win
For lovers of theater, there is no bigger night during the year than the Tonys, which celebrated their 72nd annual ceremony at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday. Among others, Denzel Washington, Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry, previous Tony winner (for The Color Purple) LaChanze and director George C. Wolfe were all up…
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She Got That Glow: Olivier Award Winner Sheila Atim Is One to Watch (and Hear)
Chances are, if you live outside the United Kingdom or aren’t a musical-theater buff, you haven’t heard of Sheila Atim yet. But the 26-year-old actress, singer and composer is making a major splash across the pond: On Sunday night she garnered the honor of Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical at the…
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Amazing Grace: The Glow Up Talks to Greenleaf’s Merle Dandridge
There’s an innate groundedness, a humility, about actress and singer Merle Dandridge. It’s a quality that’s immediately calming to the listener and connects you with her. The Glow Up had the pleasure of catching up with Dandridge during her current run on Broadway as Papa Ge—a riff on the Haitian Creole god Guédé—in the revival…