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The Black Looks From The Tony Awards 2023
From Uzo Aduba to Common and Alex Newell, Black stars stunned on the red carpet!
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Black Broadway Brings Down the House at 2023 Tony Awards
On Sunday, Ariana DeBose hosted an entertaining, unscripted celebration of Broadway’s best.
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Tony Awards 2023: Samuel L. Jackson, Corey Hawkins, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and More Black Celebs Who Secured Nominations
From Topdpg/Underdog to The Piano Lesson, this Broadway season saw numerous Black-leading plays, musicals and a myriad of stellar performances.
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REVIEW: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Tests the Limits of Brotherly Love
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins star in Suzan Lori-Parks’ Broadway revival.
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Corey Hawkins Get Truthful and Dangerous in Broadway’s Topdog/Underdog
Abdul-Mateen II and Hawkins spoke to The Root about their upcoming play, which is set to begin its Broadway run on Oct. 20.
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What’s Black on Broadway? Death of A Salesman, Topdog/Underdog, The Piano Lesson and More
Stars like Samuel L. Jackson, Angelica Ross, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and more will be taking the stage come this fall.
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Corey Hawkins Team for Topdog/Underdog Broadway Revival
The production celebrates the 20th anniversary of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize winning play.
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Rewriting History: Pulitzer Prize Winner Suzan-Lori Parks Talks Bringing Iconic Stories to the Screen
As Black History Month transitioned into Women’s History Month—Black HerStory Month, if you’re nasty (or The Root)—the highly anticipated stories of two major Black musical icons made their way onto our (still quarantined) screens. February closed with Andra Day’s onscreen debut in the untold story of Billie Holiday’s battle with the FBI; and as spring…
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Aretha Franklin's Son Claims Genius: Aretha Producers Did Not Obtain Family's Consent, Implores Fans Not to Support [Updated]
This Sunday, National Geographic will premiere a limited series called Genius: Aretha, starring Cynthia Erivo. The four-night broadcast event will culminate on March 25, which will mark the late Aretha Franklin’s 79th birthday. However, Franklin’s son Kecalf Cunningham spoke out against the upcoming series this past February on Instagram, claiming the project deal was “pushed…
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Watch: The United States vs. Billie Holiday Trailer Debuts as a 'Call to Arms'
Billie Holiday and the art she created is forever relevant. While the anticipated film, The United States vs. Billie Holiday has gone through some distribution challenges perhaps the film ultimately debuting on a streaming platform at this time is divine order as we experience a global pandemic, a racially-charged uprising, political warfare and more. Directed…