Audra McDonald in the play “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”. NEW YORK (AP) — Audra McDonald has propelled her new Broadway show into profitability. Producers of the play […]
Author Archives: Mark Kennedy
AP Drama Writer
Tupac Shakur Musical to Close Sunday on Broadway
This image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows the cast performing in “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” at the Palace Theatre in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — Tupac Shakur fans, keep […]
Ruby Dee’s Legacy of Activism, Acting Mourned
Actress and activist Ruby Dee. (Courtesy Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren’t contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined. The African-American actress, who […]
‘After Midnight’ to Close by The End of the Month
NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway musical celebrating Duke Ellington’s years at the CottonClub nightclub in Harlem is dancing into history: It will play its final show June 29. Photo […]
Audra McDonald Makes Tony Award History with Win
NEW YORK (AP) — Audra McDonald has become the Tony Awards’ most decorated actress. The singer and actress on Sunday won her sixth Tony for portraying Billie Holiday in “Lady […]
Audra McDonald Makes Tony Award History with Win
NEW YORK (AP) — Audra McDonald has become the Tony Awards’ most decorated actress. This photo provided by Jeffrey Richards Associates shows Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday in “Lady Day at Emerson’s […]
Broadway Welcomes its First Black ‘Phantom’ Lead
NEW YORK (AP) — A thunderous standing ovation congratulated Norm Lewis as he became the first Black actor to take on the title role in Broadway’s “The Phantom of the […]
James Earl Jones Returning to Broadway this Fall
NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl Jones is coming back to Broadway in a play that’s almost as old as he is. The 87-year-old two-time Tony Award-winner will star in […]
‘Soul Train’ May Boogie onto Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — The groundbreaking song-and-dance show “Soul Train” is chugging toward Broadway. Stage and film producer Matthew Weaver, who helped create “Rock of Ages,” has acquired the theatrical […]
Denzel on ‘Raisin’ and Sidney Poitier
NEW YORK (AP) — The Denzel Washington you meet backstage at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre is not exactly living a glamorous Hollywood life. He’s more like a college kid during […]
‘Phantom of the Opera’ Welcomes First Black Lead
NEW YORK (AP) — Norm Lewis has been tapped to be Broadway’s next Phantom in the megahit “The Phantom of the Opera,” a move that makes him the first African-American […]
Debbie Allen’s Show “The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” Again Wins Top Award
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not yet Christmas, but Debbie Allen has already gotten a nice present — the Goldstar National Nutcracker Award. The ticket discounter has declared the award-winning […]