37 stories by "Tristan Halstead"
Just one month after scoring a Grammy Award for “Best Musical Theater Album,” The Color Purple, which starred Tony and Grammy Award winner Cynthia Erivo, may get an Emmy as well.…
We’re getting close to theatre awards season, and London’s West End has kicked things off by announcing nominations for the 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards, hosted at the Royal Albe…
As part of Women’s History Month, National Black Theatre’s Communication Arts Program, in association with Katori’s Kitchen, Inc and FreeDom’s Daughter Ent., will hos…
Broadway Black picked out some of our favorite cosplays at this year’s BroadwayCon. Check out some of the fantastic work below!
The post Photo Op: Broadway Black’s Favorite 2017 …
In today’s latest “we didn’t know we needed this until now” news, Variety has reported that recent Golden Globe-winner Donald Glover will lead the upcoming live-actio…
Featured Image: Emilio Madrid-Kuser We’re shook! Following a nearly two-year run as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in the Broadway smash Hamilton, Okieriete Onaodowan will replace…
Featured Image: Netflix "If you were interested in stories with happy endings, then you would be better off somewhere else," an ominous narrator warns his audience in the opening of the new …
Featured Image: James Monroe Iglehart as Genie, Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann Wish granted! After performing in his Tony-winning role of Genie in Broadway’s Aladdin for almost three yea…
The power of a ruthless dragging! As previously reported, Dreamgirls and The Color Purple star Jennifer Holliday had confirmed that she’d perform at the Presidential Inauguration ̶…
We’re only two weeks into the new year, and 2017 has taken another victim. Only five days after ending her long-awaited Broadway comeback in the revival of The Color Purple, “All…
In the final stretch of President Barack Obama’s eight-year presidency and in honor of his and First Lady Michelle Obama’s involvement and love for the Broadway community, …
He’s just nonstop! In addition to the Broadway and Chicago production, Hamilton will take its first national touring company out on the road, with performances starting on March 10 at …
Photo courtesy The Pasadena Playhouse Almost a year after strutting the Al-Hirschfeld stage in knee-highs in Broadway's Kinky Boots, Emmy-winner Wayne Brady will take on the role of Aaron Bu…
Awards season has arrived, and several Black-led films and television shows have picked up nominations for the upcoming 2017 Golden Globes. Moonlight, which has scored multiple wins and nomi…
The world turned upside down at Friday night’s performance of the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton, when Vice President elect Mike Pence took his seat. He was appropriately met with the …
Everybody say “Yeah!” as YouTube and MTV star Todrick Hall laces up the sparkly red knee-high boots to join the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots. The 31-year-ol…
The more footage and promotional material released, the more I get excited about FOX’s “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” reboot premiering October 20th. The two-hour special …
After a sold-out run in Atlanta and Toledo, the award-winning iLLA! A Hip Hop Musical continues its reign and returns as part of the 2016 New York Musical Festival this week for concert perf…
After a stint in both San Diego and Seattle, Rodney Hicks will return to Broadway in the new 9/11 musical Come From Away. The musical, which takes its Broadway bow in February 2017, featu…
Set your DVRs! FOX’s reboot of the cult classic musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will air on October 20th, just in time for Halloween. The two-hour special stars Lav…
Man, the man is non-stop! As reported last week, Tony winner Daveed Diggs has a series of projects lined up right after departing Hamilton. And it looks like he can add another television cr…
In riches, and rags, And in rhythm and rhyme The people called it Ragtime! Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, currently of Shuffle Along, will star in the one-night-only concert of Rag…
It’s been only four days since Daveed Diggs announced his sudden departure from Hamilton, with his final curtain call taking place Friday, July 15. But not to worry. Already, the Tony …
Atlantic Theater Company has announced the world premiere of George Brant’s play with music, Marie and Rosetta, starring Broadway stars Kecia Lewis and Rebecca Naomi Jones. The play ce…
American Ballet Theatre principle dancer Misty Copeland will join the cast of Disney’s live action film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. She’ll portray the leading ballerina r…
