"Go support an artist of color, explore another culture other than your own … support a Black local business, and maybe support an artist by investing in their shows."
The Broadway music director and conductor conceived and music directs Pasadena Playhouse's tribute to the late Jerry Herman, which streams beginning January 10.
“Very few things can top getting to know these casts and add value to their lives, then watching the show from backstage and having them add value to mine.”
"Black folks do this all day long. It's something that's been codified in our spirit. It's interesting to see how much more work we have to do just to have a complex, strong existence."
As the Alfred Uhry-Jason Robert Brown show readied to open December 17, 1998, Prince and Uhry spoke to Playbill about why the show demanded to be produced.
The six-time Tony winner, currently nominated for McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, headlines New York City Center's digital concert event.
The choreographer reflects on his Dance Theatre of Harlem and Ailey roots and his style for the musical drama starring Emmy Raver-Lampman and Solea Pfeiffer.
Teaming up with Questlove, Tony Cornelius,Anthony E. Zuiker, Live Nation’s Shawn Gee, and his co-lead producers Matthew Weaver and Jeffrey Tick, this producer brings Soul Train to Broadway.
The producer had four productions as part of the announced 2019–2020 season including the Jake Gyllenhaal-Tom Sturridge Tony nominee Sea Wall/A Life and fellow Tony-nominated play The Sound Inside.
If we want more diverse stories, more representative casting, more inclusive staffs, it begins with producers. We illuminate the names behind the marquee lights working to change theatre from the inside.