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Feb. 27: Tony Winners André De Shields, Whoopi Goldberg and George Faison Join Black Theatre Coalition and Playbill’s UPON THESE SHOULDERS Black History Month Concert

Tonight at 8pm: Tony Winners André De Shields, Whoopi Goldberg and George Faison Join Black Theatre Coalition and Playbill’s UPON THESE SHOULDERS Black History Month Concert https://wp.me/p8ilTC-8Mn The full lineup features Ahmad Simmons, Aisha Jackson, Amber Iman, Anastacia McCleskey, André De Shields, Ari Groover, Bebe Winans, Brandon Victor Dixon, Brittney Johnson, Bryonha Parham, Camille A. Brown, Carly Hughes, Charles Randolph-Wright, Christina Sajous, Daniel J. Watts, DJ Duggz, George Faison, Harry Lennix, Khaila Wilcoxon, Kimberly Marable, Lilli Cooper, Malcolm Armwood, Marisha Wallace, Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Washington, D.C. Muriel Bowser, Marlies Yearby, Merle Dandridge, Michael R. Jackson, Nathan Lee Graham, Nick Rashad Burroughs, Norm Lewis, Paul Tazewell, Phillip Boykin, Raja Feather Kelly, Savion Glover, Shereen Pimentel, Stephanie Umoh, Tamika Lawrence, Tituss Burgess, Tracee Beazer Barrett, Tramaine Gray, Valisia LeKae, Whoopi Goldberg and Wynton Marsalis. Continue reading Feb. 27: Tony Winners André De Shields, Whoopi Goldberg and George Faison Join Black Theatre Coalition and Playbill’s UPON THESE SHOULDERS Black History Month Concert

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Inside the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival Gala with André De Shields

2019 Tony winner Andre De Shields has been attending The National Black Theatre Festival® (NBTF) in Winston-Salem, N. C. since 1995. Dubbed the “Black Theatre Holy Ground,” NBTF is the international outreach program of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, founded by the late Larry Leon Hamlin in 1979. The Festival, also founded by Hamlin, has been held biennially since 1989. The NCBRC celebrated its … Continue reading Inside the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival Gala with André De Shields

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Multimedia: 2019 Tony Award Winner André De Shields ‘Lifts Every Voice’ at The National Black Theatre Festival Kick Off

2019 Tony Award winner André De Shields spent his day off from HADESTOWN at The National Black Theatre Festival® (NBTF) in Winston-Salem, NC. During his remarks at the kickoff press conference at the Winston-Salem Marriott on July 29, De Shields shared his Tony Awards acceptance speech which included 3 cardinal rules for sustainability and longevity in the arts and added a fourth: 1. Surround yourself with … Continue reading Multimedia: 2019 Tony Award Winner André De Shields ‘Lifts Every Voice’ at The National Black Theatre Festival Kick Off

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2019 Tony Award Winners André De Shields and Harold Wheeler Among the Celebrity Guests at National Black Theatre Festival® Gala in Winston-Salem on July 29

2019 Tony Award Winners André De Shields and Harold Wheeler Among the Celebrity Guests at National Black Theatre Festival® Gala in Winston-Salem on July 29 Continue reading 2019 Tony Award Winners André De Shields and Harold Wheeler Among the Celebrity Guests at National Black Theatre Festival® Gala in Winston-Salem on July 29

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Rheaume Crenshaw, Aisha de Haas, Wayne Pretlow and More Set for Micki Grant and Vinnette Carroll’s DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE at New York City Center, July 25 – 28

Rheaume Crenshaw, Aisha de Haas, Wayne Pretlow and More Set for Micki Grant and Vinnette Carroll’s DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE at New York City Center, July 25 – 28 Continue reading Rheaume Crenshaw, Aisha de Haas, Wayne Pretlow and More Set for Micki Grant and Vinnette Carroll’s DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE at New York City Center, July 25 – 28

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