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(AURN News) — On Oct. 19, 1943, Paul Robeson made history starring in William Shakespeare’s “Othello” at the Shubert Theatre in New…
(AURN News) — According to a recent press release, Prince’s “Purple Rain” is coming to Broadway next spring at the Majestic Theatre.…
PHILADELPHIA (AURN News) — According to The Philadelphia Tribune, Lamar “Black Ice” Manson, the influential Philadelphia spoken-word artist who helped bring poetry…
(AURN News) — On July 22, 1946, Danny Glover was born in San Francisco. Today, we celebrate an actor, producer and activist…
(AURN News) — Qween Jean made Tony Awards history as the first openly transgender person to win a Tony, according to People.…
(AURN News) — On this day, March 18, 1963, Vanessa Williams, a trailblazing entertainer, was born. Williams was born in Millwood, New…
Kiki Shepard, the longtime co-host of “Showtime at the Apollo,” has died at age 74, according to USA Today. Shepard passed away…
(AURN News) — Hundreds of Hollywood and Broadway stars — from Robert De Niro to Jennifer Aniston, Tom Hanks and Kerry Washington…
On this day in 1959, “A Raisin in the Sun” debuted on Broadway, making history as the first play produced by a…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently made her Broadway debut in a special one-night performance of “& Juliet.” Ketanji Brown…
On Dec. 11, 1961, Langston Hughes’ musical play Black Nativity, a retelling of the Christmas story, premiered on Broadway. Featuring traditional carols…
On January 31, 1943, Etta Moten Barnett, a Broadway star and film actress, made history as the first African-American to perform at…