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Broadway World
National Black Theatre to Present 2026-2027 Season With AMERICA, WHO HURT YOU? and IMITATION OF LIFE
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Broadway World
National Black Theatre, The Apollo, CAAPA, CCC, and Evidence Dance Company Join Together for a Weekend of Cultural Elevation in the Hamptons This Summer.
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Broadway World
National Black Theatre and The Apollo to Host THE GATHERING: A JOURNEY TO GRACE Documentary Screening
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Playbill
Whitney White Named As New Director of John Legend-Lynn Nottage Musical Imitation of Life
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Theater Mania
Review: Bowl EP, Nazareth Hassan’s Queer Rap Concert at the Edge of the Galaxy
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The City Reporter
Sade Lythcott visits Lit NYC to talk with hosts Amy Sohn and Harry Siegel about the theater her mother, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, founded in 1968, and much more:
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PIX11
Lena Waithe and Liza Jesse Peterson discuss their journey to working together for The Peculiar Patriot
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Deadline
‘Imitation Of Life’ Off Broadway Musical With John Legend Score Sets September Premiere
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New York Theater Guide
New John Legend, Lynn Nottage musical 'Imitation of Life' to premiere off Broadway
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Harpers Bazaar
The National Black Theatre's Inaugural Spring Luncheon Was a Celebration of Sisterhood
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Harlem World Magazine
Harlem’s NBT Announces Brian Egland’s Festival In Da Back Drops Casting, Creative, And Tickets Now
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Broadway World
National Black Theatre To Host Inaugural Spring Luncheon Honoring Whitney White And Robyn Coles
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Broadway
John Legend and Lynn Nottage’s Imitation of Life Musical to Premiere at The Shed This Fall
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Hollywood Reporter
‘Imitation of Life’ Musical Set For Off-Broadway With Score By John Legend
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Playbill
New Musical From John Legend and Lynn Nottage, Imitation of Life, Will Premiere This Fall
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Theater Mania
Bowl Ep Named One of The 10 Best Broadway and Off-Broadway Performances of 2025
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Vulture
Branden Jacob Jenkins names Bowl Ep's Writer & Director Nazareth Hassan as one of several playwrights taking risks again this season.
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American Theatre
How Can Black Theatre Advance? A report from last weekend’s gathering of makers, leaders, and thinkers, curated by National Black Theatre at NYC’s Park Avenue Armory.
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Ebony Power 100
Our Executive Artistic Director, Jonathan McCrory, named in the Ebony Magazine 2025 POWER 100 List as an Artist in Residence!
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Playbill
National Black Theatre Reveals 2025-26 Season, Including Return of The Peculiar Patriot
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Playbill
Aishah Rahman's Colorism Drama, Chiaroscuro, Gets an Urgent New Staging at National Black Theatre
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Vogue
A Stitch in Time: Ahead of the 2025 Met Gala, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Hosts a Discussion on the Sartorial Excellence and Influence of Harlem
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Broadway World
KINGS...COME HOME North American Debut is Coming to National Black Theatre
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Talkin’ Broadway
National Black Theatre & Kip Republic Present the North American Debut of Kings Come Home
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WNYC
Jonathan McCrory speaks at "A Burning House" — MLK and the American Experiment at The Apollo Theater.
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The Guardian
‘A temple of liberation’: behind the unwavering rise of the National Black Theatre
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Broadway World
SWEETWATER: THE GOSPEL OF IMAN & More Set for National Black Theatre 2024-25 Season
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The Washington Informer
‘The Gathering’: A Powerful Tribute to the Resilience of African Americans
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Afro News
The National Black Theatre, Apollo Theatre presents ‘The Gathering’ at the Kennedy Center
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DC Theatre Arts
Jonathan McCrory on ‘The Gathering: A Collective Sonic Ring Shout,’ a safe space for healing from social unrest
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Playbill
National Black Theatre and Chelsea Factory Partner to Present Packages O’ The Things We Deliver
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Forbes
With Legions Of Fans Like Beyoncé And Alicia Keys, National Black Theatre Has Thrived For More Than 50 Years
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People
Kara Young on 'Giving Voice to Characters Who've Been Silenced' in Broadway's Purlie Victorious (Exclusive)
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New York Yimby
National Black Theatre and Ray Harlem Top Out at 2031 Fifth Avenue in East Harlem
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Variety
Broadway Revival of the Ossie Davis Satire Is a Delightful Romp Centering Black Joy and the Absurdity of Racism
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The Curious Uptowner
Here's What's New—and Still on the Horizon—on Harlem's Rapidly-Transforming 125th Street
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Ebony Magazine
Put National Black Theater Seasons on Your “Must-See List” For the Upcoming Year
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Broadway World
McCarter Presents Dreaming Zenzile a New Musical Based on the Life of Miriam Makeba
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