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Extended Runs

Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s CULLUD WATTAH Extended to Dec. 12th at The Public Theater

The Public Theater announced a one-week extension of the world premiere play CULLUD WATTAH through Sunday, December 12. Written by Susan Smith Blackburn Prize winner Erika Dickerson-Despenza and directed...

Broadway BlackNovember 15, 2021

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Eclipsed Enters Final Week At Public Theater, Broadway On Horizon

The sold-out Off-Broadway premiere of Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed – with a Nov. 29 wrap after being extended twice at The Public Theater – has...

Broadway BlackNovember 22, 2015

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Phylicia Rashad Will Star In Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Head Of Passes at The Public Theater

What is life right now?! Well, we’ll tell you. Life is heaven because it was announced today that Phylicia Rashad will return to the stage...

Drew ShadeNovember 11, 2015

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First Look: Lupita Nyong’o Exposes the Power of Women in ECLIPSED

Academy Award-winner, Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years A Slave”) joins Public Theater’s production of ECLIPSED. Making her New York stage debut, Nyong’o will be portraying...

Broadway BlackOctober 6, 2015

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Suzan-Lori Parks’ Watch Me Work Series Returns

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, the master writer chair at New York’s The Public Theater, launched a new season of her “Watch Me Work”...

Broadway BlackOctober 1, 2015

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Eclipsed, Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Announces Second Extension

Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o is already drawing huge crowds to The Public Theater as the company announced a SECOND extension for the feminist play, Eclipsed, weeks...

Broadway BlackSeptember 25, 2015

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Marc Damon Johnson Joins Kim Wayans In Barbecue – Win Tickets!

Public Theatre has recently announced a casting switch: Marc Damon Johnson will replace Tony nominee John Earl Jelks in the world premiere of Barbecue — though no...

Broadway BlackSeptember 21, 2015

Coming Soon

Robert O’Hara’s Barbecue Set to Premiere at The Public Theater

The world premiere of Barbecue, written by Obie Award winner Robert O’Hara, is set to premiere at The Public Theater this fall. Directed by Kent...

Broadway BlackSeptember 3, 2015

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Saycon Sengbloh & More Will Join Lupita Nyong’o in Eclipsed

Saycon Sengbloh, Pascale Armand, Akosua Busia and Zainab Jah will join previously announced Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o in the New York premiere of Eclipsed. Directed by...

Broadway BlackAugust 17, 2015

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Lupita Nyong’o Will Star Off-Broadway In Eclipsed By Danai Gurira; Directed By Liesl Tommy

It seems this theatre season keeps getting better. So many surprises and new shows popping up. It was just announced that Academy Award winner...

Drew ShadeJuly 30, 2015

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Brandon Victor Dixon To Star in The Odyssey At The Public Theater

The Public Theater has announced casting for Todd Almond’s musical adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. Headlining the cast will be Brandon Victor Dixon as Odysseus, who recently...

Jazmine Harper-DavisJuly 25, 2015

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Follow Us & Win Tickets to Buzzer At The Public + Broadway Black Friday

You may have noticed we’ve been active in the community but dormant here on the site for the past week. Well, don’t fret! It’s...

Drew ShadeApril 16, 2015

Behind The Scenes

Original Cast Recording: The Fortress Of Solitude

Kevin Mambo (Fela!, The Convert, Ruined, The Book of Mormon) & Kyle Beltran (In The Heights, Choir Boy, Head of Passes) led a cast that included Tony Award...

Broadway BlackMarch 28, 2015

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OITNB’s Uzo Aduba Is Othello At Public

Emmy Award winner and star of Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black Uzo Aduba will be Othello, opposite Heather Lind’s Desdemona, and Cynthia Nixon’s Emilia in Public Forum’s Drama Club: An...

Broadway BlackMarch 12, 2015