Negro Ensemble Company

Photos: The Negro Ensemble Company Revives ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN

The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) produced the world premiere of Charles Fuller’s Obie Award-winning play, “Zooman and the Sign,” 44 years ago at Theater Four on West 55th Street.  Now The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc., in cooperation with Penn Live Arts, is reviving the play for contemporary New York audiences June 27 to July 7 at American Theatre of Actors (ATA), 314 W. 54th Street, directed by Phyllis Yvonne Stickney. See photos from the production. 

UNDERGROUND Comes to New York Theater Festival

Underground, a captivating musical experience adapted from a 2x Student Emmy-winning short film, is set to grace the Hudson Guild Theater stage during the New York Theater Festival.

The DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL Announces 22nd Season Lineup

The Downtown Urban Arts Festival returns for its 22nd season from June 12-29 at Theatre Row.

HOME On Broadway Begins Previews Tomorrow At The Todd Haimes Theatre

HOME begins previews tomorrow at the Todd Haimes Theatre in a new production from Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon.

59E59 Theaters Reveals Summer 2024 Season Featuring 2nd AMPLIFY Festival & More

59E59 Theaters has revealed its Summer 2024 Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Tony-Nominated HOME Playwright Samm-Art Williams Dies At Age 78

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Samm-Art Williams, a multi award winning playwright, actor, director, and producer whose Tony-nominated play Home is currently in rehearsals for its return to Broadway.

Meet the Cast of HOME, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway

Samm-Art Williams' Home is coming Broadway, in a production directed by Kenny Leon.  Previews begin tonight, May 17, at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Meet the cast of Home here!

Up on the Marquee: HOME

Samm-Art Williams' Home is coming Broadway, in a production directed by Kenny Leon. The marquee just went up at the Todd Haimes Theatre and you can check out photos here.

Photos: In Rehearsal With Kenny Leon And the Cast of HOME On Broadway

See photos from inside the rehearsal room as Home by Samm-Art Williams prepares to open on Broadway, in a production directed by Kenny Leon.

Photos: The Company of HOME Meets the Press

See photos of the company of Home on Broadway featuring Kenny Leon and more meeting the press!

Penn Live Arts Unveils 24/25 Season Featuring World, US & Philadelphia Premieres

Discover the exciting 24/25 season of PENN LIVE ARTS, featuring world, U.S., and Philadelphia premieres. Learn how to purchase tickets.

El nominado al Tony Emilio Sosa ofrecerá una Master Class sobre vestuario en musicales

El responsable del diseño de vestuario de musicales como SWEENEY TODD o PORGY AND BESS en Broadway visitará Madrid esta semana con motivo de los Premios Talía.

Cast Set For WEDDING BAND at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the UK premiere of Alice Childress’ Wedding Band:  A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, directed by Stage Debut Award winner Monique Touko, who returns to the Lyric after the smash-hit production of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. 

Hattie Winston, Emily Yancy To Read HAVING OUR SAY For LA Inner City Cultural Center At The Kirk Douglas Theatre

Join Emily Yancy and Hattie Winston for a special one-off reading of HAVING OUR SAY at the Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center.

Cast and Creative Team Set for Lydia R. Diamond's TONI STONE at The Huntington

The Huntington has reveald the cast and creative team of Toni Stone, a tenacious and inspiring original play written and directed by Lydia R. Diamond. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Tory Kittles, Brittany Inge & Stori Ayers to Star in HOME on Broadway

Roundabout Theatre Company has revealed the complete cast for the new production of Home by Samm-Art Williams, not seen on Broadway in more than 40 years, directed by Kenny Leon. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

NO POLICY NO JUSTICE Comes to La Mama Community Arts Space This Month

From March 20 to 28, Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. will present 'No Policy No Justice,' an evening of three one-acts, at La MaMa Community Arts Space, 74 E.4th Street. 

L.A. Women's Theatre Festival Reveals Hosts

The 31st Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival (LAWTF) has a roster of accomplished co-hosts for its six programs. Learn more about the hosts here!

THE SCRIPT IN THE CLOSET Comes to La MaMa in March

'The Script in the Closet,' a new farce written and directed by Joyce Griffen, follows the misadventures and jealousies of a Pulitzer Prize-winning, husband-and-wife writing team who discover untitled pages of a mystery screenplay on their shared laptop.  Catch the show from March 1 to 17, 2024 at La MaMa E.T.C. (Downstairs Theatre), 66 East Fourth Street.

Video: Deidre Staples & Mahkai Dominique on CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Everyman Theatre

Watch Deidre Staples and Mahkai talk about Everyman Theatre's production of the critically acclaimed play, Crumbs.