Chester Gregory Discusses Being Brown on the Great White Way

The Great White Way was given a dose of black magic this past week during the Apollo Music Café’s “Black Magic: A Broadway Cabaret.” The evening featured the stellar talents of Tony-award winner Lillias White (“Fela” and “Chicago”) and Chester Gregory (“Dreamgirls” and “Sister Act”) performing songs that were made famous by black entertainers on …

Peter Woytuk sculpture exhibit along Broadway.

Have you checked out the public exhibition of 18 sculpture compositions by Peter Woytuk on Broadway? The exhibit was organized by the Broadway Mall Association in conjunction with the Parks Department and The Morrison Gallery. It starts at Columbus Circle with the monumental “Elephant Pair,” located within the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District, which plants …

Harlem’s Ya-Ya DaCosta Makes Acting Look Like a Breeze

It’s been four years since Yaya Dacosta gained a reputation as being a high-maintenance and overly confident aspiring model on the third cycle of the hit reality show ‘America’s Top Model.’ And although she made it all the way to the finals — losing the coveted title to Eva Pigford, the Harlem-bred beauty still has …

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf

Ed. Note: We’ve been getting many hits from people looking for information about this play.  As of 11/20/08, the only information we have is that the play has been postponed. The link to the website is still active but there is no information available on the website. Once we receive a confirmed update we’ll post …

Tony Wrap: In The Heights Takes 4 Awards Home

While I have friends (actors, of course) who have annual Tony parties, I rarely if ever watch the awards since I don’t get down to Broadway to see the choices often enough. This year I did take the time to peek in on the awards to see how our uptown contenders were doing. While In …

Tony Watch: WaHi not Gritty Enough?

In The Heights has been nominated for a Tony award 13 times! Benjamin Ivry of the U.K’s Guardian questions whether the sterilized version of Washington Heights presented on Broadway is a true representation of the neighborhood. Ivry writes, “I lived in Washington Heights a couple of decades ago during summer power outages, and instead of …