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The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.

Cleveland Public Theatre Presents STATION HOPE 2021 Photo Cleveland Public Theatre Presents STATION HOPE 2021
by A.A. Cristi - March 25, 2021

Cleveland Public Theatre will present CPT's celebrated annual festival virtually on Saturday, May 1, from 5:00-9:00pm (ET). CPT Staff will broadcast live while artists envision, interrogate, and seek out hope from where they are stationed. Station Hope is a jubilant community event celebrating Cleve...


Broadway Podcast Network Announces Critics' Table Photo Broadway Podcast Network Announces Critics' Table
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2022

The Broadway Podcast Network  has announced Critics' Table, a diverse roundtable of theater critics that will review current Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Executive Produced by Ayanna Prescod in partnership with BIPOC Critics Lab, every episode features three luminary theater critics ready ...


PARADISE SQUARE Cancels Performances Through April 10 Photo PARADISE SQUARE Cancels Performances Through April 10
by Nicole Rosky - April 08, 2022

'In accordance with Broadway COVID protocols established by the industry, the producers of Paradise Square have cancelled performances tonight, Friday, April 8 through Sunday, April 10. The production is expected to resume performances on Tuesday, April 12 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The produce...


VIDEO: Joaquina Kalukango Discusses Her PARADISE SQUARE Tony Awards Performance on TO Photo VIDEO: Joaquina Kalukango Discusses Her PARADISE SQUARE Tony Awards Performance on TODAY
by Michael Major - June 22, 2022

Joaquina Kalukango sat down with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on the TODAY Show this morning to discuss her acclaimed Tony Awards performance for Paradise Square. Kalukango also opened up about how her character of Nelly O'Brien in Paradise Square has helped her through an uncertain period in her ...


The Abyssinian Meeting House Restoration: Presentation Announced at First Parish Photo The Abyssinian Meeting House Restoration: Presentation Announced at First Parish
by A.A. Cristi - June 03, 2022

Pam Cummings, President of the Board of The Abyssinian Meeting House, will speak at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 19, at First Parish Unitarian Universalist, 425 Congress St. Cummings will discuss the history and restoration of the meeting house. ...


VIDEO: Watch A.J. Shively Sing 'Why Should I Die in Springtime' from PARADISE SQUARE Photo VIDEO: Watch A.J. Shively Sing 'Why Should I Die in Springtime' from PARADISE SQUARE
by Nicole Rosky - March 01, 2022

BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you an exclusive sneak peek of the cast in action below. Watch as A.J. Shively performs 'Why Should I Die in Springtime', written by  Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, and Masi Asare....


BWW Review: GEM OF THE OCEAN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Photo BWW Review: GEM OF THE OCEAN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Steve Murray - April 14, 2022

August Wilson's powerful drama of racial unrest in Pittsburgh circa 1905 seems exceptionally prescient these days, confirming that the struggle for equality and freedom are a constant for African Americans that shapes their everyday lives in ways both subtle and overt. ...


Chandler Center For The Arts To Premiere New Musical NORTH Photo Chandler Center For The Arts To Premiere New Musical NORTH
by A.A. Cristi - June 16, 2022

Chandler Center for the Arts has announced it will premiere NORTH, a vibrant new musical theater production conceived and created by writer and composer Ashli St. Armant, in November 2022. ...


Coming in November from the LA Phil: Reel Change Photo Coming in November from the LA Phil: Reel Change
by - November 12, 2021

Special Offer - Coming in November from the LA Phil: Reel Change...


PARADISE SQUARE's Joaquina Kalukango Wins 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Photo PARADISE SQUARE's Joaquina Kalukango Wins 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
by Team BWW - June 12, 2022

Joaquina Kalukango has won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for PARADISE SQUARE. ...


TIFF to Premiere Clement Virgo's Film BROTHER Photo TIFF to Premiere Clement Virgo's Film BROTHER
by Michael Major - July 06, 2022

Adapted to film by Virgo from David Chariandy’s novel, Brother is the story of Francis and Michael, sons of Caribbean immigrants maturing into men amidst Toronto's 1990's hip-hop scene. Brother stars Lamar Johnson (The Hate U Give), Aaron Pierre (Underground Railroad), Kiana Madeira (Fear Street) an...


RAGS PARKLAND SINGS THE SONGS OF THE FUTURE to be Presented at the Space at Irondale Photo RAGS PARKLAND SINGS THE SONGS OF THE FUTURE to be Presented at the Space at Irondale
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 09, 2021

Producer Christopher Maring will present a return engagement of The Lucille Lortel Award-winning and critically-acclaimed Ars Nova production of Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future, at the Space at Irondale (85 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY) on Wednesday, March 2, 2022....


Olney Theatre Launches New Community Partner Program With Sandy Spring Slave Museum Photo Olney Theatre Launches New Community Partner Program With Sandy Spring Slave Museum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 04, 2022

Olney Theatre Center announced a series of events as part of its new “Community Partners” program, planned in conjunction with its first partner, The Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery....


Student Art Exhibition Illustrates Hope For The Future Photo Student Art Exhibition Illustrates Hope For The Future
by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2021

Inspired by a current exhibition at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, students from two local high schools have created a series of artworks that speak to resilience and empathy....


Theatre Horizon Welcomes South Jersey Resident Andrea Lamy For Art Houses Presentatio Photo Theatre Horizon Welcomes South Jersey Resident Andrea Lamy For Art Houses Presentation
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2021

Theatre Horizon's Art Houses program has announced the sixth show of the popular series, which partners professional theatre artists with families and households throughout the Greater Philadelphia region to create original performance works that will be presented on a monthly basis....


BWW Review: GEM OF THE OCEAN at Trinity Rep Photo BWW Review: GEM OF THE OCEAN at Trinity Rep
by John McDaid - March 04, 2022

Providence's Trinity Rep has come roaring back from a two-year pandemic hiatus with a stunning production of August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean.' Compelling performances from a cast that includes some of Rhode Island's finest actors at the top of their form make this the must-see theatrical event of ...


InFLUX Theatre Collective Announces Premiere Of Interactive New Work THE CHOICE In Ph Photo InFLUX Theatre Collective Announces Premiere Of Interactive New Work THE CHOICE In Philadelphia Fringe Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 04, 2021

This September, Philadelphia's newest women-run theatre company will present The Choice. inFLUX Theatre Collective, founded by Jacqueline Libby, Christine Octavia Shaw, and Jacinta Yelland will premiere an interactive new work of theatre under the direction of Sarah Sanford....


31st Annual Gotham Awards Nominations Announced Photo 31st Annual Gotham Awards Nominations Announced
by Michael Major - October 21, 2021

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today the nominations for the 31st Annual Gotham Awards, singling out 29 feature films, 16 series, and 32 performances for recognition in twelve award categories. 'Passing' and 'The Lost Daughter' led this year's nominations....


Virginia Rep Theatre's World Premiere Of BONNIE AND CLAIRE Opens May 13 Photo Virginia Rep Theatre's World Premiere Of BONNIE AND CLAIRE Opens May 13
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2022

Virginia Repertory Theatre presents a new play, Bonnie and Claire, which was meant to have its world premiere in May of 2020, but COVID forced us to cancel.  ...


STATION HOPE 2021 Will Be Presented at Cleveland Public Theatre Next Week Photo STATION HOPE 2021 Will Be Presented at Cleveland Public Theatre Next Week
by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2021

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) will present CPT's celebrated annual festival virtually on Saturday, May 1, from 5:00-9:00pm (ET). CPT Staff will broadcast live while artists envision, interrogate, and seek out hope from where they are stationed....


Bebe Neuwirth, Da'Vine Joy Randolph & More Join Voice Cast for ULTRA CITY SMITHS Photo Bebe Neuwirth, Da'Vine Joy Randolph & More Join Voice Cast for ULTRA CITY SMITHS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 01, 2021

From AMC Studios and created by Conrad, the Ultra City Smiths (formerly Mega City Smiths) story unfolds via the stop-motion animation of baby dolls repurposed as a grown-up cast of characters....


Barry Jenkins' Acclaimed Limited Series THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Will Screen at IFC C Photo Barry Jenkins' Acclaimed Limited Series THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Will Screen at IFC Center
by TV News Desk - June 30, 2021

Over the course of her journey, Cora is pursued by Ridgeway (Joel Edgerton), a bounty hunter who is fixated on bringing her back to the plantation she escaped; especially since her mother Mabel is the only one he has never caught. ...


Up on the Marquee: PARADISE SQUARE Photo Up on the Marquee: PARADISE SQUARE
by Jennifer Broski - January 21, 2022

Paradise Square is getting ready to start previews on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 and open Sunday, April 3, 2022 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street), where the marquee just went up. Check out photos....


FREEDOM TRAIN to be Presented at the Roxy Regional Theatre Photo FREEDOM TRAIN to be Presented at the Roxy Regional Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 05, 2021

The thrilling story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad will come to life upon the stage of Clarksville’s oldest professional theatre this month.  ...


South Street Seaport Museum Presents Webinar Series SEA SONGS AND SEA LIVES Photo South Street Seaport Museum Presents Webinar Series SEA SONGS AND SEA LIVES
by Stephi Wild - April 13, 2021

South Street Seaport Museum expands its virtual sea chantey programming with the third installment of the Sea Songs and Sea Lives webinar series This Is Women's Work: Maritime Lives....






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