Tristan “Mack” Wilds, and
Keith David. This will be the first new play on Broadway following the pandemic shutdown. Tickets for
Thoughts of a Colored Man go on sale to the general public Friday, June 18.
Finally,
Lee Daniels has renewed his overall deal with Disney’s 20th Television. According to
The Hollywood Reporter, Daniels has signed a multi-year deal, extending his seven-year pact with the former Fox studio. This news comes after Daniels is readying two new shows for the 2021-22 season:
The Wonder Years reboot at ABC and the
Our Kind of People at Fox. His other projects include a reboot of
May 25, 2021 Share
NEW YORK “Hadestown,” the brooding musical about the underworld, has set its Broadway reopening date on Sept. 2, jumping ahead of such megahits as “Hamilton” and “Wicked” to position itself as the first show to welcome audiences on Broadway since the pandemic.
Producers announced Monday that tickets will go on sale June 11 for the eight-time Tony Award winning musical and that the production will resume playing the Walter Kerr Theatre weeks before its rivals. The first Broadway show to welcome a live audience is likely to get a lot of attention.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had said Broadway theaters could reopen Sept. 14 but producers “may make their own economic decision as to when they reopen.” They also will be allowed to decide their own entry requirements, like whether people must prove they’ve been vaccinated to attend a show.
Andre De Shields in Hadestown
Hadestown, the brooding musical about the underworld, has set its Broadway reopening date on Sept. 2, jumping ahead of such megahits as
Hamilton and
Wicked to position itself as the first show to welcome audiences on Broadway since the pandemic.
Producers announced Monday (May 24) that tickets will go on sale June 11 for the eight-time Tony Award winning musical and that the production will resume playing the Walter Kerr Theatre weeks before its rivals. The first Broadway show to welcome a live audience is likely to get a lot of attention. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had said Broadway theaters could reopen Sept. 14 but producers “may make their own economic decision as to when they reopen.”
Thoughts of a Colored Man will begin previews at the Golden Theatre from October 1, ahead of an opening night on October 31. Find out more about
Set in Brooklyn,
Thoughts of a Colored Man follows seven Black men as they fom a brotherhood by sharing their feelings and stories. The production blends traditional prose with spoken word, slam poetry and comedy into a multi-generational play.
The ensemble cast stars Forrest McClendon, previously nominated for a Tony Award for
The Scottsboro Boys. Keith David also stars, best known for
Greenleaf and
Jelly’s Last Jam. Dyllón Burnside, Bryan Terrell Clark, Da’Vinchi, Luke James and Tristan “Mack” Wilds complete the line up.
Black Mafia Family), Luke James(ShowtimeâsÂ
The Chi), Forrest McClendon (
The Scottsboro Boys), and Keith David (
Greenleaf) were casted alongside Wilds. Performances at Broadway’s Golden Theatre will begin, Friday, Oct.1.
Wilds has had an illustrious acting career thus far from his breakout roles asÂ
“Micheal Lee” on the critically acclaimed HBO series,Â
The Wire, and starring as “Dixon Wilson” on the hit remake
 90210 on the CW. He has also appeared on notable television series such asÂ
FOX’sÂ
The Breaks and feature films such asÂ
George LucasâÂ
The Secret Life ofÂ
Bees alongside heavy hitters Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning. Not to mention, Wilds also appeared as the lead inÂ