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Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future (2023)
TV Special | 90 min | Music

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Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future (2023)

TV Special | 90 min | Music

This concert special celebrates iconic stage performances made famous by Black artists and features the best of the current generation of Black Broadway stars. Performing classics from "The Wiz", "The Color Purple", "Company", "Porgy and ...See moreThis concert special celebrates iconic stage performances made famous by Black artists and features the best of the current generation of Black Broadway stars. Performing classics from "The Wiz", "The Color Purple", "Company", "Porgy and Bess", "Ain't Misbehavin'" and more, the cast is joined by multiple guest conductors and a choir of students from Howard University and Morgan State University and was filmed on October 5, 2022, at Howard University's Cramton Auditorium. All vocalists are accompanied by the American Pops Orchestra, founded by Music Director Luke Frazier. Featured artists include television and Broadway star Corbin Bleu ("Make Them Hear You" from "Ragtime"); Broadway performer and concert soloist Nikki Renée Daniels ("Being Alive" from "Company" and "Come Rain Or Come Shine" from "St. Louis Woman"); and Broadway and TV star Tiffany Mann ("Fools Fall In Love" from "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and "I Got Love" from "Purlie"). Nova Payton sings "I'm Here" from "The Color Purple", a show in which she starred in Washington, D.C., followed by Stephanie Mills, who portrayed Dorothy in the original Broadway run of "The Wiz" singing "Home". Additional performers include Emmy, Tony and SAG Award nominee Norm Lewis ("I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" from "Porgy and Bess" and "Waiting For Life" from "Once On This Island"); Broadway artist, acclaimed tap dancer and choreographer John Manzari ("Low Down Blues" from "Shuffle Along"), and teenage prodigy violinist Leah Flynn ("Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess"). From Broadway's "Hamilton", Amber Iman performs "Learn To Love," followed by Grammy winner Sydney James Harcourt with "Stand Up An' Fight" (from "Carmen Jones"). Actress, singer and drag artist Peppermint gives her rendition of the title song from "Ain't Misbehavin,'" and Nova Payton returns to close the concert with the show stopping "And I Am Telling You" from "Dreamgirls." Written by PBS: Public Broadcasting Service See less

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Name	Known for
Corbin Bleu Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
Eric Conway Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House (2015)
E. Clayton Cornelious Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Meet Dave (2008)
Nikki Renee Daniels Self - Singer (as Nikki Renée Daniels) Self - Singer (as Nikki Renée Daniels) See fewer	The Equalizer (2021)
Leah Flynn Self - Teenage Prodigy Violinist Self - Teenage Prodigy Violinist See fewer	Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future (2023)
Sydney James Harcourt Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	FBI (2018)
Amber Iman Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Steve (2019)
Brittany Chanell Johnson Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future (2023)
Norm Lewis Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
Tiffany Mann Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Rise (2018)
John Manzari Self - Singer / Tap Dancer Self - Singer / Tap Dancer See fewer	Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019)
Sean Mayes Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White (2024)
Stephanie Mills Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Cop Out (2010)
Brian Stokes Mitchell Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	The Prince of Egypt (1998)
American Pops Orchestra Themselves Themselves See fewer	One Voice: The Songs We Share (2021)
Nova Y. Payton Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams (2020)
Peppermint Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
Eric Poole Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future (2023)
Ephraim Sykes Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Hairspray Live! (2016)
Allyson Tucker Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)