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Posted inArts & Entertainment

The Billie Holiday Theatre to Host Star-Studded Virtual Show, ’50in50: Shattering the Glass Ceiling’

by Christopher Edwards May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

Theatre-goers wait with great anticipation for Broadway’s reopening this fall. But in the meantime, local theatres don’t miss a beat, finding ways to celebrate creative performances virtually. Bed-Stuy’s The Billie […]

Posted inArts & Entertainment

Billie Holiday Theater Instrumental in Providing Close to 100 Black Theaters Grant Support

by Brooklyn Reader January 20, 2021January 21, 2021
artist, Billie Holiday Theatre, restoration plaza, Black Lives Matter mural, BLM mural
Posted inFeatured News

Black Artists Commemorate Historic ‘A Great Day in Harlem’ Photo at Bed-Stuy’s BLM Mural

by Brooklyn Reader August 12, 2020January 28, 2021
Black Lives Matter; Brooklyn; Mayor Bill de Blasio; Mural
Posted inUncategorized

NYC’s First Black Lives Matter Mural is Met With Backlash

by Kimberlean Donis June 15, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

On Racial Justice: A Letter From Billie Holiday Theatre Artistic Director Dr. Indira Etwaroo

by Local Voices May 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Call for Writers: The Billie Announces a Special Edition of the ’50in50′ Monologue Series

by Brooklyn Reader April 19, 2020January 28, 2021
Lisa Arrindell, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Lilli Cooper, LaChanze, Joie Lee, Celestine Rae, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Pauletta Pearson Washington, Dominique Morisseau, Indira Etwaroo, Billie Holiday Theatre, 50in50, Letter to Our Sons, monologues
Posted inFeatured News

50in50 Monologue Series at BHT Returns with ‘Letters to Our Sons’

by Brooklyn Reader March 3, 2020January 28, 2021
Designing Justice, Luba Lukova, social justice, equality, art exhibit, Billie Holiday Theatre
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Luba Lukova’s Designing Justice in Bed-Stuy

by C. Zawadi Morris November 15, 2019January 28, 2021
Lisa Arrindell, Kamal Bolden, Alexandra Neil, Gys de Villiers, Indira Etwaroo, James Sheldon, Michele Shay, Reparations, Billie Holiday Theatre
Posted inUncategorized

Heart-Tugging Production, ‘Reparations,’ Makes World Debut at The Billie Holiday Theatre

by C. Zawadi Morris November 7, 2019January 28, 2021
Billie Holiday Theatre, Kenny Leon, Indira Etwaroo, DOT, AUDELCO Awards, Colman Domingo
Posted inFeatured News

Bed-Stuy’s Billie Holiday Theatre Receives Six AUDELCO Nominations

by Brooklyn Reader October 11, 2019January 28, 2021
The annual 50in50 series selects 50 Black women and girls from all walks of life to share their stories in form of a letter.
Posted inFeatured News

Call for Black Women Writers: ‘What Will You Leave Behind for Your Daughters?’

by Andrea Leonhardt January 16, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Billie Holiday Theatre to Welcome Global Film Festival Exploring Immigration and Interculturalism

by Andrea Leonhardt September 7, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Featured News

Afro Pas de Deux Festival Explores the Complexities of Race and Gender Through Dance

by Andrea Leonhardt June 19, 2018January 28, 2021
Timothy Douglas, Yellowman, Dael Orlandersmith, Billie Holiday Theatre, RestorationArt, colorism, Jessica Frances Dukes, Mitchell Henderson
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Yellowman, a Play About ‘Colorism’ and Intra-Racial Discrimination

by Brooklyn Reader May 2, 2018January 28, 2021
colorism, Billie Holiday Theatre, School Daze, Spike Lee, Imitation of Life, Lana Turner, Dael Orlandersmith, Yellowman, RestorationArt, Douglas Sirk, John Gavin, Juanita Moore, Lawrence Fishburne,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Colorism Examined in New Film Series Hosted by RestorationArt

by Andrea Leonhardt April 3, 2018January 28, 2021
A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Billie Holiday Theatre, Black History Month, Play, Holocaust Lynchings, LeKethia Dalcoe, Harry Lennix, BK Reader
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Featured News

‘A Small Oak Tree Runs Red’: New Play at BHT Commemorates 100-Year Anniversary of Holocaust Lynchings

by Brooklyn Reader February 1, 2018January 28, 2021
2017 Year in Review, BK Reader, Overview, Top Stories
Posted inFeatured News, Top

Year in Review: Top-10 Stories of 2017

by Brooklyn Reader December 29, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

RestorationArt Announces Call for ChoreoQuest-in-Residence Applications

by Andrea Leonhardt December 8, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture, Popular

50 Years of Restoration: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow!

by Brooklyn Reader December 5, 2017January 28, 2021
AUDELCO Awards, BK Reader, Billie Holiday Theatre, Autumn, Dr. Indira Etwaroo, Jerome Preston Bates, Pauletta Pearson Washington, Count Stovall, Walter Dallas, Richard Wesley,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Featured News, Popular

Billie Holiday Theatre’s ‘Autumn’ Sweeps AUDELCO Awards with 6 Wins

by Andrea Leonhardt November 24, 2017January 28, 2021

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