PhotosCheck Out Photos of Let’s Do Broadway! With Jelani Alladin, Phylicia Rashad, and MoreThe Broadway League’s multicultural influencer night was celebrated October 21.
By
Marc J. Franklin
October 23, 2019
Let’s Do Broadway!, the Broadway League’s multicultural influencer night hosted by Frozen’s Jelani Alladin, was celebrated October 21. The event was created to inspire and engage with leaders in the African-American community, featuring a panel moderated by author Harriette Cole with Derrick Baskin (Ain’t’Too Proud), Denée Benton (Hamilton), Lynn Nottage (Sweat), Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun), and Paul Tazewell (Ain’t Too Proud, Hamilton).
Let’s Do Broadway! also gave guest a preview of the 2019-2020 season, a performance from Hadestown, and a taste from local restaurants including B Squared, Fieldtrip, HH Bespoke Spirits, Le Gourmand NYC, LeeLee’s Bakery, and Melba’s. The event was sponsored by Ain’t Too Proud, Aladdin, Frozen, The Lion King, MJ The Musical, Roundabout Theatre Company, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.
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Check Out Photos of Let’s Do Broadway! With Jelani Alladin, Phylicia Rashad, and More
Check Out Photos of Let’s Do Broadway! With Jelani Alladin, Phylicia Rashad, and More
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Aaliytha Stevens, Charlotte St. Martin, Stephen C. Byrd, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, and Harriette Cole
Charlotte St. Martin, Harriette Cole, Phylicia Rashad and Voza Rivers
Derrick Baskin, Stephen C. Byrd, Harriette Cole, and Saint Aubyn
Denée Benton
Jeremy Daniel
Paul Tazewell
Lynn Nottage
Jelani Alladin
Jeremy Daniel
Derrick Baskin, Harriette Cole, Denée Bneton, Paul Tazewell and Lynn Nottage
Phylicia Rashad, Derrick Baskin, Harriette Cole, Denée Benton, Paul Tazewell and Lynn Nottage
A new scholarship will send three young writers to the 2026 International Thespian Festival to work directly with Playbill on coverage of the week-long event.