FREDERICK CHARLES BENJAMIN by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 – 8 Dancer – Choreographer { September 8, 1944 – December 14, 2013 } Page 1 – 8 Fred Benjamin, an internationally known teacher of jazz dance who was also part of the creative wave of young Black modern-dance choreographers who came to prominence in the 1970s. …
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FRED BENJAMIN
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Lillias White
LILLIAS WHITE by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 – 10 Tony winner Lillias White, is known for her performances in Fela!, The Life, Romance in Hard Times, Cats, Carrie, Once on This Island, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Chicago. Career highlights Lillias White has a distinguished career …
- Alyson Williams, André Robin De Shields, Anika Noni Rose, Arnetia Walker, Audra McDonald, Billy Porter, Blair Underwood, Carol Maillard, Carrie, Cats, Chita Rivera, Chuck Cooper, Cleavant Derricks, Dale Ricardo Shields, Dale Shields, Damon Gupton, David Robertson, Donna McKechnie, Dr. Glory Van Scott, Eartha Robinson, Fela!, George Faison, Georgia Engel, Glynn Turman, Greg Bryan, HADESTOWN, Heather Headley, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Iforcolor.org, James Stovall, JASON DIRDEN, Keith David, Kevyn Morrow, KiKi Shepard, Lamar Richardson Ed Swidey, Lia Chang, Lillias White, Linda Leilani Brown, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Marva Hicks, Matthew Broderick, Matthew Henerson, Maurice Hines Jr, Nija Okoro, Norm Lewis, Once on This Island, Romance in Hard Times, Rosie O'Donnell, Tamara Tunie, The Life, The Wiz, Weyman Thompson
Black Broadway Theatre History ~ Our Moments and Circumstances
Black Broadway Theatre History ~ Our Moments and Circumstances A look at important moments in the History of Black Theatre Created, Researched and Edited by Dale Ricardo Shields BFA – MFA, Ohio …
- A Raisin In The Sun, Adrienne Warren, Andre De Shields, Anthony Ramos, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu, Ariana DeBose, Aubrey Lyles, Audra McDonald, AUGUST WILSON, Aziza Barnes, Ben Vereen, Bert Williams, Beverly Jenkins, Billy Porter, Black Theatre Movement, Brandon Victor Dixon, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Camille A. Brown, Charles Gilpin, Charles Gordone, Charlie Smalls, Cheryl L. West, Chuck Cooper, Cicely Tyson, Cleavon Little, Cynthia Erivo, Dale Ricardo Shields, Dale Shields, Daveed Diggs, Day of Absence, Diahann Carroll, Douglas Lyon, Douglas Turner Ward, Drew Shade, DYLAN PARENT, Ephraim Sykes, Eubie Blake, Flournoy Miller, Frank Wilson, Geoffrey Holder, George C. Wolfe, George Faison, Gregory Hines, Harlem Renaissance, Harry Belafonte, Irene Gandy, James Earl Jones, James Hewlett, JANICE SIMPSON, Jean Genet, Jennifer Holliday, Jeremy O. Harris, Jeremy Pope, Joseph Papp, Joshua Henry, Juanita Hall, Keenan Scott II, Ken Harper, Kenny Leon, Langston Hughes, Leslie Odom Jr., Leslie Uggams, Lisa Nocella-Pacino, Lloyd Richards, Lorraine Hansberry, Louis Johnson, Lynn Nottage, Marc J. Franklin, Maurice Hines, Melba Moore, Michael R. Jackon, Micki Grant, Miguel Pinero, New Federal Theatre, Noble Sissle, Ntozake Shange, Paul Green, Paul Robeson, Pearl Bailey, Perry Watkins, Porgy and Bess, Raul Julia, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Richard Wesley, Robert Hooks, Robert Nemiroff, Roger Robinson, Rose McClendon, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Savion Glover, Stew Rodewald, Suzan-Lori Parks, Tarell Alvin McCraney, THE AFRICAN GROVE THEATRE, The American Negro Theatre, The Blacks, THE DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM, The Negro Ensemble Company, The Scottsboro Boys, Tom O'Horgan, uzan-Lori Parks, Vinnette Carroll, Walter Dallas, Woodie King Jr.
Louis Johnson
LOUIS JOHNSON Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Director ~ Professor Legendary Artist by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 of 10 Born: March 19, 1930, Statesville, NC Died: March 31, 2020 Louis Johnson was born on March 19, 1930, in Statesville, N.C., and grew up in Washington. He started out as an acrobat before being discovered by Doris Jones and …
- Abdel Salaam, Adrian Bailey, Albert Popwell, Allison Williams Foster, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Amii Stewart, Arthur Mitchell, Audrey Mason, Bernard J. Marsh, Bernie, Black Nativity, Bob Fosse, Bruce Hawkins, Carl Van Vechten, Carmen de Lavallade, Carol Maillard, Cecelia Antoinette, Chita Rivera, Cincinnati Ballet, Cindi Retiman, Claire Haywood, Clevon Little, Clyde Jacque Barrett, Cornell Ivey, Cotton Comes to Harlem, Damn Yankees, Dana McBroom Manno, Dance Theatre of Harlem, David Cameron, David Robeson, Debbie McIntyre, Diahann Carroll, Diana Ross, Doris Jones, Dottie Fox, Dyane Harvey-Salaam, Fred Benjamin. Ted D Williams, Gary Q Lewis, George Faison, Grace Jones, Hallelujah Baby, Hampton Institute, Herbert Stubbs, House of Flowers, Howard, Jazzbo Brown, Jerome Robbins, Jill Williams, Juanita Hall, Kiki Shepherd, Leah Randolph-Bridwell, Lisa Sneed, Lois Hayes, Loretta Abbott, Lost in the Stars, Louis Johnson, Louise Robinson, Mary Louise, Maurice Hines, Melba Moore, Michael Jackson, Michi Jones, Mike Malone, Miss Truth, New York City Ballet, New York Metropolitan Opera, Nipsey Russell, Novella Nelson, Obediah Wright, Pearl Bailey, Phoebe Redmon, Porgy and Bess, profile, Purlie, Richard Preston, Richard Pryor, Robert Pittman, Romaissaa Benzizoune, Sabu, Sherman Hemsley, Sherry Bronfman, Sidney Lumet, Sirlouis Jones, Starletta DuPois, Ted D Williams, Ted Ross, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, THE DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM, the Joffrey Ballet, The Wiz, Time in the Wind, Treemonisha, Venida Evans, Vicki Baltimore, Virginia State, Walter Nicks, Yale
WALTER DALLAS
WALTER DALLAS DIRECTOR – MUSICIAN – PHOTOGRAPHER – PLAYWRIGHT – PROFESSOR *~ September 15, 1946 – May 3, 2020 ~* By Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 – 11 In his career, Dallas was the recipient of countless awards, including an Emmy Award, an Audience Development Committee Inc. National Achievement Award for Excellence in Black Theatre, …
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