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Broadway’s neon lights shine with 10 new Black plays, musicals | Afro

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent After a somewhat experimental reopening in June with “Springsteen on Broadway,” the Great White Way has taken a step further into the mix with the Aug. 4 debut of “Pass Over” at the August Wilson Theatre. Barring any restrictions, the late summer and fall plays and musicals will feature no less […]

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