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Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future

 Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 9 p.m.

“Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future” is a new concert special that 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 & Bess,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and more, the cast is joined by multiple guest conductors and a choir of students from HBCUs Howard University and Morgan State University. All are accompanied by the American Pops Orchestra, founded by Music Director Luke Frazier. The concert was filmed on Oct. 5, 2022, at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium.

Choose this show when you support Arizona PBS and receive a Proud History, A Limitless Future (Soundtrack) CD, the When Broadway Was Black paperback book, and the PBS Solitude Wireless Headphones.

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