The North Carolina Black Repertory Company, which Hamlin founded in 1979, held its annual Marvtastic Bash at the Benton Convention Center. While the evening of food, dancing and entertainment is a fundraiser for next year’s National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) – a biennial showcase of some of the world’s best black stage productions that Hamlin created in 1989 – it is also a grand celebration of the larger-than-life theater icon….Click here to read the full article in the Winston-Salem Chronicle

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