Celebrity Row
Artists. Visionaries. Icons. From the spotlight on Broadway to award-winning performances in film, television, and music, meet the Black theatre legends coming to celebrate on Holy Ground.
Tyla Abercrumbie
Mike Rae Anderson
Lisa Arrindell
Jerome Preston Bates
Mychal-Bella Bowman
Wren T. Brown
Petri Hawkins-Byrd
Ralph Carter
Michael Colyar
Starletta DuPois
Antonio Fargas
Chester Gregory
Fay Hauser
Capathia Jenkins
Jimmie JJ Jeter
Javon Johnson
LaChanze
Norm Lewis
Stanley Wayne Mathis
Thembi Mtshali-Jones
Haywood Nelson
Roscoe Orman
Peter Parros
Joseph C. Phillips
Tonya Pinkins
Nathan Purdee
Phylicia Rashad
Angela Robinson
Lamman Rucker
Bern Nadette Stanis
Terry Steele
Tonea Stewart
Lillias White
Alton Fitzgerald White
Dorien Wilson
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An electrifying week of theatrical performances, cultural events, and community programs, IBTF features mainstage productions, staged readings, workshops, panel discussions, and more, showcasing artists and stories from around the world.
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