Black Stories (NYC Reviews) (6)

Plays and musicals celebrating Black stories and Black culture.

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95
Must See!
395 Reviews
Ends Aug 11
NYC: Financial

A radical reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic dance musical based on T.S. Eliot’s poems.

93
Must See!
3K+ Reviews
Open run
NYC: Midtown W

Featuring Michael Jackson's greatest hits and a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage.

92
Must See!
1K+ Reviews
Ends Jan 2029
NYC: Midtown W

A new musical about the New York Dream, with both new music and the classic songs of Alicia Keys.

90
Excellent
1K+ Reviews
Ends Aug 18
NYC: Midtown W

Broadway's classic soulful modernization of The Wizard of Oz returns.

87
Excellent
16 Reviews
Ends Jul 28
NYC: Harlem

A fresh take on Shakespeare's classic comedy, set during the Harlem Renaissance.

Score it Buy from $44
74
Good
2 Reviews
Opens Aug 16
NYC: Midtown E

An African American family faces internalized racism and class anxieties during a tumultuous time.