King helped launch the careers of Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Debbie Allen and Chadwick Boseman as the founder of City’s New Federal Theatre.

His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel ...

Woodie King Jr., an influential figure in American theater, has died at 88. He founded the New Federal Theatre to support ...

The mystery man in black mask at the Grammys 2026 red carpet is the talk of the town. Find out who he is.

The 117th annual bal masque celebrated by the Krewe of Athenians featured a tableau performance on "Mother Athena’s Nursery Rhymes." Queen Roussel and her court dazzled in the Orpheum Theater.

Woodie King Jr., the theater actor, director and producer, who advocated for Black onstage representation, has died. He was 88.

Swalwell’s lawsuit defense may hold up in court — residency rules can be flexible for federal officials splitting time between D.C. and their districts. But the broader lesson is clear: Public ...

Oklahoma's two U.S. Senators were critical of Democrats' 11th-hour attempt to force greater reforms of the agency overseeing immigration crackdown.

Stripped down at ACT and revamped at SF Ballet, two very familiar tales take January's big stages. This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime ...

Improbably, by rejecting the poetic ambitions of a young boy and subjecting him as a Black man in America to all manner of ...