For the first time, a Broadway theater now bears the name of a Black woman. On Tuesday, the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on West 47th Street was officially renamed in honor of the late actress, singer and civil rights activist, Lena Horne. Horne famously participated in the 1963 March on Washington. A Tony and Grammy award winner, she also starred in the one-woman show “Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music” on Broadway from 1980 to 1981. Horne died in 2010. This post was produced and edited by Yasmeen
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For the first time, a Broadway theater now bears the name of a Black woman. On Tuesday, the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on West 47th Street was officially renamed in honor of the late actress, singer and civil rights activist, Lena Horne. Horne famously participated in the 1963 March on Washington. A Tony and Grammy award winner, she also starred in the one-woman show “Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music” on Broadway from 1980 to 1981. Horne died in 2010. This post was produced and edited by Yasmeen
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Comment below with the shows you’ve seen at the Lena Horne Theatre during its 100 years on Broadway! First known as the Richard Mansfield, then the Brooks Atkinson, and now the Lena Horne, the theatre first opened on Broadway on February 15, 1926. 100 years later, Broadway magic continues to be made nightly at the Lena Horne Theatre, where SIX is currently playing! #SixTheMusical #Broadway
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Comment below with the shows you’ve seen at the Lena Horne Theatre during its 100 years on Broadway! First known as the Richard Mansfield, then the Brooks Atkinson, and now the Lena Horne, the theatre first opened on Broadway on February 15, 1926. 100 years later, Broadway magic continues to be made nightly at the Lena Horne Theatre, where SIX is currently playing! #SixTheMusical #Broadway
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Black history and present continue to grace The Great White Way. #LenaHorne via @npr・The former Brooks Atkinson Theatre was renamed after Lena Horne, the iconic Brooklyn actress, singer and civil rights activist who died in 2010, according to the city of New York. The new marquee was unveiled in front of a crowd on Nov. 1. Horne is the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named for her. A report by the Nederlander Organization states that the owner and operator of the theater embarked on
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Black history and present continue to grace The Great White Way. #LenaHorne via @npr・The former Brooks Atkinson Theatre was renamed after Lena Horne, the iconic Brooklyn actress, singer and civil rights activist who died in 2010, according to the city of New York. The new marquee was unveiled in front of a crowd on Nov. 1. Horne is the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named for her. A report by the Nederlander Organization states that the owner and operator of the theater embarked on
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