Musicals
Who is the musical Little Girl Blue based off of?
Who is... Nina Simone (1933-2003)
How many Black actors have won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play?
What is... 4
What movie is the famous line "Bye, Felicia" from?
Friday (1995)
This fashion icon became the first gay Black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys, for his role in Pose.
Who is... Billy Porter (2019)
What distinguished and versatile actor was mute for nearly 8 years of his childhood?
Who is... James Earl Jones
Juanita Hall became the first African-American performer to win a Tony Award in what musical?
What is... South Pacific (1950) [In the role of Bloody Mary]
What was famous Black playwright August Wilson's first Broadway show?
What is... Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984)
What musical/movie is this famous quote from?
"And you, and you, and you, you're gonna love me"
What is... Dreamgirls [Originally sung by Jennifer Hudson]
What performer starred in both the original Broadway cast of The Wiz and Hadestown?
Who is... André De Shields (as the Wiz and Hermes)
The legendary actor Chadwick Boseman's last performance was in this movie adaptation of this play.
What is... Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Geoffery Holder would be the first African-American to be awarded the Tony Award for both best director and best costumes in what musical?
What is... The Wiz (1975)
How many plays written by Black writers have won the Tony Award for Best Play?
What is... 5 Plays
The following quote is from what movie?
“I’m poor, black, I might even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here. I’m here.”
What is... The Color Purple (1985) [Said by Celie]
Who is the most nominated Black actress in the history of the Academy Awards, and the first Black actress to have been nominated for Best Actress more than once?
Who is... Viola Davis
Samuel L. Jackson has won how many academy awards for Best Leading Actor?
What is... 0
Who was the first African-American woman to direct on Broadway, with her production of the musical Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope.
Who is... Vinnette Carroll (1972)
Suzan-Lori Parks was the first Black woman to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for what play?
What is... Topdog/Underdog (2002)
What Tony Award winning musical features the phrase;
"On the wheels of a dream"
What is... Ragtime (OBC 1998)
Audra McDonald has the most Tony awards of any Black actor. how many does she have?
What is... Five Tony Awards
Octavia Spencer is the first African-American actress to receive Academy Award nominations in back-to-back years. She was awarded subsequent nominations after receiving the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in what movie?
What is... The Help (2011)
The first all-Black cast performed on a Broadway stage in what year?
When is... 1898 (Clorindy, or The Origin of the Cake Walk)
Writing this play broke the friendship between famous Black writers Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.
What is... Mule Bone (1930)
What musical contains the following quotes?
"More amusing than mangos"
"Waiting for life to begin"
What is... Once on This Island (OBC 1990)
Which star from the original cast of Hamilton is from Cairo, Illinois?
Who is... Christopher Jackson (George Washington)
Prior to Terry Crews having an acting career, he played on 4 NFL teams. Name any one of them.
What is... The Rams (LA/St. Louis), San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins