By Bridget Bland, BlackVoices.com
For years, Black 2: Broadway, the preeminent non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the accomplishments of Broadway performers of color, has thrown its annual Tony Award viewing party. The gathering has attracted some of the most popular and talented Black thespians to grace the Great White Way, to include Sheryl Lee Ralph, Phylicia Rashad, Melba Moore, Lillias White, Jennifer Holliday, LaChanze and Savion Glover.
This Monday, November 3, 2008, Black 2: Broadway is headed to Harlem, New York for 'Black 2: Broadway Lending a Helping Hand,' a one-night only tribute to honor Broadway veterans B.J. Crosby (pictured left) and Adrian Bailey. The event will talk place at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
"With the timing of this history-making Presidential election, Black 2: Broadway decided that there couldn't be a better time to celebrate being black in America than in Harlem and to benefit two of the most beloved figures in the Broadway community," said Kevin-Anthony, lead producer of Black 2: Broadway.
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