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YouTube Chuck Patterson broke ground for African-American actors on Broadway. Chuck Patterson, who helped pave the way for other talented African-American actors trying to make it on Broadway, died two days before Christmas. He was 68 and lived in Harlem. Patterson was cast back in 1975 by actor/director George C. Scott in his Tony-nominated production of “Death of a Salesman” ...

Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Stella Artois James Franco will perform on the Great White Way from March to July of next year. Next year James Franco will add Broadway star to an ever-swelling resume that includes actor, poet, director and Oscar host. The 35-year-old actor will lead a new Broadway revival of John Steinbeck’s classic “Of Mice and Men,” ...

T Charles Erickson Ethan Hawke in ‘Macbeth,’ directed by Jack O’Brien at Lincoln Center Theatre Hollywood stars attract lots of attention — and lots of scrutiny — when they hit Broadway. That goes double when it comes to Shakespeare, which is exactly why Ethan Hawke is tackling “Macbeth.” “There’s nowhere to hide in Shakespeare,” he says. “If you don’t know ...