Keke Palmer Set To Be Become Broadways First Black Cinderella Palmer said shell be stepping into the title role in Rodgers & Hammersteins Cinderella starting Sept. 9 at the Broadway Theatre. She will become the first African-American to play the part on the Great White Way....Winning the role of Cinderella is the latest breakthrough for African-Americans on Broadway, joining Norm Lewis as the first black man to play the title role in The Phantom of the Opera Nikki M. James playing Eponine in Les Miserables, James Monroe Iglehart as the manic Genie in Aladdin and Condola Rashad as Juliet opposite Orlando Blooms Romeo ow.ly/zYsmV #Broadway #WomenOfColor
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:00:21 +0000