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Lena Horne Becomes The First Black Woman to Have a Broadway Theater Named In Her Honor
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLena Horne made history this week as the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named in her...
Lena Horne Was a ‘Political Fighter’ After Becoming ‘Unhappy’ in Hollywood: Inside Her Struggle
Closer Weekly via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLena Horne knew how to make an entrance. For her debut on L.A.’s Sunset Strip in January 1942, she...
Lena Horne Inspired Better Black Images Onscreen — but Losing This Role Ended Her Hollywood Career
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDonald Bogle, who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University’s Tisch School...
Broadway's first theater named after a Black woman honors trailblazing actress Lena Horne
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW YORK — The Lena Horne Theatre was officially unveiled in New York City on Tuesday, becoming the...
Lena Horne Theatre renaming taking place on Broadway
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoBroadways’ Brooks Atkinson Theatre will be officially renamed the Lena Horne Theatre next month. The Nederlander Organization announced that this The...
How Lena Horne Won Over MGM — and Became a “Test Case” for Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn the early 1940s, a young Lena Horne began an engagement at an intimate L.A. club called Little...
Lena Horne Theatre to be Officially Dedicated During Block Party Celebration in November
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBroadway continues its Blackest season ever by honoring a true legend and icon. Per a press release...
Lena Horne Theatre to be unveiled on Broadway on Nov. 1
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLena Horne will make Black history again on Broadway this fall. The trailblazing stage, screen and music star will become the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named for her when ...
In historic first, Broadway theater in New York City will be renamed for Lena Horne
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time, Broadway will have a theater named for a Black woman. The Nederlander...
Singer and actress Lena Horne becomes first Black woman to have Broadway theater named in her honor
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA popular Broadway theater has been renamed after one of the most prolific entertainers in American...