Billie Holiday Theatre
Theater in Brooklyn, New York City
About
The Billie Holiday Theatre (a.k.a. the "Billie," or the "BHT,") is an AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning theatre that aims to provide "complete and authentic portrayals" of the African diaspora experience, as well as "artistic and institutional residencies and ... educational programming to people of all ages."
Founded in 1972, with roots in both the Civil Rights and the Black Arts Movements, the Billie has been called "one of the nation’s premier Black playhouses." In 2023, it was recognized with a National Medal of the Arts, the nation's highest arts award. U.S. President Joe Biden called the theater "an incredible place ... nurturing a new generation of Black playwrights, performers.”
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