Museums & GalleriesUpper West Side

Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way

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Sep 17, 2025 - Feb 21, 2026

Daily Except Sun

Description

Black contributions to Broadway are often omitted from many histories of New York City theater. This exhibition centers their work, especially the roles of Black composers and writers in the creation of the popular musicals that helped shape the genre in the early 20th century.

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Location

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

40 Lincoln Center Plaza Manhattan, NY, 10023

Features

Cost
Free
Accessibility
Large Print
Braille
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Assistive Listening System
Sign Language Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible
Neurodiverse Programming
Type
Libraries & Educational Centers
Culture & History

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