5 Netflix Releases Featuring Black Stars To Watch This August
August is right around the corner. And aside from another month of rent to pay, you know what that means: new Netflix releases!
Once again, we’ve rounded up a few of the new, noteworthy titles featuring black stars ― including the Netflix original “Naked,” the inspiring documentary “Feel Rich” and Luke Cage’s return in “Marvel’s The Defenders” ― coming to the streaming platform in August.
Check them out below:
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KeKe Palmer
KeKe Palmer played the leading role in "Cinderella," which ran from September 2014 through the beginning of 2015. She was the first African-American to play Cinderella on Broadway.
Nene Leakes
NeNe Leakes played Cinderella's wicked stepmother "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" in 2014.
Billy Porter
Billy Porter in his current role as Lola in "Kinky Boots," which will run through August 2. Previously, he has starred in "Miss Saigon" (1999) and "Grease" (1994).
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington stared as Walter Lee Younger in 2014's "A Raisin In The Sun." He also starred in "Fences" in 2010 and "Julius Ceasar" in 2005.
James Monroe Iglehart
James Monroe Iglehart is Genie in "Aladdin." The show is currently running.
Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné made her Broadway debut as Deloris Van Cartier in 2012's "Sister Act."
Deborah Cox
In 2013, Deborah Cox starred as the feisty Lucy in "Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical." Her leading Broadway debut was in 2014 as Aida.
Sean "Diddy" Combs
Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen is a Broadway legend with titles under her belt like "Sweet Charity" (1986), "West Side Story" (1980), "Alice" (1978), "Ain’t Misbehavin’" (1978) and more. She also directed "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2008) and choreographed "Carrie" (1988).
Leslie Uggams
Making her debut in "Hallelujah, Baby!," Leslie Uggams' legacy on Broadway extends from 1967 to 2005.
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams's first Broadway performance was in "Death and the King's Horseman" in 1987. Since then, she has conquered roles in "Mule Bone" (1991), "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1993), "The Trip to Bountiful" (2013), "After Midnight" (2013) and more.
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson made her first Broadway performance in "Jolly's Progress" in 1959. Since then, she's appeared in seven Broadway performances. She's slated to return to the stage in "The Gin Game" starring as Fonsia Dorsey this October.
Viola Davis
Viola Davis made her Broadway debut as Vera in the 1996 play, "Seven Guitars." Her most recent role was Rose in "Fences," opposite of Denzel Washington in 2010.
Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia made her broadway debut as Celie in "The Color Purple" in 2007. She returned to the stage in "After Midnight" in 2014.
Phylicia Rashad
Condola Rashad
Condola Rashad, Phylicia Rashad's daughter, starred as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" in 2013.
Audra McDonald
The list of Audra McDonald's Broadway credits are endless. She made her debut in 1994 starring in the role of Carrie Pipperidge in "Carousel." Her most recent performance was the leading role in 2014's "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill."
Brian McKnight
Angie Stone
Angie Stone starred in "Chicago" as Matron “Mama” Morton alongside Brian McKnight in 2003.
Nikki M. James
Nikki M. James is best known for her roles in "Les Misérables" which she starred in earlier this year and "The Book of Mormon" in 2011, the latter of which landed her a Tony award.
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