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Singer and actress Lena Horne becomes first Black woman to have Broadway theater named in her honor

Por: ABC News Entertainment November 02, 2022

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A popular Broadway theater has been renamed after one of the most prolific entertainers in American history.The Brooks Atkinson theater at 256 W. 47th Street now displays a glittering marquis with the name of Lena Horne, the late dancer, actress, singer and civil rights activist -- becoming the first Broadway theater to be named after a Black actress.Horne got her start as a member of the chorus for the Cotton Club, a Harlem nightclub, when she... + full article



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