Legendary actress Lena Horne will be the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named in her honor, according to The New York Times. This will be the first Broadway theater named for a Black woman. Broadway will soon be home to a Lena Horne Theater. This will be the first Broadway theater named for a Black woman. “And it means something that there will be a theater, in the mecca of theater, named after a Black female artist.

Source: New York Times June 12, 2022 16:06 UTC