Shared by efamily member and Delta..Pat... Misty Copeland made history on June 30, 2015, when she was promoted to principal dancer of the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, with its 75-year history, becoming the first African-American ballerina to reach the elite dance company's top rank.

We were all excited to be in the audience in Houston, Texas, on July 27, 2015, when Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, honored Ms. Copeland with its prestigious National Arts and Letters Commission Emerging Artist Award, at its 52nd National Convention. In the September issue of Essence, the 32-year-old Copeland reveals that she recently got engaged to her first and longtime boyfriend of 10 years, Olu Evans, corporate lawyer, Taye Diggs' cousin (Taye introduced them to each other at a NYC club). Misty and Olu share an apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Joan Marcus

July 6, 2015 | 08:44AM PT

Maane Khatchatourian

News Editor, Variety.com@MaaneKhat

After making history as the American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American female principal dancer, Misty Copeland is headed to Broadway for another career milestone.

Copeland will make her Broadway debut in “On the Town.” The ballerina will join the cast of the musical revival for two weeks, performing from August 25 to September 6 at the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening shows, and the Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees.

“We are so thrilled to have Misty joining us at this momentous time in her career,” producer Howard Kagan said. “‘...it seems fitting that this incredible talent, who has broken through barriers in the dance world, will make her Broadway debut in this show.”

Copeland will star in the play as beauty pageant winner Ivy Smith, one of the women who steals the hearts of three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City.

Subject: Broadway.com Spotlight: Ballet star Misty Copeland joins the cast of ON THE TOWN

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