Deadline is reporting that Robert Hartwell, founder of Broadway Collective, is teaming up with Discovery+ on a new house renovation series, Taking Again The Home.
The series will chronicle Hartwell as he undertakes the comprehensive home-by-area renovation of his recently-procured colonial house that dates back again to 1820.
Final 12 months on Juneteenth, Hartwell produced headlines when he acquired this historic house that comes with a sophisticated heritage. Throughout the renovation, Hartwell will examine his own history as nicely as that of his lifestyle and the Black creatives who will inspire the new designs. This concluded home will be a celebration of Black excellence.
“I wish I could’ve instructed my ancestors when they were being breaking their backs in 1820 to construct this home that 200 decades afterwards a absolutely free homosexual Black male was likely to own it and fill it with enjoy and say their identify,” Hartwell said of the property.
Hartwell will govt develop together with Home Brothers stars Drew and Jonathan Scott. The series is co-manufactured by Oprah’s Very own network and HGTV in their initially-ever partnership.
Having Back again the Household will premiere exclusively on discovery+ in 2022.
Just before you see Robert’s renovation on the tiny display, check out out his BWW series Broadway Rapid Alter.
Robert has been seen on Broadway in Memphis: The Musical, Cinderella, Great Get the job done If You Can Get It, Motown: The Musical, and the Tony Award Profitable Revival of Hello there, Dolly! starring Bette Midler. He has been witnessed nationally and internationally on the excursions of Dreamgirls and Motown: The Musical. Regionally he has played roles at The Muny, Sacramento Music Circus, Fulton Opera Household, North Carolina Theatre, and Music Theatre Wichita. As a Director/Choreographer he has labored at Pace University, Audio Theatre Wichita, Naples PAC, Pioneer Theatre Guild, and The University of Michigan. Robert is the Founder and Creative Director of The Broadway Collective and creator of Broadway’s on the web academy Howdy Broadway. Robert is also a member of The Broadway Inspirational Voices. He is an honors graduate of the University of North Carolina Faculty of the Arts and the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre Section.