Robert Hartwell dishes on ‘Breaking New Ground,’ Broadway, & ‘Song Of Achilles’ musical dreams [Video]

Performer and entrepreneur Robert Hartwell has spent his life on the stage.

A veteran of Broadway (his credits include Hello, Dolly! & Memphis) and national touring companies (Once On This Island, Motown The Musical), an acclaimed director and choreographer, and founder/artistic director of The Broadway Collective training academy, he’s dedicated his time, talent, and passion to the theater.

But, a few years back, he began a project that saw him laying a new foundation for himself. Literally.

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In 2020, Hartwell went viral when he revealed he had bought a plantation-style home in Massachusetts, one that was originally built in 1820, at a time when slavery was still legal. Not only was it a fixer-upper, in need of some serious work, but the house’s fraught history left many confused: Why would a Black queer …