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*Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted a diversity-filled Tony Awards ceremony Sunday night that included Mike Tyson dancing in the opening number and Audra McDonald belting the chorus of closing number “Empire State of Mind,” which was altered with lyrics written during the show to reflect the evening’s highlights. In the three hours between, Courtney B. [...]
*David Alan Grier can thank one person for his role in “Tyler Perry Presents Peeples” – his co-star Kerry Washington. “Kerry and I were doing “Race” on Broadway and the [film’s] producers all came,” the 56-year-old “In Living Color” veteran told us during interviews for “Peeples,” opening Friday. “I don’t know how much Kerry had [...]
*The new Broadway production of Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful, featuring Emmy-winning stage and screen star Cicely Tyson, has extended its run at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The production, which officially opened April 23, had been scheduled for a 14-week limited engagement through July 7. It has now extended an additional eight weeks and [...]
*Wendy Williams is taking over y’all! The talk show diva is about to rock your socks off in her Broadway debut. She’s set to play the role of “Matron Mama Morton” in Broadway’s “Chicago” musical. In an interview with Essence.com, the gossip queen dished about her experience and upcoming performances. ESSENCE.com: You hosted Broadway.com’s Audience [...]
*Rocky the Musical, a stage adaptation of Sylvester Stallone’s 1976 Oscar-winning classic about a Philadelphia fighter, will open on Broadway next spring, it was announced Sunday. Sly and his fellow producers confirmed the musical will begin previews at the historic Winter Garden Theatre in February 2014 before curtains rise officially in March. Rocky the Musical [...]
*”Motown: The Musical” makes its big Broadway debut on Sunday in New York, and the Detroit News has details of what’s in store. The show has gone through a month of previews, tweaking and trimming numbers from its length (just under three hours), which features snippets of some 70 Motown hits. The producers said they [...]
*Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad will star opposite Orlando Bloom in a new Broadway run of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, but this time the bitter divide between the Montagues and Capulets will be underscored by their different ethnicities. Five-time Tony nominee David Leveaux will direct the staging, also set to feature Jayne Houdyshell (Follies) [...]
*Ashanti is about ripe to get back out there and begin wooing fans again. In an interview with Singersroom.com, she admitted a lot has happened over the years, but this is her time to get over that hump. “It was like a black cloud that I had to come out of,” said Ashanti. “I wanted [...]
*Angela Bassett, in theaters later this month with “Olympus Has Fallen,” could’ve also returned to Broadway later this month opposite the legendary Cicely Tyson in The Trip to Bountiful. As previously reported, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Condola Rashad and Tom Wopat co-star in the revival directed by Michael Wilson and set to begin a [...]
*In a Chrysler ad that will soon hit the airwaves (and is posted now on YouTube), Berry Gordy – the founder of the Motown record label and the book writer of its upcoming Broadway musical – takes a drive through Detroit in the automaker’s new Motown 300 model, pre-loaded with classic Motown tunes. Gordy’s destination [...]
*Now that Willow Smith is basically out of the picture for the new Annie musical, guess who’s in the running to replace her? Yep, you guessed it, Quvenzhané [Kwe-VEN-zhah-nay] Wallis. The young star has captured the world with her magical spirit and could be leading the cast. Sony Pictures told EW that a decision hasn’t [...]
*Beyonce’s mom, Tina Knowles, is well known for her House of Dereon clothing line and the beautiful outfits she has made for Destiny’s Child. But, she may not be so famous if her daughter wasn’t a musical phenom. Anyone ever heard of Zelda Barbour Wynn Valdes? My point is made. She is the first African [...]
*The Marilyn Monroe musical “Bombshell” isn’t the only game in town this year on “Smash.” Season 2 begins tonight with new addition Jennifer Hudson as Veronica Moore, a two-time Tony Award-winning powerhouse slaying Broadway audiences as the star of a successful black musical. Her level of fame is what “Bombshell” rivals Karen (Katharine McPhee) and [...]
*The Broadway production of Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful, which was scheduled to begin previews March 31 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, will now do so March 30, one day earlier than originally announced, reports Playbill. The cast will feature Emmy winner Cicely Tyson, Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr., Emmy Award nominee Vanessa [...]
*Pippin is headed back to Broadway. The original Broadway version starred Ben Vereen as the Leading Player, an emcee-like role that won him a best-actor Tony. It was directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse and starred John Rubinstein in the title role. Producers of the revival that is currently playing at the American Repertory Theater [...]
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