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*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 [...]
*Cicely Tyson, Patina Miller, Billy Porter and Valisia LeKae are among the nominees up for a 2013 Tony Award. Tyson received a nod for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her starring role in “The Trip to Bountiful,” which itself was nominated for Best Revival of a Play. Pippen and its star Miller each [...]
*In her 80s, Ms. Cicely Tyson is as young as springtime and makes the trip to Bountiful (through the character Carrie Watts), an amazing journey for the audience, who gets so involved in the play they sing a hymn along with Ms. Tyson. They groan when she groans and laughs at her feisty nature. Ms. [...]
*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 [...]
*The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) honored the special achievements of iconic actress Cicely Tyson, vanguard film studio Screen Gems and the renowned Pan African Film Festival. During this year’s ceremony, the organization also introduced its Ashley Boone Award, named for the pioneering former president at Fox Studios, which was presented to Will Packer 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 [...]
*Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams and Condola Rashad have signed on to join Cicely Tyson in the Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful, Horton Foote’s play about an elderly woman’s determination to make one final journey back to her childhood home in small-town Texas. Read: Cicely Tyson Returning to Broadway in her Dream [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Men can starve from a lack of self-realization [...]
*Asked during interviews for “Alex Cross” in October if she would ever consider retirement, celebrated stage and screen actress Cicely Tyson, 78, revealed that for the past “five or six years,” she’s been holding out for one particular theater role before agreeing to close the curtain on her illustrious career. “I have always had a [...]
*You’ve heard of the kooky Hollywood game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” where every actor in Hollywood is connect to Kevin Bacon by six degrees? Well it only takes one degree to connect actor Tyler Perry and Morgan Freeman. That degree is Cicely Tyson by way of the upcoming thriller “Alex Cross.” Yes, everyone knows [...]
*Cicely Tyson had to come clean about her role in the new film “Alex Cross.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “I have to admit, I’d never even heard of [author James] Patterson’s work and I hadn’t seen any of the movies,” the 78-year-old stage and screen legend said during interviews for the film last weekend. [...]
*TIME magazine has named its 100 Most Influential people of the year. And guess who is on the list? Viola Davis and Rihanna. The two stars join the ranks of famous politicians like President Barack Obama. The mother of Hollywood, Cicely Tyson, shared some kind words of encouragement to Davis, pushing her along on her [...]
*”The Help” got the upper hand in the Oscar race on Sunday when the movie won three awards from the Screen Actors Guild, including best cast in a surprise over silent movie romance “The Artist.” “The Help,” which came into the show with a leading four nominations, also earned the best actress award for its [...]
*This year’s BET Honors is going to be a night to remember. Mariah Carey, Dr. Maya Angelou and Stevie Wonder, among others will be recognized and newly engaged diva Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and Common are confirmed to take the stage. Others expected to make an appearance include Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard, along [...]
*Coming this January, Oprah is welcoming the cast of “Roots” into her Montecito, Calif. home for an intimate reunion. The epic and classic series, which includes Cicely Tyson, LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams, John Amos, Louis Gossett, Jr., and Ben Vereen, first debuted 35 years ago, sweeping the nation and bringing African Americans back home. “Roots [...]
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