June 19, 2013

The Pulse of Entertainment: Warner Bros’ ‘Happy Feet Two’ Arrives in Theaters November 18

Warner Bros' Happy Feet Two 3D

*“I worked with a vocal coach,” said Oscar winning comedian/actor Robin Williams when asked about the voice he used in the Warner Bros’ movie Happy Feet Two, to be released to theaters November 18, 2011. Williams said he has two voices in the 3D animation – Lovelace and Ramon. “One of the two (Lovelace)…is Scandinavian, [...]




EUR Theater Review: ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ at Pasadena Playhouse a Delight

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*”Blues for an Alabama Sky,” a riveting play set in1930s Harlem and directed by artistic director Sheldon Epps, is packing them in at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, Calif. through Nov. 27 and is racking up rave reviews. The play, which stars Robin Givens, Kadeem Hardison, Kevin T. Carroll, Robert Ray Manning, and Tessa Thompson, [...]




Angela Bassett Replaces Halle Berry in Broadway’s ‘The Mountaintop’

Angela Bassett at the World Premiere of "Green Lantern" at Grauman's Chinese, Hollywood, CA. (June 15, 2011)

  *Angela Bassett has signed on to replace Halle Berry in the forthcoming Broadway production of The Mountaintop, which stars Samuel L Jackson as civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the night before his 1968 assassination. As previously reported, Berry had to pull out of the project in April because of child custody [...]




Pasadena Playhouse Presents Tony and Emmy Award Winner Leslie Uggams in ‘Uptown Downtown’

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*PASADENA, CA — Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director), in association with KPC Incorporated, presents Tony and Emmy Award-winner Leslie Uggams (Pasadena Playhouse’s Stormy Weather and ABC’s “Roots”) in UPTOWN DOWNTOWN. Directed and conceived by Michael Bush (Pasadena Playhouse’s Stormy Weather), Ms. Uggams returns to the Playhouse stage beginning November [...]




Ray Charles Musical Headed to Broadway

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*A musical based on the life of Ray Charles is set for a fall opening on Broadway, producers announced Thursday.” Unchain My Heart” will bow Nov. 7 with preview performances beginning Oct. 8. Casting will be announced in the coming weeks. Producer Stuart Benjamin said the show would feature direction by Sheldon Epps and a [...]