May 23, 2013

Brian McKnight, Vivica A. Fox Star in Je’Caryous Johnson’s ‘Cheaper to Keep Her’

Brian McKnight and Vivica A. Fox play divorcees in "Cheaper to Keep Her"

*From the man who brought you “Whatever She Wants” and “The Maintenance Man” is bringing another steamy, star-studded drama to theaters. Award-winning author and playwright Je’Caryous Johnson has put together one of the biggest drama-filled comedies of the year featuring Vivica A. Fox and Brian McKnight called “Cheaper to Keep Her.” The national tour will [...]




Actors Pay Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr., Eartha Kitt

David Williams performs as Sammy Davis Jr., and Suzanne Nichols as Eartha Kitt

*”Sammy Davis Jr. and Friends” is a cabaret style show starring David Williams as Sammy Davis. The show takes you through Sammy’s life through music and dialogue. He shares his passion for the art, his confrontation with racism, his friendship with Frank Sinatra and his marriages to Mae Britt and Altovise Gore. Williams shares the [...]




EUR Theater Review: No ‘Bones’ About It Khandi Alexander Delivers

Tessa Auerjonois and Khandi Alexander in a scene from 'Bones' (photo: Craig Schwartz)

*Khandi Alexander is fierce, an acting force to be reckoned with.    The roles she’s chosen to play over the years have been potent and powerful. From “The Corner,” to “CSI Miami” to her current role as Ladonna Batiste-Williams on HBO’s “Treme,” Alexander has always fully inhabited a role giving it depth, feeling and a [...]




Caryn Ward (‘The Game’) Returns to Her Roots in Domestic Violence Play

Caryn Ward

*Los Angeles, CA — Caryn Ward, best known as the feisty Sunbeam Erica Harrison on three seasons of “THE GAME”, reprises her role in Donald Welch’s megahit stage play “The Bachelorette Party.” Ward, an original cast member of the play which first premiered in 2006 (the same year powerhouse Will Smith optioned the property), portrays [...]




Wendy Raquel Robinson on Her Amazing Grace and ‘Annie 2010′

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*It wasn’t that long ago, was it? Back when Wendy Raquel Robinson first appeared on the sit-com “The Steve Harvey Show” as Principal Regina Grier?  The Howard University alum had stolen the hearts of masses with her ability appear vulnerable and clumsy in one scene, and totally in control and ahead of the game in [...]




The UK Corner (Theater Review): ‘Riff Raff’ by Laurence Fishburne @ The Arcola Theatre

Laurence Fishburne

*The Arcola is a small theatre in Dalston Junction, an area of London with a reputation for being deprived. In its UK premiere, it was a fitting location to revive this play, following its 1994 debut in LA. where writer and Oscar nominated actor, Laurence Fishburne, directed and starred in the production. This is a [...]