Ben Vereen’s been a constant fixture entertainment for more than 50 years, and he was understandably eager to co-star alongside Chris Rock in Rock’s new film “Top Five.”
Holler If Ya Hear Me, the Broadway musical inspired by the life and lyrics of the late Tupac Shakur, has been forced to close on June 20th due to poor ticket sales. The non-biographical rap musical set in an inner-city neighborhood in the Midwest just opened a month ago, but it was met with low attendance and mixed reviews. Attendance was low, even during previews in early June.
Singer and poet Saul Williams is earning early rave reviews for his starring turn in the new Broadway play “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” a musical based on the music and lyrics of the late rapper Tupac Shakur. On what would have been the iconic hip-hop star’s 43rd birthday, Williams shared a playlist of his favorite Tupac exclusively songs on Rdio.
Ruby Dee died today at the age of 91. Along with an outstanding career in theater and movies, Dee, and her late husband, Ossie Davis,
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The 68th annual Tony Awards handed out honors last night to some of Broadway’s top performers at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, and singer-actres,
A trio of legendary soul singers will be joining the award-winning Broadway production “After Midnight.” Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle and Natalie Cole will be performing as “Special Guest Star” vocalists in the musical, which is directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle.
Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play A Raisin In the Sun returned to Broadway this week, and this latest revival breathes new life into a timeless piece of American theater. With two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington taking on the role of frustrated dreamer Walter Lee Younger, Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo as his practical wife Ruth and Broadway veterans Latanya Richardson and Anika Noni Rose as the family matriarch and Walter Lee’s little sister, respectively
Hitmaking R&B icons Toni Braxton and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds explain why their musical chemistry is so powerful and has held them together for 20 years
The names alone conjure up memories in the minds of anyone who loves R&B music and is familiar with the résumés of these two superstars,
Angela Robinson stars on OWNs hit series, the Tyler Perry-created “The Haves and the Have Nots” as “ice queen” Veronica Harrington, and the Florida native enjoys playing a character that fans sometimes love to hate. “The fan reactions are up and down. It depends on the storyline,” she says with a laugh. “I’m one of those characters will be loved and hated simultaneously in any given episode. That’s a lot of fun—to read the tweets about how much they loved the character. Then after another scene, it’s ‘I can’t stand that character!’”
A new musical featuring the songs of the late Tupac Shakur is preparing to make it’s debut on Broadway. According to Entertainment Weekly, Holler If Ya Hear Me is expected to open on June 19th, with a preview at the Palace on May 6th.
Broadway has a new hit musical on it’s hands and it’s a jazzy rocking good time that is drawing praise from fans and theater critics
On the “A” w/Souleo During an evening inspired by the whimsy of “The Wizard of Oz,” attendees at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s (NJPAC)
Adepero Oduye replaces Condola Rashad in Broadway’s The Trip to Bountiful Broadway’s hit revival The Trip to Bountiful recently welcomed a new cast member with
In “Sistas” the stories of five women and their family’s history are told through the popular music that provided their lives’ soundtrack.
Spin. Slide. Snap your fingers. Sing along! Each of these are instinctive responses when Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and Charl Brown serve us a dose
Harlem Arts Alliance Presents: On the “A” w/Souleo All-star cast rehearsals for a major Broadway show can be filled with pressure and anxiety. But for
Michelle Williams is riding a pretty spectacular wave thus far in 2013.
Horton Foote’s celebrated play “The Trip to Bountiful” is being revived on Broadway with a star-studded cast that includes Cicely Tyson and Cuba Gooding Jr.
