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Final Weeks: Meet Janis Joplin’s Soulful Influences!

*Mary Bridget Davies evokes the electric energy of the late Janis Joplin in the Pasadena Playhouse's current production of "A Night With Janis Joplin"...

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‘The Wiz Live!’ Adds Ne-Yo as Tin Man; Elijah Kelly as Scarecrow, Common as Oz Gate Keeper

*NBC’s live version of “The Wiz” has found its Tin Man and Scarecrow. Ne-Yo has been cast as the Tin Man, while Elijah Kelley comes...

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Tyler Perry’s ‘Madea on the Run’ Attracts Boycott from Actor Unions

*Madea may be on the run, but Tyler Perry is running into trouble with a couple of actor unions. Deadline reports that Perry’s new stage...

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David Alan Grier Cast as the Cowardly Lion in ‘The Wiz Live’

*Tony Award nominee and multi-talented actor and singer David Alan Grier is joining NBC’s highly anticipated holiday production of 'The Wiz Live' set for Thursday,...

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Uzo Aduba, Amber Riley Join NBC’s ‘The Wiz Live’

*NBC's live production of “The Wiz” continues to pad its high-powered cast. “Orange Is the New Black's” Uzo Aduba joins the party as Glinda the...

Music

Newcomer Shanice Williams to Play Dorothy in NBC’s ‘The Wiz Live!’ (Watch)

*Newcomer Shanice Williams is about to ease on into the role of a lifetime. The 18-year-old New Jersey native beat out hundreds of applicants from...

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Andre Royo Talks Reunion with ‘Wire’ Co-Stars for Baltimore’s ‘Wired Up’

*No matter how many other projects are undertaken by Bronx-born actor Andre Royo, his heart still bleeds for “The Wire” and the city where...

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The Pulse of Entertainment: Tons of Laughs with Vacation; Stars Ed Helms and Christina Applegate as the Griswolds

Tons of laughs with New Line Cinema’s presentation of Vacation, stars Ed Helms and Christina Applegate as the Griswolds *The Vacation classic films offered us...

Music

NBC Reportedly Close to Signing Beyonce for ‘The Wiz Live’

*Imagine… Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Beyonce – live on NBC. Word has it that the network may soon have three queens in its...

News

Lupita Nyong’o to Make NY Stage Debut in Danai Gurira’s ‘Eclipsed’

*Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o is taking her talents to the stage. Before she shows up in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in December, the “12 Years...

Music

Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah Join NBC’s ‘The Wiz Live!’

*NBC has locked down Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige for its upcoming live musical adaptation of “The Wiz.” According to EW, Latifah will play...

Entertainment

Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Others Portrayed in ‘A Night With Janis Joplin’

*Extended through August 23rd! Don't get it twisted. The Tony nominated "A Night With Janis Joplin" currently playing at the Pasadena Playhouse, definitely includes her...

Entertainment

Taye Diggs, Spencer Liff and Other Professionals Join in to Make ‘Broadway Dreams’ Possible

*There are many actors, young and not so young, who have aspirations of being on Broadway. "The Great White Way" is recognized as the...

Black Films

The Pulse of Entertainment: ‘Southpaw,’ A Powerful Story About Overcoming; in Theaters Now

*Survival in the rawest sense is what I thought about the sport of boxing when I use to go while in the Navy, but...

Black Music Month

Miguel Performed ‘WildHeart’ Tracks Live at the iHeartRadio Theatre Friday

*On Friday, July 17, Miguel serenaded the audience on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles, performing tracks from his new album...

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