History Making ‘Les Miserables’ Star Kyle Jean-Baptiste Dies at 21
Dang, this is a really sad story to have to report. After making history by being the first African American and the …
Misty Copeland Dishes on Broadway Debut After Just Six Rehearsals (Video)
*Ballet superstar Misty Copeland made her Broadway debut this week in the song-and-dance musical “On the Town” at the …
Inside Broadway: A Conversation with Broadway Veteran Chapman Roberts – Black Stars of the Great White Way (Part I)
*During a recent performance of the Black Stars of the Great White Way at the National Black Theatre Festival in …
The 2nd Annual Leimert Park Theatre Festival Presents…Festival of Music & Staged Readings Aug 27-30
*Summer 2015 will soon be a thing of the past. As grateful as many of us in Southern California are to be rid of the …
Jennifer Hudson Teases Broadway Debut in ‘Color Purple’ Revival (Watch)
*Broadway’s revival of “The Color Purple,” with Jennifer Hudson in the role of Shug Avery, is gearing up for its …
Ebony Jo-Ann Releases Blues CD ‘Please Save Your Love for Me’
*(New York, NY) – Multiple award-winning theatre, film and television actress, Ebony Jo-Ann releases her new Blues CD, …
Forest Whitaker to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Hughie’
*Forest Whitaker is taking his talents to Broadway for the first time in his career. The Oscar-winning actor signed on …
Sheryl Lee Ralph Graces Cover of ‘Sheen Magazine’
*The legendary actress, Sheryl Lee Ralph is the standard for what a classy, timeless woman embodies. Sheryl has been on …
The Pulse of Entertainment: ‘Hitman: Agent 47’ is a Powerful Leap from Video Game to Big Screen
*Rupert Friend (“Homeland”) is Agent 47 in the 20th Century Fox presentation of Hitman: Agent 47. The American-German …
Misty Copeland Reveals Engagement to Taye Diggs’ Cousin
*Congratulations are in order for Misty Copeland. The 32-year-old ballerina announced that she is engaged to attorney …
Misty Copeland Says Success a Big Deal Because ‘I’m a Black Woman’
*Essence editor-in-chief Vanessa De Luca said “it was an easy decision” to put ballerina Misty Copeland on the cover of …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Straight Outta Compton Gives it to You Straight no Chaser: the Rise of Eazy-E, Ice Cube & Dr. Dre
*VH1 and BET Award winner Rapper/Actor/Producer Ice Cube (Barbershop, Ride Along) and six-time Grammy Award winning …
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 …
‘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 …
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 …
