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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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” …
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 …
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 with …
