2011 Oscars to Move to January?
by Nicolas Coburn - June 23, 2010 Deadline.com reports that the 2011 Academy Awards®, already moved up from March to February, may be moved up even further: to January. Last night, the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences discussed the possible decision, one that would cause the Oscars® to precede the ...
Hudson, Knowles, McDonald and Combs Among NAACP Image Award Nominees
by Eddie Varley - January 08, 2009 The 40th NAACP Image Awards nominees were announced today during a press conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Corbin Bleu, Audra McDonald, Keke Palmer, Nate Parker and Regina Taylor joined NAACP Image Awards Committee Chair, Clayola Brown, and Vicangelo Bulluck, Executive Producer of the telecast...
Tony Nominee Sigourney Weaver Hosts SNL Jan. 16
by Jessica Lewis - December 31, 2009 'Saturday Night Live' rings in the New Year with original shows on consecutive weekends, beginning January 9 with Charles Barkley and Alicia Keys returning to studio 8H....
'IDOL' Star Fantasia Set for New VH1 Reality Series
by Eddie Varley - April 16, 2009 The nine-time Grammy nominee received a series commitment from the network for a show, as yet untitled, that will premiere in early 2010 reports the Hollywood Reporter....
COLOR PURPLE With Fantasia Barrino Gets Extended Thru 8/9 At Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2009 The Kennedy Center today announced a one week and final extension for the touring production of THE COLOR PURPLE. The musical will now run in the Opera House June 30 through August 9, 2009. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the film by Steven Spielberg, Fantasia Barrino r...
Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer to Produce 83rd Academy Awards Telecast
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 23, 2010 Academy Award®-winning producer Bruce Cohen and acclaimed television producer/director Don Mischer will produce the 83rd Academy Awards telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced this evening. Mischer will also serve as the telecast's director....
Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple Starring Fantasia for Two Weeks Only at the Fox Theatre
by Joseph Harrison - September 14, 2009 The producers of The Color Purple are proud to announce that American Idol Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino will reprise her starring role of Celie for the Atlanta engagement. Theater of the Stars will host the first North American Touring production of The Color Purple for two weeks, September 15-...
The Rrazz Room Presents LORETTA DEVINE LIVE! 11/27-29
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2009 Loretta Devine, Broadway actor and singer, will appear at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko for three performances Thanksgiving weekend, November 27-29. Shows are at 8 PM with the Sunday show at 7 PM. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or a...
The Rrazz Room Presents LORETTA DEVINE LIVE! 11/27-29
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2009 Loretta Devine, Broadway actor and singer, will appear at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko for three performances Thanksgiving weekend, November 27-29. Shows are at 8 PM with the Sunday show at 7 PM. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or a...
Oscar Winner Jennifer Hudson to Sing for First Couple at Special White House Event
by Eddie Varley - November 23, 2009 Entertainment Tonight reports that Jennifer Hudson will sing for President and Mrs. Obama and their guests at a special state dinner tomorrow evening, Tuesday, November 24th....
MotorCity Casino Hotel Hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show LIive at SOUND BOARD 11/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 29, 2009 MotorCity Casino Hotel is proud to host The Steve Harvey Morning Show LIVE broadcast at Sound Board on Friday, November 6th from 6:00 am until 10:00 am....
Tyler Perry's 'THE MARRIAGE COUNSELOR' Set for NY Premiere at the Beacon 4/7 - 5/3
by Eddie Varley - March 16, 2009 Tyler Perry, the award-winning playwright, director, actor and creator of such hit plays as Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea Goes to Jail (now a major motion picture) brings his latest stage production, Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor, to New York City's New Beacon Theater (2124 Broadway be...
Fantasia Barrino Talks Documentary 'Fantasia For Real' With New York Post
by Movies News Desk - January 10, 2010 Six years after she was crowned the winner on AMERICAN IDOL, Fantasia Barrino is inviting cameras into her life once again for a VH1 Documentary called 'Fantasia For Real'. In an interview with the New York Post, Barrino discusses her reasons for agreeing to the documentary, and also opens up about ...
Zadan and Meron Produced 'A RAISIN IN THE SUN' Scores NAACP Award
by Eddie Varley - February 12, 2009 ABC's small screen version of the Broadway hit, A Raisin in the Sun, which starred Sean Combs, Saana Lathan, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, and Sean Patrick Thomas was named Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-series or Special at this evening's NAACP Image Awards, and Combs and Rashad also won Ima...
'You've Got Hate Mail' to Play Brookdale PAC, 5/28 & 5/29
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2010 Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore ('Silent Laughter,' 'Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.,' 'A Night at the Nutcracker') will appear at the Brookdale Performing Arts Center, Lincroft, NJ, on May 28 & 29 in their e-mail comedy 'You've Got Hate Mail.'Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore ('Silent Laughter,' 'Love, Sex, ...
Fantasia Recalls Her Journey Through THE COLOR PURPLE
by Aimee Savoth - February 10, 2010 Like many others, Fantasia Barrino had dreams of starring on Broadway as a little girl. Turning the dream into a reality was a tough journey she did not see coming. The 2004 American Idol winner recalls the toughest parts of that journey to the Los Angeles Times as she prepares to take her final b...
Loretta Devine Comes To The Rrazz Room 11/27-29
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2009 Loretta Devine, Broadway actor and singer, will appear at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko for three performances Thanksgiving weekend, November 27-29. Shows are at 8 PM with the Sunday show at 7 PM. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or a...
'Precious', Morgan Freeman, Gabourney Sibide Win at 41st NAACP Image Awards
by Movies News Desk - February 27, 2010 The 41st annual NAACP Image Awards were held on Friday, February 26 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Amongst the winners were the film 'Precious' which picked up the award for Best Motion Picture, Morgan Freeman won for his role in 'Invictus' and Gabourney Sibide garnered Best Ac...
Dreamgirls Receives Eight NAACP Image Award Nominations
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2007 Dreamgirls, the acclaimed film adaptation of the Broadway musical, has received eight NAACP Image Awards...
Anika Noni Rose and Hill Harper to Host 41st NAACP Image Awards, 2/26
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2010 NAACP Image Award nominee and Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose and bestselling author and actor Hill Harper will host the 41ST NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, broadcast live from Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium, Friday, Feb. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape- delayed) on FOX. Additionally, Jamie Foxx, ...
MotorCity Casino Hotel Hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show LIive at SOUND BOARD 11/6
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2009 MotorCity Casino Hotel is proud to host The Steve Harvey Morning Show LIVE broadcast at Sound Board on Friday, November 6th from 6:00 am until 10:00 am....
'Precious', Morgan Freeman, Gabourney Sibide Win at 41st NAACP Image Awards
by Movies News Desk - February 27, 2010 The 41st annual NAACP Image Awards were held on Friday, February 26 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Amongst the winners were the film 'Precious' which picked up the award for Best Motion Picture, Morgan Freeman won for his role in 'Invictus' and Gabourney Sibide garnered Best Ac...
Fantasia Recalls Her Journey Through THE COLOR PURPLE
by Aimee Savoth - February 10, 2010 Like many others, Fantasia Barrino had dreams of starring on Broadway as a little girl. Turning the dream into a reality was a tough journey she did not see coming. The 2004 American Idol winner recalls the toughest parts of that journey to the Los Angeles Times as she prepares to take her final b...
Atlanta's CCHR Names Director George C. Wolfe As Chief Creative Officer
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 08, 2009 George C. Wolfe, Tony Award-winning theater director, producer, playwright and author, brings his renowned artistic talent to the design of the upcoming Center for Civil & Human Rights (CCHR) in Atlanta as its new chief creative officer....
Confirmed: Oscar Winner Jennifer Hudson Set for 'Winnie' Mandela Biopic Role
by Jessica Lewis - November 18, 2009 Variety has confirmed that Jennifer Hudson, the multi-talented actress-singer whose accolades include an Academy Award for the movie 'Dreamgirls' and a Grammy for 'Best R&B Album' is set to star in the indie biopic about South African leader Winnie Mandela.... |
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