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...
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....
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...
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....
THE COLOR PURPLE With Fantasia Barrino Comes To The Fox 9/15-9/27
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 07, 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 15-2...
Loretta Devine Comes To The Rrazz Room 11/27-29
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 16, 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...
Jennifer Hudson Debuts 'Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home For Christmas' on ABC
by Jessica Lewis - October 06, 2009 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' heads back to her hometown of Chicago to share childhood memories of the music, people and places that set the stage for her success, in the hour-l...
Hudson, Knowles, Dawson & Diggs Among Winners at NAACP Awards
by Eddie Varley - February 12, 2009 The 'Dreamgirls' were big hits at tonight's NAACP Awards ceremony. The AP reports that Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson both waltzed away with trophies Thursday and wowed the audience with individual performances during the 40th annual NAACP Image Awards....
RIALTO CHATTER: David Alan Grier Joins Mamet's Broadway 'RACE'
by Eddie Varley - July 28, 2009 RACE, the new play written and directed by DAVID MAMET, is proud to welcome DAVID ALAN GRIER to the cast alongside previously announced cast members JAMES SPADER, RICHARD THOMAS and KERRY WASHINGTON....
Kristin Chenoweth Courts RACE's Kerry Washington For Lover in Dusty Springfield Biopic
by Aimee Savoth - January 13, 2010 Tony Award Winner Kristin Chenoweth, who is currently developing a feature film based on the life of Dusty Springfield, told E! News back in April that she'd love to have Kerry Washington (currently starring in David Mamet's RACE on Broadway) play her lesbian lover in the film. E! caught up with Wa...
THE COLOR PURPLE and 'Idol' Alumna Fantasia Barrino to Appear on Oprah, 2/3
by Samantha Jacobsen - February 02, 2010 Broadway star and American Idol-winner Fantasia Barrino is set to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday, February 3rd....
Idol's Barrino Debuts in 'The Color Purple' Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2007 American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino will make her Broadway debut in the starring role of Celie in The Color Purple, beginning tonight Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 7pm, at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway). ...
Security Measures Taken After COLOR PURPLE's Barrino Receives Threatening Mail
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2010 TMZ is reporting that singer and actress Fantasia Barrino, currently appearing in 'The Color Purple' at The Pantages Theatre is Los Angeles, is under a self-imposed lockdown after receiving a threatening fan letter containing racial slurs....
'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....
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
Photo Coverage: NAACP Image Award Nominations Announcement
by Robert Diamond - January 07, 2010 The 41st NAACP Image Awards nominees were announced yesterday during a press conference at The SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. Taye Diggs ('Private Practice' - ABC), Michael Strahan ('Brothers' - FOX) and 'FOX NFL Sunday'), Wanda Sykes ('The Wanda Sykes Show' - FOX), Kyle Massey ('That's SRaven,' 'Cory ...
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... |
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