Cheryl James

Lifetime Announces Movie and Documentary Events for Winter 2021

Lifetime unveils airdates for two all-new authorized biopics and three new documentaries centered on some of the most iconic women in pop culture history.

GG Townson and Laila Odom Will Lead Lifetime's Salt-N-Pepa Biopic

Let's talk about...Lifetime's highly anticipated 3- hour biopic on pioneering female rap group Salt-N-Pepa has found its leading cast with GG Townson (In the Cut, Everybody Hates Chris) as Cheryl 'Salt' James and Laila Odom (The Bobby DeBarge Story, Undercover Brother 2) set to portray Sandra 'Pepa' Denton. Currently in production in Toronto, the authorized biopic uncovers the women behind the music and reveals how their very different personalities - one salt of the earth, the other hot and spicy - fueled their creativity and tested the bonds of their enduring friendship. The project will also star Cleveland Berto as music producer 'Hurby Azor,' Jermel Howard as rapper 'Treach' and Monique Paul stars as 'DJ Spinderella.' by Sony Pictures Television, Mario Van Peebles (New Jack City) is directing.

BWW Review: Lady Rizo Embraces the Feminine Divine in LADY, LADY, LADY

While Lady Rizo is bidding New York a (temporary) adieu, her latest show, LADY, LADY, LADY, proved she's determined to make the city miss her every single second she's away.

Legendary Rap Artists SALT-N-PEPA Will Perform at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards

dick clark productions and NBC announced today that the legendary female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa will shoop onto the stage to perform several of their monster hits at the "2018 Billboard Music Awards!" Joining them for this one-of-a-kind special performance will be the highly celebrated female vocal group En Vogue. Salt-N-Pepa's "2018 Billboard Music Awards" performance marks the 30thanniversary of them becoming the first female rappers to crack the Top 20 on Billboard Hot 100. The renowned group burst onto the hip-hop scene in 1987 with their debut Billboard chart hit 'My Mike Sounds Nice,' and then notched their first crossover pop smash with 'Push It' the following year. 

Rickey Smiley & Guests to Play Fox Theatre, 3/15

HOT104.1 & OLD SCHOOL95.5 welcomes RICKEY SMILEY'S Comedy & Old School Hip Hop House Party, featuring Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane & Sugarhill Gang on Saturday, March 15 at 8 pm Live at The Fox Theatre!. Tickets are $75, $55, $45 & $35, $25, and go on sale Monday, February 10 at 10am online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office.

Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature and Slick Rick Set For MLK Concert Series 8/2

On Monday, August 2, the 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature a tribute to old school hip-hop, including Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature and Slick Rick.

Sherman Cymru's DEEP CUT Comes To The Tricycle Theater

Sherman Cymru's hit production, Deep Cut, which received critical acclaim and won numerous awards at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, will open at London's Tricycle Theatre this March. Winner of a Scotsman Fringe Fringe First, Herald Angel, the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award and both Best Actress (Rhian Blythe) and Best Actor (Ciaran McIntyre) at the Stage Awards for Acting Excellence, Deep Cut was one of the must see shows of the Edinburgh Festival. The rights to the play have now been optioned by Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton's company Revolution Films and a screenplay is currently in development.

Photo Coverage: 'Passing Strange' Opening Night Arrivals

The new Broadway musical Passing Strange officially opened at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street) on Thursday February 28, 2008.