Morocco Omari

Congo Square Theatre Celebrates Black Art With 2023 Homecoming Benefit

Chicago's Congo Square Theatre Company, one of the nation's premier African American theatres, kicks off Juneteenth weekend with a celebration of all things Black, beautiful and bodacious!  Blackity, Black, Black, Congo Square's 2023 Homecoming Benefit, takes place Thursday, June 15 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. at LM Studios, 808 S. Michigan Ave.

Starz Renews P-VALLEY for Third Season

Based on her play Pussy Valley, creator Katori Hall (Pulitzer Prize-winning The Hot Wing King, Olivier Award-winning The Mountaintop and Broadway's Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) serves as showrunner and executive producer. Dante Di Loreto also serves as an executive producer on the series. Lionsgate Television produces “P-Valley” for STARZ.

Photos: Megan Thee Stallion Makes Guest Appearance in P-VALLEY on Starz

Check out photos from from Megan Thee Stallion’s appearance in last night’s penultimate episode of “P-Valley” season two. The Grammy winner, who also wrote and recorded the original song featured in the episode, entitled “Get It On The Floor,” was seen in the role of Tina Snow on the critically acclaimed STARZ drama.

VIDEO: STARZ Releases P-VALLEY Season Two Teaser

STARZ releases the new teaser trailer for season two of its critically acclaimed series “P-Valley,” a kaleidoscopic story of a little-strip-club-that-could located down deep in the Mississippi Delta, and the big characters who enter its doors. Watch the teaser trailer for the new season now!

Chicago August Wilson Competition Winners Announced

The August Wilson Monologue Competition announces the Chicago winners of the 2021 August Wilson Monologue Competition and the new “Designing August” competition.

August Wilson High School Competition Finalists Announced

The August Wilson Monologue Competition announces the finalists for the 2021 August Wilson Monologue Competition and the new “Designing August” competition.  The Chicago finals will be held virtually on March 22, 2021 at 6pm. Each year, hundreds of high schoolers compete for a chance to represent Chicago in the national competition, which will also be held virtually this year.

Congo Square Theatre Presents Three-Day Festival On The Square

Congo Square Theatre Company (Congo Square), one of the nation's premier African American theatres, announces its Festival on the Square, a three-day virtual festival celebrating the arts, February 4-6, 2021.

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.

38th Annual Elliot Norton Award Nominations Announced - MOBY-DICK, Billy Porter's THE PURISTS, and More!

Two dozen nominations of outstanding actors, directors, designers and ensembles were announced today by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) for the 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards.

BWW Review: THE PURISTS at Huntington Theatre Company In Boston

There's more gray than black and white in the scintillating new play THE PURISTS written by Dan McCabe and directed by Billy Porter. Receiving its rollicking world premiere at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, this rap versus Broadway battle for musical purity between an ex-rapper, a hip-hop DJ and a showtunes aficionado finds common ground among this disparate group of stoop dwellers and thus throws staunchly held beliefs about music, self, and others into serious question.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE PURISTS at Huntington Theatre Company

Performances of The Purists at Huntington Theatre Company recently began. The Billy Porter directed production has released a first look at the show!

Photo Flash: Meet Billy Porter and the Company of THE PURISTS

The Purists directed by Billy Porter begins performances at the Huntington Theatre Company soon, so here's a glimpse at the creative process!

Huntington Theatre Company Extends THE PURISTS

Huntington Theatre Company has announced the extension of The Purists. Due to high ticket demand, this new play about people with opposing viewpoints who choose to get along will now run at the South End/Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA from August 30 a?" October 6.

J. Bernard Calloway, Morocco Omari, and John Scurti to Lead Billy Porter Directed THE PURISTS

Huntington Theatre Company announced today the cast and creative team for the world premiere production of The Purists.

PBS to Air Live From Lincoln Center's Presentation of PIPELINE on February 8

In honor of Black History month, the Live from Lincoln Center presentation of PIPELINE will air Friday, February 8 at 9 p.m. on PBS*. Produced in partnership with BroadwayHD, PIPELINE depicts a mother's hopes for her son and their clash with an educational system rigged against him. The powerful work was originally staged at Lincoln Center Theater in 2017 to wide critical acclaim, and was hailed as "potent and intensely acted" by the New York Times, and confirmed Dominique Morisseau's "reputation as a playwright of piercing eloquence". 

BWW Interview: Karen Pittman Fights the Forces of The PIPELINE; Now Available on BroadwayHD!

A teacher struggles against the chaos of a tough inner city public school and the system that threatens her son.

Photo Flash: PIPELINE Celebrates Theatrical Release at NYC Screening!

Tickets are now available for the debut cinema run of PIPELINE, coming to movie theaters nationwide October 3, 5, and 7. The LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTERpresentation-produced in partnership with BroadwayHD-depicts a mother's hopes for her son and their clash with an educational system rigged against him. The powerful work was originally staged at Lincoln Center Theater in 2017 to wide critical acclaim. Hailed as 'potent and intensely acted' and confirming Dominique Morisseau's 'reputation as a playwright of piercing eloquence' (New York Times), the film will be available in cities across the U.S. including New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Distributed by Screenvision Media, a full list of theaters and ticketing information is available at PipelineInCinema.com.

Tickets On Sale For Live From Lincoln Center's Presentation of Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE

Tickets are now on sale for the debut cinema run of PIPELINE, coming to movie theaters nationwide October 3, 5, and 7. The Live From Lincoln Center presentation—produced in partnership with BroadwayHD—depicts a mother's hopes for her son and their clash with an educational system rigged against him. The powerful work was originally staged at Lincoln Center Theater in 2017 to wide critical acclaim. Hailed as “potent and intensely acted” and confirming Dominique Morisseau's “reputation as a playwright of piercing eloquence” (New York Times), the film will be available in cities across the U.S. including New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Distributed by Screenvision Media, a full list of theaters and ticketing information is available at PipelineInCinema.com.

Rattlestick Announces Casting for F*ck!ng Good Plays Festival

RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER (Daniella Topol, Artistic Director; Annie Middleton, Managing Director) and ROSALIND PRODUCTIONS INC. (Abigail Rose Solomon, Executive Producer) are proud to announce casting for their annual F*CK!NG GOOD PLAYS FESTIVAL, which begins tonight, May 7, 2018 and will run through May 12 at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

Musa Jackson and Famed Actor Morocco Omari Opens the First Kwanzaa Film Festival in Harlem

The first ever Kwanzaa Film Festival founded by Ina Norris (In A Woman Productions) begin with a red carpet breakfast on Saturday (December 30, 2017) in Harlem, New York. The opening welcome was given by the talented Model, producer, writer, Harlem Ambassador Musa Jackson encouraging the audience to embrace Harlem's Legacy and culture.