black musicals

We know you love them. Black music movies, that is. Who hasn’t watched the true stories of some of the greatest musicians of all time in one of several musically based Black films, many of which have become beloved parts of the culture? We see you, Five Heartbeats fans and Purple Rain junkies who’ve seen […]

I realized recently that Aida and I are sisters in spirit. There is something in her that I already had in me when I auditioned for the role. But I had no idea until days before our first performance how closely tethered together our souls really are. How could I conclude such a thing about […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Uzo Aduba from “Orange Is the New Black” and Amber Riley from “Glee” have joined the cast of NBC’s Dec. 3 live production of “The Wiz Live!” as witches. Aduba, best known for her role as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on the Netflix series set in a prison, will play Glinda, […]

NBC has decided to give a newcomer the chance to shine in its live version of “The Wiz,” and she will blow you away! After casting big names like Queen Latifah as the Wiz and Mary J. Blige as Evillene–and now David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion–the network announced that it would bring some […]

On Friday, October 17, 2014 Tom Joyner will host Tom Joyner Foundation Night at Motown The Musical in New York City at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. See a great show at a fantastic discount* with a portion of the proceeds from your ticket purchases going to the Foundation. AND, Tom will host a special interview, live onstage, following […]