“If it’s all my voice all the time, it can be monotonous,” Abraham said. “I’m really interested in how we can lift up other voices while challenging my dancers in new ways.” That diversity, he said, creates unexpected energy and connection on stage.
Goings said her earliest love for television came from the time she spent watching soaps with her elders. “I grew up watching the stories with my grandmother and great aunt,” Goings recalled. “That was our time together sitting on the couch, shoes off, just soaking it all in.”
Javonte Rose is a multi-hyphenate artist whose journey from small-town New Hampshire to the entertainment world spans modeling, reality TV, music, and authorship.
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree. On Tuesday, it’s his turn. The Harvard scholar learns a long-buried puzzle about his great-great grandmother, Jane Gates, information which scrambles his ancestry and opens up a new branch that goes back to Ireland. “I was moved to tears,” Gates tells The Associated Press ahead of the airing. “I used to pass her grave at the Gates’ plot in Rose
Walter and Lillie Saulsberry celebrated their 86th birthdays and 55th wedding anniversary at a surprise family gathering in South Los Angeles.
This motto is embedded in the minds of almost every student of Karen McDonald. Teacher, choreographer, dancer, and academy director of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA), Karen McDonald shares her gifts in a myriad of ways.
The new documentary “Number One on the Call Sheet” is an important piece of film and, in my humble opinion, necessary viewing.
“What these guys are really providing are blueprints for living,” said Hudlin. “As different as they all are, the one thing they share is a winner’s mentality.”
That sense of closeness has been especially important since the unexpected passing of Jackson’s brother Tito, who died suddenly following a heart attack. Jackson spoke about Tito with both pride and deep emotion.
Dennis Rowe—writer, director, producer—returns with his latest stage production, “Love In All the Wrong Faces,” presented by Dennis Rowe Entertainment as part of the 2025 Broadway N Black Theatre Series. Following last month’s “Strictly From The West Side,” a soulful reimagining of “West Side Story,” Rowe and his team are set to bring this audience favorite to life with a four-show run at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica on April 11–13.
Lynae Davis is an R&B singer, songwriter, and storyteller with what she describes as an “ethereal R&B” sound. “I feel like I keep going back to R&B because something about that just feels accurate,” she explains. With gospel roots and a growing interest in alternative sounds, Lynae blends genre exploration with soul and emotional honesty.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, now there’s a street called Will Smith Way. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders honored the Oscar and Grammy winner on Wednesday, renaming a street next to Smith’s old high school. “Philly, I love you. I am yours. You are mine,” Smith said at a ceremony along a section of 59th Street that now bears his name. He reminisced about learning the values of hard work and education from his mother and father before hitting it big as an actor and rapper. “Nobody gets an easy ride,”
Sky Dance Sports has recently partnered with Hidden Empire Film Group for their annual NFL Career Tour. The Career Tour is a professional development initiative that started in 2023. It exposes current and former NFL players to exclusive opportunities in a variety of industries.
While working on “BMF,” Hasbourne said the authenticity of the Atlanta set helped the story feel more grounded. “The set felt alive. It wasn’t just a backdrop—it was part of the character,” Hasbourne said. “That energy shows up on screen.”
The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion presents a seven-performance engagement by the acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, from Wednesday, April 2, through Sunday, April 6.