Kecia Lewis in Broadway’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ delivers the soul and earns a Tony Award nomination
May 27, 2024
It’s fitting that Kecia Lewis has had her most successful theater season while playing a mentor.
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Theater
Amazing Grace Conservatory Presents ‘Aladdin’ at Crenshaw High
May 8, 2024
Amazing Grace Conservatory (AGC), led by actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, presents “Aladdin” on Saturday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 26, at 7 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Crenshaw High School, 5010 11th Avenue in Los Angeles.
Review: “Hell’s Kitchen” – A Thrilling Musical Journey Through Alicia Keys’ Soul
May 3, 2024
The musical left little doubt as to why, in bustling New York, in the middle of the week, a sold-out crowd poured into the Shubert Theater. It also provided many clues as to why this production has earned an impressive 13 Tony Award nominations.
Brandon Rainey’s ‘Love Game’ Explores Love and Its Complexities
April 17, 2024
Presented by CBG Arts & White Hall Arts Academy, on Saturday, April 13th, guests filled the Hudson Theatre Coffee Shop in Hollywood to enjoy writer and director Brandon Rainey’s (B Rainey Productions) latest production, Love Game. This urban stage play was written by Rainey, production managed by Howard University Alumni Jonathan Lucas, and featured a very talented cast.
Gregg T. Daniel Directs August Wilson’s ‘King Hedley II’
April 10, 2024
A Noise Within continues its commitment to August Wilson’s ‘American Century Cycle’ by staging ‘King Hedley II,’ the second to the last play in the series by the prolific playwright
Marcel Spears Gets Real ‘Juicy’ in ‘Fat Ham’ at the Geffen Playhouse
April 10, 2024
Like Marty in “The Neighborhood,” Spears’ character “Juicy” in “Fat Ham” is also having a coming-of-age moment. In the original Shakespearean work, Hamlet is addressed by his dead father’s ghost to avenge his murder at a wedding banquet.
‘Black Opry Revue’ Throws the Covers Off of Black Country Music
April 7, 2024
WASHINGTON INFORMER — These five artists had a lot of stories to tell, primarily based on relationships. Audiences heard about finding true love, breakups, and relationship payback. Those themes were mixed in with songs about support with self-awareness, and staying true to the country genre, a few about drinking.
Izaiah Montague Harris is Eddie Ryan in ‘Funny Girl!’
April 3, 2024
“Quirky” and “energized” is how Harris describes his portrayal of the role. “He just basically wants everybody to succeed, and he wants people to be happy and do the best that they can in everything,” he said.
The ‘Aladdin’ stage musical turns 10 this month. Here are the magical stories of three Genies
March 22, 2024
“Aladdin” turns 10 this month and it has done more than become Broadway’s go-to for young people experiencing their first musical. It has also become an incubator for Black actors like James Monroe Iglehart leading a big Disney musical with joy and humor.
Kristen Adele Calhoun the Playwright of “Black Cypress Bayou”
February 22, 2024
“There are so many messages we get, particularly here in the U.S., that don’t point us towards love for Black folks. And any time we can declare that love boldly, it is important to balance the scale of the messaging we’ve been fed for generations,” said Calhoun.
44 – A Review of ‘The unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL’
November 16, 2023
Now through Saturday, Nov. 18, Eli Bauman presents the return of “44 – THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL (As Told Through the Hazy Recollection of Joe Biden)” to The Bourbon Room Hollywood, 6356 Hollywood Blvd on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ Highlights Author’s Ability to Write Timeless Stories
September 21, 2023
aNoise Within theatre in Pasadena captures the enduring power of Toni Morrison’s prose with an adaptation of The Bluest Eye. Catch the last few shows which ends on September 24th of the author’s classic first novel that translates to the stage with greater shock and awe than the book.
Aladdin Receives Multiple Standing Ovations on Opening Night
September 21, 2023
The magical story of “Aladdin” captured the hearts of millions in 1992 when Disney premiered one of its most popular and highest grossing movies.
COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet Premieres at Segerstrom
September 14, 2023
The dance company will present a variety of performances set to excite, thrill and instigate the mind.
Domingo to Receive TIFF Tribute Performer Award at Toronto Film Festival
August 31, 2023
Distinguished for his extraordinary achievements across the realms of both film and theater, Colman Domingo, an Afro-Latino actor of immense talent, is poised to receive the prestigious TIFF Tribute Performer Award.