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Audra McDonald Producing Doc on Young Whitney Houston
New Whitney Houston doc focuses on early life before stardom.
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Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Audra McDonald, Glynn Turman All Tapped for Upcoming Bayard Rustin Biopic
The forthcoming Netflix film will be directed by Ma Rainey's Black Bottom director George C. Wolfe and produced by the Obama’s Higher Ground.
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Coast to Coast: Black Stars Stunned on Bicoastal Carpets This Weekend
Both the 2021 Tony Awards and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala boasted a bevy of Black excellence in attendance.
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‘The Lights Are On and We Are Back!’: Winners From the 2021 Tony Awards
Sunday night’s ceremony was hosted by six-time Tony award-winner Audra McDonald.
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Role Call: Keke Palmer Is Hosting a Live Stream of the Met Gala So You Can Enjoy the Lewks in Real-Time
The trailer for the Janet Jackson documentary has dropped, Red Table Talk returns on Sept. 15
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‘I’ve Always Wanted to Be a Villain’: Tituss Burgess to Play ‘Rooster’ in NBC’s Annie Live!
The beloved scene stealer of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is set to do the same as the brother of Taraji P. Henson's 'Miss Hannigan.'
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Audra McDonald, Who Portrays Aretha Franklin’s Mother in Respect, Will Always Say ‘Yes’ to Herself
The record-breaking Tony Award-winning actress tells The Root how she navigates the industry as a Black woman.
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A Lot of Respect: How Jennifer Hudson Is Finding Her Voice Through Aretha Franklin
'I'm still finding [my voice]. That's the gift I got from the film. It allowed me to trust it that much more,' JHud told The Root.
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Finding Your Roots Exclusive Clip: Comedian Roy Wood Jr. Has a Serious Teachable Moment About His Enslaved Ancestors
Roy Wood Jr. is a funny guy. If you don’t follow him on Twitter, specifically, your timeline is sorely lacking in his particular brand of comedy. I especially enjoyed his chicken sandwich coalition series in the past year or so. Anyway, the comedian has had a bunch of projects, including serving as correspondent for The…
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Tony Awards 2020: Slave Play and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Among Top Nominations
Curtain call! The 2020 Tony Awards nominations have arrived! As we recently reported, the Tony Awards will be going virtual this year (like every other major award ceremony). On Thursday, Tony Award Winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin) hosted the nominations announcement in true dramatic flair. Black Broadway is having a good year as Slave Play…