Donald Lawrence chats with Rickey Smiley about all the exciting things he’s got coming up! He talks about joining forces with Rickey Dillard and Hezekiah Walker to pay tribute…

“I want to do a play a year!” Brandy gushed to #TeamBeautiful. The 36-year-old singer/actress landed the lead role as “Roxie Hart” in the Broadway…

The role Brandy will be playing! The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be….Brandy! The angelic voiced singer turned actress is set to make her…

  As a loyal Tupac Shakur fan, I was overly excited when I heard the news that “Holler If Ya Hear Me”–a hip hop musical…

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Looking for something to do this weekend, here are my picks: The Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce presents 11th annual Que Pasa? Festival, Saturday, May 4, 11am – 7pm, Richmond’s Canal Walk, www.vahcc.com. FREE admission and free shuttle buses to and from Asian American Celebration, www.quepasafestival.com. Antoinette Essa serves as Emcee after 3pm. 16th annual […]

Fans of late rapper Tupac Shakur, have something new to celebrate. The late hip-hop icon’s music will be featured in a new Broadway musical titled, “Holler If Ya Hear Me.” According to Playbill, the Kenny Leon directed musical will begin casting in New York City on March 10 and are seeking African American male and […]

Shirley Murdock has already made the latter half of 2011 as busy and productive as possible. With a brand new release on Tyscot Records entitled “Live: The Journey,” the veteran soul and gospel vocalist has been occupied with promoting, touring and supporting her family with no signs of stopping anytime soon. In fact, Murdock has […]

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Disney bosses have been hit with a lawsuit from a New York nun who alleges that her autobiography was the inspiration for the “Sister Act” movie and musical. Delois Blakely claims she was a “young, black, singing nun serving the street people and youths of Harlem” when she wrote her 1987 book, “The Harlem Street […]

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R&B singer Heather Headley has been confirmed as the lead in a new London stage musical adaptation of Whitney Houston movie ‘The Bodyguard’. Headley made the big announcement on her Facebook page: “So, let’s talk about London… Yes! I’ve been offered the role of Rachel in the musical version The Bodyguard. Very Honored! The script […]

Why, musical mystics, why?? Mariah Carey is planning on turning her life, the one rattled by domestic abuse and being biracial, into a stage musical. The Precious star is unsure about appearing in the project, and wants Brit Leona Lewis to play her onstage, according to reports. An insider says: “Mariah secretly likes the idea […]