Grammy Award-winning vocalist and one-third of popular R&B trio Destiny’s Child Michelle Williams is headed back to the stage in 2013 as she joins the cast of Fela! The national recording artist who’s had success in the R&B, pop, gospel and dance music genres will play Sandra in the national tour of the Tony-nominated musical beginning […]

Singing Legend Aretha Franklin may have finally found the actress to portray her in the highly anticipated biopic about her life. In a statement, Franklin revealed that she is very interested in award-winning television and stage actress Audra McDonald to play her in the film. Franklin first took notice of McDonald, who has won two […]

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 […]

Actor Blair Underwood will star as Stanley in a new multi-racial production of the Tennessee Williams classic drama Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway. The all-star cast also includes Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche and Daphne Rubin-Vega as Stella. The sultry drama is set in the 1950s New Orleans’s French Quarter and tells the story of […]

Cosby kid, actress Raven Symone, is headed to Broadway. Actress-turned-producer Symone is set to star in the hit musical ‘Sister Act.’ Symone nabbed the leading role, Deloris Van Cartie, in the musical and will be singing and dancing 7 days a week starting in March. This will be Symone’s second time on Broadway. She made […]

“Sex and the City” Star Cynthia Nixon debuted a bald, shaved head Tuesday during an appearance on Live! With Kelly. Nixon, who played Miranda Hobbs in the iconic “Sex and the City,” ditched her signature red hair and took on the extreme buzzcut for her upcoming starring stage role it Wit – the award-winning drama […]

The ONE and (RED) Campaigns hold 2011 World AIDS Day panel discussion with special guest Alicia Keys. Photo: Getty Images From R&B and marriage, to a brand new baby boy and now a Broadway debut, the one and only Alicia Keys (a phenomenal singer/songwriter in her own right) is now making moves to touch the […]

Private Practice Actress Audra McDonald is giving marriage another shot. The 41-year-old Private Practice star and four-time Tony Award winner is engaged to Broadway star Will Swenson, reportsUs Weekly. McDonald also starred in the 2008 television adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” with Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan. Audra played the wife […]

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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 […]

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R&B Singer Tank (real name Durrell Babbs) has a very talented daughter who has obviously caught the entertainment bug from her father. Oldest daughter Jordan Babbs recently auditioned for the Lion King on Broadway, and “dear ol’ dad” could not be happier. Tank was so elated, he has shared her audition footage. Looks like she […]

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Actress Nicole Ari Parker will make her Broadway debut as Blanche Du Bois, opposite actor Blair Underwood as Stanley Kowalski, in “A Streetcar Named Desire” this spring. Parker, best known for her role in the TV series “Soul Food” and for appearances in the films “Boogie Nights” and “Remember the Titans,” will be the latest […]

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As television personality and NBA wife LaLa Vazquez-Anthony is nearing premiere of her reality show, she will soon make her Broadway debut. Vazquez has signed on to appear in the play Love, Loss and What I Wore. The play is based on the book by Ilene Beckerman. The stage version was written by Nora and […]