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Mekhi Phifer tries to get used to Broadway screams

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NEW YORK (AP) - Phifer, whose acting career began when he won the lead in director Spike Lee's 'Clockers,' is not what you'd call a stage veteran. In fact, 'Stick Fly' marks his professional stage debut. But Phifer is hardly intimidated...
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'Dreamgirls' celebrates its 30th anniversary

Nakita Austin
theGRIO REPORT - On this night in 1981, a soon to be unforgettable cast took the stage at the Imperial Theatre for the premiere of the Broadway show, 'Dreamgirls'...
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Black firm throws weight behind Alicia Keys show

Tamy Cozier
theGRIO REPORT - Walker International Communications Group has been contracted to help the Alicia Keys backed production 'Stick Fly' succeed when it makes its debut in December...
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'Mountaintop' portrays a more down to earth MLK

Abdul Ali
REVIEW - 'The Mountaintop' is definitely not your standard narrative of Dr. King as a public figure or the black saint who much of civil rights lore makes him out to be...
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Bill Cosby, Chita Rivera to share NYC benefit show

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NEW YORK (AP) - At 74, Bill Cosby says he doesn't want to dawdle...
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Alicia Keys will pen score for Broadway's 'Stick Fly'

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Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, who is making her Broadway debut as a producer of the Lydia R. Diamond play Stick Fly, will also compose the original score to the play...
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Black women ready to take Broadway by storm

Clutch Magazine
CLUTCH - While it is notoriously difficult to land a play on Broadway, the odds are even steeper for black women...
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BET to air Aaliyah tribute special this Thursday

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The "Aaliyah: One in a Million" special will feature interviews from numerous artists and entertainers, including Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Swizz Beatz, Damon Dash and many others.
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Morgan Freeman to star in Prop 8 play on Broadway

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NEW YORK (AP) - On Wednesday, producers announced some of the cast members who will perform in Dustin Lance Black's play "8'' as part of a fundraiser at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Sept. 19...
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'The Help' shows good stories have no color barrier

Javier E. David
OPINION - Cinematic history is replete with examples of movies that spark ire over the racial composition of the team behind the camera...
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