Will Jamie Foxx join 'Annie' cast?

theGRIO REPORT - The classic play is being recreated and delivered to the silver screen with Jay-Z and Will Smith acting as producers and 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis starring in the title role...

2 guys have a ball as Michael Jackson on Broadway

Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — If making your Broadway debut at age 12 doesn't sound scary enough, imagine doing it in an iconic role. Now triple it...

New film 'The Sapphires' captures Australian civil rights movement

Courtney Garcia

theGRIO REPORT - Unbeknownst to most, in the 1960s, a group of aboriginal Australian singers took the initiative and inspiration of the American civil rights movement, and made it a launch pad for their own self-liberation..

Quvenzhané Wallis cast in lead role of new 'Annie'

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - The young Oscar-nominated star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" has been cast in the lead role of a new version of 'Annie'...

Atlanta gears up for hit Broadway musical 'Fela!'

Kunbi Tinuoye

theGRIO REPORT - The official launch party to celebrate the return of 'Fela!' to Atlanta took place Friday at a funky venue in the downtown district...

Gordy: I cried when Diana Ross left me

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO VIDEO - During a press event for 'Motown: The Musical,' Berry Gordy and the show’s cast members Valisa LeKae (Diana Ross), and Charl Brown (Smokey Robinson), discussed the behind-the-scenes look at Motown that the show reveals...

'Super Fly' musical heading to Broadway

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO REPORT - More than 40 years after becoming a cult classic Blaxploitation film, 'Super Fly' is heading to Broadway as a musical...

Willow Smith reportedly exiting 'Annie' film remake

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO REPORT - Fans of Willow Smith that were waiting for her to belt out the lyrics to “Tomorrow” from the musical 'Annie,' shouldn’t hold their breath...