Marvin Gaye inspired stage play to hit theaters

theGRIO REPORT - The story of the late, legendary Motown artist Marvin Gaye will be coming to a stage near you, thanks to the efforts of his sister...

Meagan Good: I still want to play Whitney Houston

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO REPORT - During and interview with theGrio, Meagan Good opens up about her new show 'Deception,' and reveals that she still wants to star in a Whitney Houston biopic...

'The Great MacDaddy' returns to the stage

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT - The last time 'The Great MacDaddy' was performed, acting veterans like Phylicia Rashad, Lynn Whitfield and the late Al Freeman, Jr. shared the stage...

Mike Tyson takes one-man show on national tour

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT - Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is taking his one-man show "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" on a 10-week, 36-city tour.

Play about gay man staged in Uganda

Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A play that revolves around the turbulent life of a gay man in Uganda is being staged in the East African nation, where three years ago a parliamentarian wrote a bill seeking the death penalty for homosexuals...

Rihanna would 'love' to play Whitney Houston

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna has confirmed that she would 'love' to play Whitney Houston in a biopic about her life...

'Hurt Village': Katori Hall's latest recalls 'Raisin'

Toccara Castleman

REVIEW - Through its raw portrayal of a black family enduring racial strife, economic hardships and gentrification in the 21st century, Memphis playwright Katori Hall's latest production, 'Hurt Village' begs the question, what happens to a dream deferred? ..

Kenny Leon’s ‘Mountaintop’ finishes Broadway run with a profit

theGrio

Kenny Leon's production 'The Mountaintop' (inspired by Martin Luther King's last days and written by Katori Hall), has had great success on Broadway...