'Neighborhood Watch' teasers pulled in Florida

Briana Lopes

theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of Trayvon Martin's death in a Sanford, Fla. suburb, 20 Century Fox has decided to remove its first trailer and poster for the forthcoming summer comedy 'Neighborhood Watch'...

'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? ..

Sheryl Lee Ralph: Original 'Dreamgirl' redefines diva

Kunbi Tinuoye

theGRIO REPORT - In highly personal reflections, Ralph sheds lights on her early years as 'just another struggling actress pounding the pavement'...

WATCH: Alicia Keys on black Broadway

Ron Allen

VIDEO - Keys co-produced the Broadway play 'Stick Fly', in addition to composing the music that fills the transitions between scenes...

Blair Underwood to make Broadway debut in 'Streetcar'

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Blair Underwood will be making his first appearance on the Broadway stage. He will be playing Stanley Kowalski in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'...

theGrio's 100: Katori Hall, rising Broadway theatrical star

Keosha Johnson

theGRIO's 100 - Katori Hall's recent play 'The Mountaintop' is a fictional civil rights-era piece set at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis the night before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated...

Raven Symone will play a part on 'Sister Act' on Broadway

Clutch Magazine

CLUTCH - One of our favorite Cosby kids is all grown up and heading to the Great White Way. Actress-turned-producer, Raven Symone is set to star in the hit musical 'Sister Act'...

'Gleam' revisits Zora Neale Hurston's classic novel

Donna Owens

theGRIO REPORT - Currently playing in Baltimore at CENTERSTAGE, a nationally respected artistic venue, 'Gleam' tells the epic story of one woman's journey through love and loss to a life of meaning and self-fulfillment...

German blackface: No black actor? No problem

theGrio

The technique -- known as blackface -- has been used by the Schlosspark Theatre in Berlin for its latest production, 'I'm Not Rappaport'...

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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'Neighborhood Watch' teasers pulled in Florida

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

Sheryl Lee Ralph: Original 'Dreamgirl' redefines diva

WATCH: Alicia Keys on black Broadway

Blair Underwood to make Broadway debut in 'Streetcar'

theGrio's 100: Katori Hall, rising Broadway theatrical star

Raven Symone will play a part on 'Sister Act' on Broadway

'Gleam' revisits Zora Neale Hurston's classic novel

German blackface: No black actor? No problem

Mekhi Phifer tries to get used to Broadway screams

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