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December 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama spoke at a White House reception Sunday for the honorees. The five included Oprah Winfrey and…
November 30, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - "The Scottsboro Boys," a musical based on the real story of nine black teenagers framed for…
November 22, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - The audience at Thursday's performance of "Fela!" on Broadway got an extra thrill when an unannounced…
November 12, 2010
OPINION - As men, I believe we should approach the film with open ears, hearts and minds, and not just…
November 9, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -'Fela!' tells the life story of the international music legend, who was known for his fight against…
November 3, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway theater where "The Lion King" is playing dimmed its lights Tuesday night in honor…
November 2, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Stars including Alicia Keys, Rihanna and 50 Cent had campaigned to help Shannon Tavarez find a…
October 25, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Two-time Tony Award winner Jones, who turns 80 in January, says he's always wanted to tackle…
October 22, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rock will join Bobby Cannavale, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Annabella Sciorra and Yul Vazquez in a production of…
September 7, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 67-year-old Jamison is an icon of the dance world. She joined the Ailey company in 1965…
August 18, 2010
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) - A family friend says Shannon will remain in the hospital under observation while physicians…
August 13, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Shannon Tavarez has leukemia and will get an umbilical-cord blood transplant Tuesday...
July 27, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Shannon Tavarez's best chance for survival is a bone marrow transplant, but because African-Americans are underrepresented in…
July 22, 2010
VIDEO - From the musical 'Fela' to the hit play 'Memphis', the percentage of African American attendance on Broadway is…
July 22, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - 11-year-old actress Shannon Tavarez should have been belting out songs in her starring role as Nala…
July 9, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Dennis Haysbert, who played the President of the United States on "24," makes his Broadway debut,…
June 30, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Originally opening in an Off-Broadway production in 1987, it became a hit film two years later…
June 28, 2010
Broadway shows about black characters often draw black theatergoers, but the producers of "Memphis" and "Fela!" as well as producers…
May 4, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - "Fela!" -- nominated for best musical -- received 11 nominations, followed by the revival of August…
April 30, 2010
REVIEW - Denzel Washington's portrayal of Troy is every bit as powerful as James Earl Jones's was. He dominates the…