Nov 23, 2021 | Written By Michael Appler | Variety Link to the original post – Click Here August Wilson is well remembered for remarking that Black theater is alive, vibrant, vital and unfunded — that commerce and a common racism had long held American theater hostage to a mediocrity of tastes. On Broadway […]
Nov 19, 2021 | Written By Bruce Glikas | Broadway World Link to original post – Click Here Here’s what others are saying: New York Post Daily Herald The Hollywood Reporter Gold Derby Playbill New York Theatre Guide DC Metro Theater Arts Hollywood Soapbox
Aug 3, 2021 | Written By Angelique Jackson | Variety Link to original post – Click Here Charles Randolph-Wright, Debra Martin Chase and Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano have teamed to produce the Netflix family movie “Take the Ice,” set in the world of synchronized ice skating. Written by Deborah Swisher, “Take the Ice” follows a rebellious 15-year-old named Tisha Moore, who […]
S35 E35 | 0:26:46 | Aired June 18, 2021 | Black Issues Forum | THIRTEEN | PBS North Carolina Link to original post – Click Here With President Biden’s signature, Juneteenth becomes a national holiday. Anti-racism Coach Courtney Napier discusses the impact. Also, host Deborah Holt Noel visits the Queen City to meet the Executive Producer […]
June 16, 2021 | Written By News Desk | DC Metro Theater Arts Link to original post – Click Here In July 2022, the world-premiere musical American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words — filled with soaring new melodies and powered by Douglass’s own speeches and writings — will make its debut in the Kreeger Theater. Charles […]
May 24, 2021 Written By Glenn Burkins| QCity Metro Link to original post – Click Here It took a pandemic, a national reckoning over race, plus some well-timed words from a friend, but after nearly 17 years away from recording studios, R&B icon Stephanie Mills is back in the business of making music. Last week, Mills, […]
March 8, 2021 Written By Anne Easton | Forbes Link to original post – Click Here Female attorneys going head to head in a heated courtroom battle isn’t something often seen on television. Now imagine that the two women standing on opposite sides of the case are best friends. This is the premise of Delilah, a new […]
March 9, 2021 Written By Jodie Valade | WFAE Link to original post – Click Here Oftentimes, when movies or TV shows film in locations, they’re looking for a general “city” feel. “Homeland,” which filmed in Charlotte from 2011-14, for instance, used the city’s skyscrapers to suggest Washington, D.C., and suburban areas for northern Virginia. The setting […]
Feb 20, 2021 Written By Ashley Mahoney Link to original post – Click Here “Delilah” brings Charlotte to the forefront on March 9. The latest Oprah Winfrey Network drama series began filming in Charlotte late last year, with local connections ranging from Charlotte City Council member Braxton Winston working as a member of the crew to […]
February 24, 2021 Written By QCity Metro Link to original post – Click Here Foundation For The Carolinas and Charlotte Center City Partners will co-host a March 2 virtual viewing of the premiere episode of “Delilah,” an Oprah Winfrey Network drama series that was set and filmed in Charlotte. “Delilah” stars Maahra Hill as Delilah Connolly, […]