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Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this HBO Films presentation, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois. With a story by Dee Rees and Horton Foote, the film focuses on Smith

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox Comes To The Ridgefield Playhouse This Month Photo Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox Comes To The Ridgefield Playhouse This Month
by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2022

Get ready for “A Very Postmodern Christmas”! The famed time-twisting musical collective, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, is heading back to The Ridgefield Playhouse for a vintage-style Christmas celebration! They'll take the stage on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 7:30pm....


Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 10, 2025 Photo Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 10, 2025
by - January 10, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 10, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours....


The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts Presents Avery Sommers in Concert Photo The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts Presents Avery Sommers in Concert Next Month
by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2022

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts invites you to get up close and personal with south Florida born and raised Avery Sommers. For two nights only – October 28th and October 29th at 7:00 pm – the star of some of Broadway's most popular shows will entertain lucky audiences with some o...


Video/Photos: BRIDGERTON Season 3 Drops Trailer and New Photos Photo Video/Photos: BRIDGERTON Season 3 Drops Trailer and New Photos
by Josh Sharpe - April 11, 2024

Netflix has just released a new trailer and first look photos for the highly anticipated third season of Bridgerton. The trailer teases the longing friends-to-lovers romantic beginnings of Nicola Coughlan’s Penelope Featherington and Luke Newton’s Colin Bridgerton. See the trailer and photos below!...


Barkha Patel to Embark On Juried Bessie Award Tour In Rochester Photo Barkha Patel to Embark On Juried Bessie Award Tour In Rochester
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 29, 2024

Barkha Patel's Dance Company will perform at the Rochester Fringe Festival, blending live music and kathak dance. Learn how to purchase tickets!...


Virginia Johnson, Michele Byrd-McPhee, and More Recieve 2023 Bessie Awards - Full Lis Photo Virginia Johnson, Michele Byrd-McPhee, and More Recieve 2023 Bessie Awards - Full List of Awards Announced!
by Blair Ingenthron - August 05, 2023

The New York Dance and Performance Awards, the Bessies, has announced the 2023 award recipients at the 39th Bessie Awards Ceremony. The Illustrious Blacks hosted this year's celebratory event, which was held at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park as part of Lincoln Center's Summer for the City. Check out...


Listen: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Concept Album Feat. J. Harrison Ghee, Lauren Patten, Photo Listen: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Concept Album Feat. J. Harrison Ghee, Lauren Patten, & More
by Josh Sharpe - August 08, 2025

In celebration of the first preview of this world premiere of Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo, Joy Machine Records has released a concept album of the show, featuring performances by John Edwards, Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee, Tony Award winner Lauren Patten, and more. Listen to i...


Cast Set For BETTINGER'S LUGGAGE at AMT Theater Photo Cast Set For BETTINGER'S LUGGAGE at AMT Theater
by Stephi Wild - August 10, 2023

 AMT Theater will debut a new play, Bettinger’s Luggage, written by Albert M. Tapper and directed by Steven Ditmyer from September 19 to October 26, 2023. The cast includes Lou Bettinger who will be played by Richard MacDonald; George Bettinger (son of Lou) will be played by Connor Stewart of As You...


VIDEO: Meet The Women Of BLUES IN THE NIGHT At Porchlight Music Theatre Photo VIDEO: Meet The Women Of BLUES IN THE NIGHT At Porchlight Music Theatre
by Alan Henry - February 23, 2022

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre latest mainstage production the “Best Musical” Tony Award-nominated Blues in the Night, conceived by Sheldon Epps, with the music of Bessie Smith, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Gordon Jenkins, Alberta Hunter and others, is now playing through March ...


Review: BESSIE COLEMAN, FEARLESS AND FREE at Children's Theatre Of Charlotte Photo Review: BESSIE COLEMAN, FEARLESS AND FREE at Children's Theatre Of Charlotte
by Vickie Evans - November 17, 2025

BESSIE COLEMAN, FEARLESS AND FREE was educational, inspiring, and uplifting. The storyline was impeccable, the cast was superb, and the use of technology enhanced the overall production. A great production for all ages....


The Bessies Reveal Inaugural Board Of Directors, Organizational Restructuring, and a Photo The Bessies Reveal Inaugural Board Of Directors, Organizational Restructuring, and a 2024 Ceremony Pause
by Stephi Wild - August 13, 2024

The New York Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies has announced restructuring the organization in 2024 with sustainability at the forefront. Learn more about what the awards have in store here!...


George Street Playhouse Presents HAVING OUR SAY - Previews Begin November 28 Photo George Street Playhouse Presents HAVING OUR SAY - Previews Begin November 28
by A.A. Cristi - November 20, 2023

George Street Playhouse presents Having Our Say, the Tony Award-nominated play by Emily Mann (A Streetcar Named Desire, Anna and the Tropics). Having Our Say is adapted from the book by Sarah (Sadie) L. Delany & A. Elizabeth (Bessie) Delany with Amy Hill Hearth and is directed by Laiona Michelle (He...


Booking Open For Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter in MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION Photo Booking Open For Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter in MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION
by Stephi Wild - February 13, 2025

General booking is now open for the upcoming revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession starring Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter, directed by Dominic Cooke....


Review: MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION, Starring Imelda Staunton Photo Review: MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION, Starring Imelda Staunton
by Alexander Cohen - May 22, 2025

Imelda Staunton leads a blistering revival...


Opera Memphis Will Receive National Endowment For The Arts Grant For America250 Proje Photo Opera Memphis Will Receive National Endowment For The Arts Grant For America250 Projects
by A.A. Cristi - December 17, 2025

Opera Memphis has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant as part of the America250 initiative. The funding will support two performances honoring American cultural figures during the company’s 2025–2026 season....


Three Crows Presents THE DROWNING GIRLS In March Photo Three Crows Presents THE DROWNING GIRLS In March
by A.A. Cristi - February 17, 2025

Prepare to RSVP for the weddings of the year as The Drowning Girls takes center stage, bringing true crime, ghostly brides, and a bathtub-bound mystery to life. ...


SISTAS! THE MUSICAL to Open at Teatro Wego in January Photo SISTAS! THE MUSICAL to Open at Teatro Wego in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 28, 2022

Sistas the Musical will be presented by Jefferson Performing Arts Society for three weekends, from January 27 through February 12, 2023, at Teatro Wego....


Clifford Odets' AWAKE AND SING! 90th Anniversary Revival to be Presented at Sea Dog T Photo Clifford Odets' AWAKE AND SING! 90th Anniversary Revival to be Presented at Sea Dog Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 01, 2025

Sea Dog Theater will present a 90th anniversary revival of Awake and Sing! by Clifford Odets. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to the production here....


Parsons Theatre to Present Two Shows in Honor of Black History Month Photo Parsons Theatre to Present Two Shows in Honor of Black History Month
by Marissa Tomeo - February 05, 2022

Northglenn Arts Presents, north metro’s professional performance series, celebrates Black History Month with two shows at the Parsons Theatre. This year features the musical storytelling of the History of African American Music Part 2 and the narrative of movement in One People, Many Voices. ...


Imelda Staunton and Daughter Bessie Carter Will Lead MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION Photo Imelda Staunton and Daughter Bessie Carter Will Lead MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION
by Stephi Wild - January 09, 2025

Mother and daughter Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter will appear onstage together for the first time as Mrs Kitty Warren and Vivie Warren in a new production of George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession....


BESSIE COLEMAN: FEARLESS & FREE Comes to the Children's Theatre of Charlotte Photo BESSIE COLEMAN: FEARLESS & FREE Comes to the Children's Theatre of Charlotte
by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2025

Children's Theatre of Charlotte will present the world premiere of “Bessie Coleman: Fearless & Free,” an inspiring new play written by Charlotte-based artist Keetha B....


World Premiere of THE FLIGHT Comes to Factory Theatre Photo World Premiere of THE FLIGHT Comes to Factory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2023

​​​​​​​Theatre Gargantua is partnering with Queen Bess Productions, b current Performing Arts, and Roseneath Theatre on this exciting new production and world premiere of The Flight. ...


Photos: Rehearsal Images Released for DEAR OCTOPUS at the National Theatre Photo Photos: Rehearsal Images Released for DEAR OCTOPUS at the National Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 22, 2024

The National Theatre has released rehearsal images for the upcoming revival of Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith (I Capture the Castle), playing in the Lyttelton theatre from 7 February. See all the photos here....


Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre Photo Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
by Melissa Hall - May 29, 2024

A trip on the yellow brick road is not a rare occurrence in local theater, but some productions just hit it out of the park. The current one at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre managed to find the perfect cast, include a wonderfully fresh and diverse group, including Bessie D. Smith as the delightfully ...


Full Cast Set for A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Bell Theater Photo Full Cast Set for A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Bell Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 12, 2025

The full cast has been revealed for A Night with Janis Joplin, starring and co-directed by Mary Bridget Davies, which runs at Bell Theater. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....






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