Angela Bassett News

'Thurgood' opened at the Booth Theatre on April 30th. 'Thurgood' stars Lawrence Fishburne as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

'Thurgood,' starring Lawrence Fishburne, opened on April 30th at the Booth Theatre.

On Wednesday, April 30th 'Thurgood' opened at the Booth Theatre. 'Thurgood' stars Lawrence Fishburne as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

The Tony Award-winning Negro Ensemble Company -- celebrating its historic 40th anniversary season as a national showcase and home for black actors, writers and directors -- opens its present season with the NEC premiere of award-winning playwright Layon Gray's WEBEIME, with previews to begin March 28 prior to its official opening April 5 at The Harlem School of The Arts (645 St. Nicholas Avenue) in Manhattan.

Tickets for George Stevens Jr.'s up-coming one-man Broadway play, Thurgood, to Lawrence Fishburne, go on-sale to the public on Saturday, February 23. Ticket prices are $70 and $95 and available at www.Telecharge.com. Thurgood opens on Wednesday, April 30, and begins previews Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th St).

Michael Riedel of the New York Post reports a bio-tuner on Tina Turner Simply The Best test its wings in a London production before hitting Broadway.

Laurence Fishburne returns to Broadway, set to star in George Stevens Jr.'s new one-man play Thurgood, beginning a limited engagement at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th St) beginning previews April 12; officially opening on Sunday, April 30 with performances through July 20, 2008.

American Conservatory Theater (ACT) presents N. Richard Nash's classic western romance The Rainmaker; directed by the esteemed Mark Rucker. The Rainmaker will play ACT October 25 through November 25. Press night is Tuesday, October 30, at 8PM. Tickets - starting at $14 - are now available.

Los Angeles got a taste of the Garden State Sunday as the Tony Award winning Jersey Boys opened at the Ahmanson Theatre June 3, drawing out plenty of entertainment heavy weights...

The American Theatre Wing will honor Carol Channing, James Earl Jones and Tommy Tune at its Annual Spring Gala on Monday, June 4, 2007.

On Thursday, May 24, 2007, Cunard Line will welcome guests from the New York City Opera (City Opera) and Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) aboard the company's flagship Queen Mary 2 for The Britannia Ball, a gala evening benefiting both cultural institutions

Frank Gehry will design the new Carrie Hamilton Theatre for the Pasadena Playhouse

With the continued support of the fashion industry, The Heart Truth returned to Bryant Park for the fifth year to spotlight the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease. A fashion show featuring celebrities wearing Red Dresses designed by America's top designers took place on February 2, 2007, which is National Wear Red Day.

The Pasadena Playhouse has announced that Sister Act the Musical's tickets sales have set a theatre record, surpassing their last record set by August Wilson's Fences, which starred Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett...

A memorial service, open to the public, will be held for Lloyd Richards on Tuesday, October 3rd at 1p.m. in the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 West 45th Street.

The Pasadena Playhouse production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences, featuring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, opened on September 1st

Orlando Jones and more have joined the cast of the upcoming Pasadena Playhouse production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences, featuring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne

Fences, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by August Wilson, will be presented at the Pasadena Playhouse from August 25th through October 1st in a production starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett

From March 3rd through 19th, Offspring, starring Maryam Myika Day, will run at the Negro Ensemble Company

The Color Purple, began previews at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd St.) on November 1st and opened on Thursday, December 1, 2005. BroadwayWorld was there to capture all the night'e excitement!