Frankie Lymon News

MY MUSIC: DOO WOP DISCOVERIES premieres on PBS stations beginning November 24, 2012 (check local listings).

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, the longest operating performance venue in lower Manhattan, proudly presents Fool in Love: A Musical Night in the Life of Frankie Lymon, performing on Friday, December 7 at 8PM.

Larenz Tate (Rescue Me) and Nia Long (Third Watch) have signed on as recurring season two guest stars in the hit SHOWTIME® comedy series, HOUSE OF LIES. Tate will play Marty's (series star and executive producer Don Cheadle in his Emmy®-Award nominated role) younger, less-ambitious, activist brother, while Long stars as a fellow consultant and former classmate of Marty's who proves to be a formidable foe. The casting marks a reunion of sorts for the pair who earned acclaim for their work as gun-shy lovers in the popular 1997 film Love Jones. The second season of HOUSE OF LIES begins shooting in Los Angeles in November for a Sunday, January 13th at 10 p.m. ET/PT debut.

Rubicon Theatre Company's Producing Artistic Director Karyl Lynn Burns today announced the next performance in the company's Broadway Cabaret Benefit Series, which takes place on Monday, June 11 at 7:00 p.m. Ovation and NAACP Award-winner DANIEL TATAR kicks off the evening with solo renditions of Broadway hits and contemporary favorites. Following intermission, Tatar will be joined by other members of the singing group The Company Men, who will mash the hits of six decades in tight four-part harmonies with choreography.

Black Ensemble Theater announces the extension of its production The Jackie Wilson Story, written, produced and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor. All cast members are continuing in their roles, including Kelvin Roston Jr., Dawn Bless, RaShawn Thompson, Melanie McCullough, Trinity Murdock, Carrie, Lawrence Williams, Lyle Miller, Rueben Echols and Robin Beamen. The Jackie Wilson Story launched Black Ensemble Theater's 2011-2012 Legendary Season of Rhythm & Blues and has been extended through March 18, 2012.

The April 2012 at the B. B. King Blues Club and Grill, NYC, has been announced, featuring Melanie and Oleta Adams.

Black Ensemble Theater announces the extension of its production The Jackie Wilson Story, written, produced and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor. All cast members are continuing in their roles, including Kelvin Roston Jr., Dawn Bless, RaShawn Thompson, Melanie McCullough, Trinity Murdock, Carrie, Lawrence Williams, Lyle Miller, Rueben Echols and Robin Beamen. The Jackie Wilson Story launched Black Ensemble Theater's 2011-2012 Legendary Season of Rhythm & Blues and has been extended through March 18, 2012.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 31st season with the return of THE O'JAYS, on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8pm.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 31st season with the return of THE O'JAYS, on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8pm.

The celebration of the opening of the new facility for Chicago's 34-year-old Black Ensemble Theater, coming on a lonesome stretch of commercial street in western Uptown during a dismal economy, was a remarkable thing last weekend. The $19 million Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, lovely...

The Black Ensemble Theater will make history when it opens the new Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center at 4450 N. Clark Street on Friday, November 18 at 8 p.m.

The Black Ensemble Theater will make history when it opens the new Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center at 4450 N. Clark Street on Friday, November 18 at 8 p.m.

The 'Philadelphia Sound' of the 1960s is back and coming to the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in the form of vocal sensations, Spectrum, in a tribute to Motown and R&B. Featured hits will include beloved classics such as 'My Girl,' 'Stand by Me,' 'Soul Man,' and 'Under the Boardwalk.'

The 'Philadelphia Sound' of the 1960s is back and coming to the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in the form of vocal sensations, Spectrum, in a tribute to Motown and R&B. Featured hits will include beloved classics such as 'My Girl,' 'Stand by Me,' 'Soul Man,' and 'Under the Boardwalk.'

The Salerno Theatre Co., in association with Carrollwood Cultural Center and the Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center, presents the final weekend of the world premiere of the new 50's and 60's pop musical, COAST-2-COAST: HITSVILLE, USA from May 14th to 16th.

The Salerno Theatre Co., in association with Carrollwood Cultural Center and the Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center, presents the final weekend of the world premiere of the new 50's and 60's pop musical, COAST-2-COAST: HITSVILLE, USA from May 14th to 16th.

Salerno Theatre Co. Concludes HITSVILLE, USA Tampa Run 5/9

The Salerno Theatre Co., in association with Carrollwood Cultural Center and the Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center, presents the world premiere of the new 50's and 60's pop musical, COAST-2-COAST: HITSVILLE, USA. Opening in less than two weeks (running April 30-May 9 & May 14-16), COAST-2-COAST: HITSVILLE, USA takes audiences back to an era filled with fast cars, poodle skirts and DA's.

The Salerno Theatre Co., "Tampa Bay's Musical Theatre Company," in association with Carrollwood Cultural Center and the Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center, is pleased the world premiere of the new 50's and 60's pop musical, COAST-2-COAST: HITSVILLE, USA!