Kenya Barris News

Top stories include full casting for the tour of Aladdin, Erika Henningsen will lead a new musical 'Joy' in New Jersey, and more! Plus, Nina West will return to the Hairspray tour, a new Melissa Etheridge one-woman musical is headed off-Broadway, and more!

Black-ish creator Kenya Barris will write and direct a reimagined version of the Wizard of Oz. Plot details for the new film are currently be kept under wraps, other than that it will be a 'modern reimagining' of the classic movie musical. The deal closed last week with Sheila Walcott overseeing for the studio.

The Den Theatre has announced comedian Sam Jay, performing four stand-up shows September 23 – 24, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage.

Comedian Andrew Schulz has announced a brand new stand-up comedy special, Infamous, which will premiere exclusively via the premium social live media platform Moment House on July 17, 2022 at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT.

Entergalactic takes place in the only city that can handle all three: New York.  Alongside Mescudi and Williams, Entergalactic boasts an all-star cast including Timothée Chalamet, Ty Dolla $ign, Laura Harrier, Vanessa Hudgens, Christopher Abbott, 070 Shake, Jaden Smith, Keith David, Teyana Taylor, Arturo Castro and Macaulay Culkin.

The upcoming third and final season of 'Motherland: Fort Salem,' which will premiere on June 21 at 10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT. In addition, 'Good Trouble' will be back for the second half of season 4 on July 7 at 10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT, and Emmy®-nominated 'grown-ish' will return for season 5 on July 20 at 10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT.

Created by Sam Jay (“Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning”, “Bust Down”) and Prentice Penny (HBO’s “Insecure”, “Uncorked”), each week Sam hosts a party at her apartment, where she and her guests explore current topics. In an era of discord, Sam sets out to listen, learn, and ask questions to those with different perspectives.

The stars and producers of ABC’s Emmy® Award-nominated comedy series, “black-ish,” gathered for a red-carpet, series finale event at Smithsonian National Museum 

As the final season of “black-ish” comes to a close and the current “grown-ish” class graduates Cal U, the beloved “-ish” universe continues with Emmy®-nominated “grown-ish” picked up for a fifth season. “black-ish” star Marcus Scribner heads over to join his TV sister Yara Shahidi on the Freeform spinoff.

Comedy Work has announced that Opey, Biniam & Andrew will perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark.

AMC announced today that Olivia Munn (“The Newsroom,” “X-Men: Apocalypse,” “Six”), Danny Ramirez (“The Falcon & The Winter Soldier”), Loan Chabanol (“Fading Gigolo”), Embeth Davidtz (“Old,” “Ray Donovan”) and Jessie T. Usher (“Shaft,” “The Boys”) have joined the cast of “Tales of the Walking Dead.'

The Visionary Award honors producers across television, film or new media who share inspiring, uplifting stories that add unique value to society and culture. Past recipients include: Octavia Spencer, Kenya Barris, Ava DuVernay, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner’s Plan B Entertainment.

The Disney+ Original movie “Cheaper by the Dozen,” which is a fresh take on the 2003 hit family comedy starring Gabrielle Union, Zach Braff, Erika Christensen, Timon Kyle Durrett, Journee Brown, Kylie Rogers, Andre Robinson, Caylee Blosenski, Aryan Simhadri, Leo Abelo Perry, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Christian Cote, Sebastian Cote and Luke Prael. 

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) today announced that Norman Lear would receive the AAFCA TV Honors Legend Award as part of its Special Achievement Honoree class during the 3rd annual affair. The virtual ceremony will take place on Saturday, August 21st at 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET.

The evening of unscripted, unannounced storytellers and performers was hosted by comedian, actor, writer and producer Tone Bell and featured personal behind-the-scenes anecdotes from a lineup of surprise celebrity guests including Kenya Barris, Jon M. Chu, Sharon Lawrence and French Stewart.

This deal follows Audible’s recently announced production and development deals with top industry creatives such as Team Coco.

There are 89 Oscar nominees, including 25 winners, among the invitees.

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi(Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.