Taraji P. Henson News

Today we are talking to a Tony Award-winning actor, playwright and director all about his many current and upcoming endeavors, the charismatic and versatile Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Besides working on both sides of the footlights as an actor and director, Hudson also has several film and television projects in the ether and recently released - among them, 2015 Academy Award-winning film SELMA, a new TV series executive produced by Stephen Spielberg titled PUBLIC MORALS, a brand new follow-up to his acclaimed multi-award-winning play LACKAWANNA BLUES and more. Most importantly, Hudson shares details about presenting a special award to Phylicia Rashad at the Global Concepts Charter High School's Ruben Santiago-Hudson Fine Arts Center later this week and what the award signifies. Furthermore, Hudson reflects on his iconic collaborations with legendary playwright August Wilson and his ongoing work in keeping the legacy of Wilson's work alive through star-studded live performances of his many notable plays, including last year's unprecedented presentation of all 10 plays in Wilson's canonical century cycle. All of that and much, much more in this chat with a highly respected multimedia notable.

In the fall of 2013, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC & WQXR undertook a historic undertaking: to record -- for the first time -- all 10 plays from August Wilson's lauded American Century Cycle. Those audio recordings, along with exclusive video excerpts and photographs from the readings, are now being made available for online streaming on a time-limited basis here until August 26, 2015.

BET Networks announced its upcoming programming schedule for BET and Centric at its annual Upfront presentation.

Billboard and dick clark productions announced today that "Empire" recording artists Jussie Smollett and Bryshere "Yazz" Gray will perform at this year's award show for an "Empire" themed performance featuring Grammy Award-winning British songstress Estelle

This week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was hosted by Taraji P. Henson, star of the hit new FOX series 'Empire.' Check out ALL of last night's performances below, including a Hilary Clinton parody, a GAME OF THRONES parody, a special appearance from Billy Crystal, and more!

Taraji P. Henson stopped by last night's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS to talk about hosting SNL this Saturday night and reveals that she often improvised Cookie Lyon's insults on her hit series 'Empire.'

This week's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE will be hosted by Taraji P. Henson, star of the hit new FOX series 'Empire.'

Tyrese Gibson stopped by THE TALK and thanked the Walker family for their support of "Furious 7.'

Hayes once again turned to his Facebook page to share the couple doing a mash-up of Taraji P. Henson's Cookie Lyons from the Fox series 'Empire' and Star Wars' Han Solo', for a reimagining of a scene from the classic sci-fi film 'The Empire Strikes Back.'

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'The Sound Of Music,' 'Empire' and 'Glee' stir up this week's TVs, 'First Wives Club,' 'Beauty And The Beast,' 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'First Date' claim their respective audiences,' Kokandy has more than 'The Full Monty,' Columbia's 'Oklahoma!,' lots at the Skokie Theatre and my upcoming busy weekend!

Jerry O'Connell stopped by today's "LIVE' to chat with Michael Strahan and co-host Taraji P. Henson about the Broadway play LIVING ON LOVE

In a new interview with Access Hollywood, Lee Daniels, co-creator of FOX's new hit series EMPIRE confirmed earlier reports that Oprah Winfrey will make a guest appearance in Season 2 of the series.

Last night, FOX presented a live Q&A streaming even with the cast of the hit series EMPIRE. Watch it below!

Tonight, AMERICAN IDOL XIV revealed the Top 12 finalists, including: Clark Beckham, Joey Cook, Sarina-Joi Crowe, Nick Fradiani, Jax, Tyanna Jones, Qaasim Middleton, Rayvon Owen, Daniel Seavey and Maddie Walker.

ETonline has shared an exclusive first listen to the new song, 'Shake Down,' featuring Grammy award winner Blige and Empire's Terrence Howard. Click here for a first listen!

PEOPLE has shared an exclusive first listen to the song 'Remember the Music', performed by Hudson on the show.

?“Lip Sync Battle” fans have a reason to rejoice! Spike TV has greenlit eight more episodes of highly-anticipated new, original series, “Lip Sync Battle.”

On last night's TONIGHT SHOW, guest Terrence Howard walked Jimmy through the several stages of fail that led up to his messy introduction of the Best Picture nominees at the 2015 Academy Awards.

In a new featurette, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and Jussie Smollett talk about all of the secrets and the lies of Fox's freshman drama EMPIRE. Check it out below!

The winners of the '46th NAACP Image Awards' were announced last night during the live broadcast from Pasadena Civic Auditorium which aired on TV One (9-11 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed). The two-hour live special was hosted by Anthony Anderson. There was a one-hour live pre-show from the red carpet hosted by Kevin Frazier and Shaun Robinson. Scroll down for the full list of winners!