Tasha Smith News

Lifetime will celebrate Black History Month in February with an impressive trio of world premiere movies.

Lip Addyct approached Lisa Wu about becoming the face of the brand, as founder Adrienne Owens has been a fan of the actress since her debut with the Real Housewives franchise in the fall of 2008. 'Lisa embodies what I believe our 'Addycts' are - intelligent, beautiful women of elegance and sophistication,' says Owens. 'She's a go-getter and, like myself, a mother who continues to press forward and achieves the goals she's set for herself.'

Lionsgate announced this evening that Broadway Vet Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith, William Levy, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and Tyson Beckford have signed deals to round out the cast of the upcoming erotic drama ADDICTED - which began filming this week in Atlanta. Billie Woodruff is directing.

The 5th Avenue Awards Honoring High School Musical Theatre celebrates its tenth anniversary by bringing previous recipients back to the stage to present the next generation of musical theater stars with awards and accolades. The acclaimed program, sponsored by Wells Fargo, is a high school version of the Tony Awards, and allows theater students from across Washington to meet, celebrate, and honor the exceptional musical Theater Productions presented during the 2011-12 school year. The 5th Avenue Awards will be held at 7:00 PM, tonight, June 4, at The 5th Avenue Theatre.

The 5th Avenue Awards Honoring High School Musical Theatre will celebrates its tenth anniversary by bringing previous recipients back to the stage to present the next generation of musical theater stars with awards and accolades. The acclaimed program, sponsored by Wells Fargo, is a high school version of the Tony Awards, and allows theater students from across Washington to meet, celebrate, and honor the exceptional musical theater productions presented during the 2011-12 school year. The 5th Avenue Awards will be held at 7:00 PM, Monday, June 4, at The 5th Avenue Theatre.

TBS has ordered 35 additional episodes of the top-rated sitcom Tyler Perry's FOR BETTER OR WORSE, which finished its first season as basic cable's #1 sitcom of 2011.

Coinciding with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Feb. 7), Greater Than AIDS is debuting new public service ads (PSAs), coordinated social media posts and other messages from popular Black television and film actors, directors, producers, and others in Hollywood about the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS in the Black community.

Ebony Theatre's production of Lorraine Hansberry's American classic 'A Raisin in the Sun,' playing at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre, opened last night with performances continuing through February 19, 2012. Check out photos from the show's opening night below!

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse drew 3.4 million viewers for its Friday night launch on TBS. The original sitcom is the latest from writer-director-producer Tyler Perry and is based on his Why Did I Get Married? movies.

As anticipation builds for the Nov. 25 premiere of Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse on TBS, the cast of the all-new original sitcom will sit down for a live web chat on Thursday, Nov. 10.

The Award Honorees were announced today for the Seventh Annual LA Femme Film Festival 2011,October 13-16, 2011.

Weekend Movie Box Office Update: April 9 - April 11, 2010