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Muhammad Ali brings to life one of the most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans across the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace, and power in the ring, and charm and playful boasting outside of it. Ali insisted on being himself unconditionally and became a global icon and inspiration to people everywhere.

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A Conversation With Dr. Khalilah Ali Comes To Kalamazoo's Miller Auditorium Photo A Conversation With Dr. Khalilah Ali Comes To Kalamazoo's Miller Auditorium
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2023

Dr. Khalilah Camacho Ali is an actor, martial artist, author, motivational speaker, aviator, and film producer. She is also known for being the former wife of boxer Muhammad Ali....


Live Arts Presents Shamel Pitts I TRIBE's TOUCH OF RED Photo Live Arts Presents Shamel Pitts I TRIBE's TOUCH OF RED
by A.A. Cristi - March 03, 2023

New York Live Arts (Live Arts) presents the New York premiere of Touch of RED, a new work by the award-winning movement artist Shamel Pitts, co-created and performed by his Brooklyn-based arts collective TRIBE. Drawing inspiration from two distinct arts requiring rapid-fire footwork – boxing and the...


Video: Lonnie Ali & Richard Willis Talk Bringing Broadway-Bound ALI Musical to Chicag Photo Video: Lonnie Ali & Richard Willis Talk Bringing Broadway-Bound ALI Musical to Chicago
by Joshua Wright - August 13, 2024

Muhammad Ali's wife, Lonnie Ali, and producer Richard Willis sat down with CBS News Chicago to talk about bringing the Broadway-Bound musical to Chicago.  Watch the full clip!...


The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts and The Kennedy Center Theater for Young A Photo The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts and The Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour Presents ACOUSTIC ROOSTER'S BARNYARD BOOGIE: Starring Indigo Blume
by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2023

The Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour comes to Pepperdine with Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume on Saturday, April 15 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ...


New Muhammad Ali Musical ALI Will Have its World Premiere In Louisville in Fall 2024 Photo New Muhammad Ali Musical ALI Will Have its World Premiere In Louisville in Fall 2024
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2023

The World Premiere of ALI will be presented in Ali's hometown of Louisville, at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, in Fall 2024. Learn more about the show here!...


Actor Donald Sutherland Passes Away at 88 Photo Actor Donald Sutherland Passes Away at 88
by Josh Sharpe - June 20, 2024

Actor Donald Sutherland has passed away. Learn more about Sutherland's life and work....


Louisville Orchestra Will Perform Beethoven's Ninth and Teddy's Tenth Celebration Thi Photo Louisville Orchestra Will Perform Beethoven's Ninth and Teddy's Tenth Celebration This April
by Stephi Wild - February 26, 2024

 The Louisville Orchestra has announced a celebratory concert for Music Director and Maestro Teddy Abrams' Tenth Season. ...


SHUCKED, KIMBERLY AKIMBO And More Join Broadway In Chicago's Free Summer Concert Photo SHUCKED, KIMBERLY AKIMBO And More Join Broadway In Chicago's Free Summer Concert
by A.A. Cristi - July 25, 2024

Broadway In Chicago has announced all sixteen shows performing at its free summer concert in Millennium Park on August 12, 2024. ...


Steve Forrest’s Exhibition 'What We See is Not Always Black and White' Comes to Warri Photo Steve Forrest’s Exhibition 'What We See is Not Always Black and White' Comes to Warrington
by Stephi Wild - January 07, 2025

A photographer who has worked extensively all over the world for more than 30 years will be bringing some of his most powerful and thought-provoking images to Warrington Museum....


Broadway-Bound ALI Musical Will Premiere in Chicago in 2025 Photo Broadway-Bound ALI Musical Will Premiere in Chicago in 2025
by Stephi Wild - July 10, 2024

ALI, the new musical celebrating the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali, is set to premiere in Chicago next year, for an out of town run prior to Broadway. We have all of the details on the new musical!...


Feature: APPROACHING ALI showcases the friendship between the Greatest and a fan at H Photo Feature: APPROACHING ALI showcases the friendship between the Greatest and a fan at Horn Theatre.
by Debbie Hall - March 16, 2023

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali was known as the Greatest in many ways, including his wit. He was also a very warm and giving person known to talk to fans, especially children. The legend is celebrated with the West Coast Premiere of Approaching Ali, a new one-act opera by composer D.J. Sparr, and libret...


Captain Planet Drops New Single 'Pambele' Photo Captain Planet Drops New Single 'Pambele'
by Michael Major - April 04, 2023

In his latest musical offering, Captain Planet collaborates with Colombian singer Jimena Angel to create a scorching slice of classic Afro Latin funk. The song began during a recent tour in South America where Captain Planet was playing some gigs around Santa Marta & Cartagena. ...


Debbie Allen to Direct FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN at Center Theatre Group Photo Debbie Allen to Direct FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN at Center Theatre Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2023

Center Theatre Group will work alongside The SpringHill Company’s Emmy Award-winning studio team to bring Will Power’s “Fetch Clay, Make Man” to the Kirk Douglas Theatre in June. Learn how to purchase tickets!...


Peacock Orders Kevin Hart's FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST Photo Peacock Orders Kevin Hart's FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST
by Michael Major - December 13, 2023

Peacock orders limited drama series FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST, starring Kevin Hart, who executive produces alongside Will Packer. Set in Atlanta, the series follows the heavyweight fight and criminal underground heist that introduced the world to the city dubbed “the Black Mecca,” and th...


Fairfield Center Stage to Present OLIVER in November Photo Fairfield Center Stage to Present OLIVER in November
by Blair Ingenthron - October 04, 2024

Fairfield Center Stage has announced the presentation of OLIVER, featuring a cast of 40 local performers and a live band, running November 8-17, 2024, at Wakeman Hall in Fairfield, CT....


Grammy Winner Christian McBride Launches JAZZ AT NAZ At The Soraya Photo Grammy Winner Christian McBride Launches JAZZ AT NAZ At The Soraya
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2023

The Soraya, a new epicenter for jazz in L.A., launches its second annual Jazz at Naz Festival with five nights of the best of Jazz performances kicking off on Thu, Feb 2 with Christian McBride's “The Movement Revisited: a Musical Portrait of Four Icons.”...


Rematch to Recreate RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE as an Immersive Experience Photo Rematch to Recreate RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE as an Immersive Experience
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 10, 2022

Rematch, the sporting time machine, is to recreate Rumble In The Jungle as an immersive experience, coming in 2023....


Norton Museum Of Art To Display Art Of Boxing In STRIKE FIRST, DANCE LIGHTLY Photo Norton Museum Of Art To Display Art Of Boxing In STRIKE FIRST, DANCE LIGHTLY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 18, 2024

Explore the cultural impact of boxing through art at the Norton Museum of Art's exhibition, featuring over 110 works by artists like Basquiat and Hopper. ...


The Robey Theatre Company Presents LAST NIGHT AT MIKELL'S On February 26 Photo The Robey Theatre Company Presents LAST NIGHT AT MIKELL'S On February 26
by A.A. Cristi - February 17, 2023

Los Angeles Theatre Center to presents a reading of the new play, LAST NIGHT AT MIKELL'S, written by Larry Muhammad. directed by Ben Guillory. Presented by The Robey Theatre Company, Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 3:00 p.m....


Broadway-Bound ALI Musical Cancels Chicago Run Photo Broadway-Bound ALI Musical Cancels Chicago Run
by Joshua Wright - November 01, 2024

The Chicago run of ALI, the new musical celebrating the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali, has canceled what it had billed as a pre-Broadway engagement in Chicago....


Interview: Playwright Will Power Reveals the Inner Workings of FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN Photo Interview: Playwright Will Power Reveals the Inner Workings of FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN
by Gil Kaan - June 15, 2023

Will Power’s Fetch Clay, Make Man (a co-production of Center Theatre Group and The SpringHill Company) will open June 18, 2023, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Debbie Allen, in her CTG directorial debut, directs this account of the unlikely (but real life) friendship between the great Cassius Clay and ...


Sydney James Harcourt and James Ginty Will Appear in the Interlochen Shakespeare Fest Photo Sydney James Harcourt and James Ginty Will Appear in the Interlochen Shakespeare Festival
by Stephi Wild - July 06, 2023

Sydney James Harcourt, a Grammy Award-winning Broadway performer and film and television star, and James Ginty, a movie and television star, will appear in Julius Caesar at the 2023 Interlochen Shakespeare Festival. Performances are June 30 and July 1, 2, & 3 at 8 p.m. in the Upton-Morley Pavilion a...


Review: FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN at Kirk Douglas Theatre Photo Review: FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN at Kirk Douglas Theatre
by Evan Henerson - July 04, 2023

In FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN, Will Power investigates the friendship as a fascinating dual study in individual character and cultural identity. Under Debbie Allen’s rocking direction at the Douglas, the play is as exciting as it is thoughtful.  THE BEAR’s Edwin Lee Gibson and Ray Fisher act the daylights...


Utah Symphony Embraces Innovation with Weekend Program That Highlights Contemporary M Photo Utah Symphony Embraces Innovation with Weekend Program That Highlights Contemporary Music
by Stephi Wild - December 01, 2023

Embarking on a sonic odyssey, the Utah Symphony invites audiences to venture into uncharted musical realms this weekend for an evening program that boldly embraces the spirit of exploration....


ALI, a New Musical About Muhammad Ali, in Development for Broadway Photo ALI, a New Musical About Muhammad Ali, in Development for Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 07, 2022

ALI, a new musical celebrating the life and legacy of the heavyweight boxing champion and humanitarian Muhammad Ali is being developed for Broadway. ...






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