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...
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!...
VIDEO: Leslie Odom Jr. Performs 'Speak Now' on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
by Sarah Leiber - January 28, 2021 'Hamilton' Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. performed the song 'Speak Now' from 'One Night in Miami' on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. ...
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...
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!...
Benefit Re-Broadcast of THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Starring Kathleen Chalfant to be Presented by Keen Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2021 Keen Company will continue the 2020-’21 Season with the benefit re-broadcast of The Year of Magical Thinking adapted from Joan Didion’s best-selling memoir and starring Kathleen Chalfant in a one-woman tour de force performance. ...
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....
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....
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 ...
THE FORBIDDEN CITY Up Next in the LCT SPOTLIGHT SERIES Featuring Derrick Baskin, John Benjamin Hickey & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2021 The LCT SPOTLIGHT SERIES, Lincoln Center Theater’s free program of digital events, will continue on Thursday, April 29 with an audio performance of Bill Gunn’s 1989 play, THE FORBIDDEN CITY. Directed by Seret Scott, THE FORBIDDEN CITY’s cast of 11 will feature James T. Alfred, Spencer Scott Barros,...
VIDEO: Regina King Calls the ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI Characters 'Historical Avengers'
by Sarah Leiber - February 26, 2021 The new film 'One Night In Miami' is about an imagined night out on the town shared by Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown. ...
VIDEO: Regina King Talks ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Sarah Leiber - March 03, 2021 Regina King shares her experience hosting SNL, explains the timely relevance of her film One Night in Miami and gushes over watching old Golden Girls episodes during quarantine. ...
Audio Production of AND IN THIS CORNER: CASSIUS CLAY to be Presented by Atlantic for Kids
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2021 Atlantic for Kids has announced a free audio production of And in This Corner: Cassius Clay by playwright, rapper, and poet Idris Goodwin. Directed by Reggie D. White, this stage play turned four-part episodic audio drama about channeling the champion within will be available to stream on demand Apr...
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. ...
VIDEO: Regina King Talks ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Sarah Leiber - March 03, 2021 Regina King shares her experience hosting SNL, explains the timely relevance of her film One Night in Miami and gushes over watching old Golden Girls episodes during quarantine. ...
Immersive Experience RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE REMATCH Will Launch In London In February 2023
by Stephi Wild - October 27, 2022 Fusing theatre, sport and technology, Rematch will launch its much anticipated second immersive experience Rumble in the Jungle Rematch, transporting guests to the legendary Muhammad Ali and George Foreman boxing match in 1974....
VIDEO: Leslie Odom Jr. Talks Sam Cooke on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
by Sarah Leiber - April 08, 2021 Leslie Odom Jr. is a GRAMMY and Tony award-winner but it was his work in the Nationwide commercials that landed him his role as Sam Cooke in 'One Night In Miami.'...
Atlantic for Kids' Audio Production of AND IN THIS CORNER: CASSIUS CLAY Available On Demand
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2021 Atlantic for Kids has announced a free audio production of And in This Corner: Cassius Clay by playwright, rapper, and poet Idris Goodwin. Directed by Reggie D. White, this stage play turned four-part episodic audio drama about channeling the champion within will be available to stream on demand Apr...
Ray Fisher to Reprise Role as Muhammad Ali in FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN at Center Theatre Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2023 Drama Desk nominee Ray Fisher will put his gloves on again to play the role of heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in Will Power’s “Fetch Clay, Make Man,” after previously performing the role Off-Broadway....
ACT Louisville Productions Holds Adult And Child Auditions For THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2021 ACT Louisville Productions will hold auditions for its inaugural production at Iroquois Amphitheater this month. ALP's mission is to provide access and opportunity to the arts in all areas of the community....
VIDEO: Leslie Odom Jr. Celebrates His Wife's Pregnancy on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - February 02, 2021 There's a baby on the way! Leslie Odom, Jr. celebrates his wife's pregnancy (their baby boy is due in March!), and Kelly pitches him a potential baby name. Plus, Leslie shares his excitement over playing Sam Cooke in the Amazon Prime film 'One Night in Miami.'...
VIDEO: Leslie Odom Jr. Talks Taking on Sam Cooke in ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
by Nicole Rosky - January 31, 2021 Watch as Richard chats with Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr., who stars as Sam Cooke in Kemp Powers' new big screen adaptation of One Night in Miami. The film is now available to stream on Prime Video....
BWW Review: A SPLINTER OF ICE, Theatre Royal Bath
by Cheryl Markosky - June 29, 2021 Theatre is no stranger to fictional renderings of famous get-togethers. There’s One Night in Miami, where Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali), Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown celebrate at Hampton House Hotel in 1964 – the night Clay became world heavyweight champion. Malcolm X features again in Th...
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. ...
Urban Bush Women Explore The Spirits Of The Historic Hampton House In Site-Specific Performance HAINT BLU
by A.A. Cristi - February 07, 2023 Live Arts Miami presents the world premiere of Urban Bush Women's (UBW) latest dance-theater work, Haint Blu in Miami , featuring an immersive audience experience at the Historic Hampton House, March 9 - 12. Audiences will also enjoy curated local food and beverage vendors plus an opportunity to tou... |