Thursday, March 21, 2024
With the singer Harry Belafonte, she was one half of a celebrated (and sometimes denounced) interracial power couple who pressed the cause of civil rights in the 1960s
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:05PMMonday, February 19, 2024
Hollywood and the entertainment industry lost a number of giants during 2023, from Norman Lear, Raquel Welch, Harry Belafonte, Matthew Perry and André Braugher to Tony Bennett, Tina Turner…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AMTuesday, September 26, 2023
Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1963 (London/no CD) This Off-Broadway oddity probably got produced because of the reputation of its composer, Irving Burgie — also known as Lord Burgess. Having…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 10:55AMWednesday, September 20, 2023
This fall, from September 14 to November 5, 2023, the Kennedy Center's Department of International Programming and the Howard University Republic of South Africa Project/ Sister States of Ma…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:55PMThis fall, from September 14 to November 5, 2023, the Kennedy Center's Department of International Programming and the Howard University Republic of South Africa Project/ Sister States of Ma…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:37AMFriday, June 30, 2023
Alan Arkin in “Enter Laughing” (1963).June 30, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
Not to be too emphatic about it, but Alan Arkin was among my most favorite actors. King …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:26PMTuesday, May 2, 2023
In memory of Harry Belafonte and more nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe.
May 1, 2023: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller, has some wonderful nostalgic videos she found on YouTube. In …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:42AMSunday, April 30, 2023
Kiln; Almeida; Dorfman, LondonIn his quickfire new McCarthy-era play, For Black Boys… creator Ryan Calais Cameron speaks his mind; a civil rights musical buzzes with potential; and Deborah…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMTuesday, April 25, 2023
(Hillel Italie’s article appeared on AP News, 4/25; via the Drudge Report; Photo: Vanity Fair.) NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a g…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:59PMThe barrier-breaking performer was a fierce activist for civil rights, serving as one of the principal fundraisers for Martin Luther King Jr. and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AMBroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actor and singer Harry Belafonte has died at age 96. Belafonte was an American singer, songwriter, activist, and actor. He is one of the most succes…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMFriday, March 24, 2023
The actor’s new documentary series salutes 50 years of African American creativity, from Sidney Poitier and Stevie Wonder to Beyoncé and Black Panther
I have been lucky enough to live thr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMWednesday, March 1, 2023
In 1950, Merv Griffin had a hit with a novelty song called “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts”. Then he went on to accomplish a lot of different other things, and on the whole he is …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:40AMWednesday, January 19, 2022
A star-studded line-up will celebrate the 95th birthday of legendary singer, songwriter, activist, and actor Harry Belafonte. The benefit evening (HB95) will also present the inaugural Harr…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:40AMTuesday, April 20, 2021
On the night John Lloyd Young won his Tony the stars who announced his category were Harry Belafonte and Glenn Close! During his emotional speech where he disclosed that his mother had died …
SOURCE: broadwaypodcastnetwork.com at 03:00AMMonday, March 29, 2021
It’s so great to catch up with Golden Globe Award winning songwriter Amanda McBroom. Ever since I heard Bette Midler sing Amanda’s award winning song “The Rose,” I have been a fan of…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 07:24PMThursday, February 11, 2021
Of the 94 books on the Black Liberation Reading List from the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center, only three are plays: “Fences” by August Wilson, “A Raisin in the Sun” by …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:03PMSunday, October 11, 2020
In celebration of National Coming Out Day 2020, The Queer Choir of K-Town performs an updated version of Harry Belafonte’s “Michael Row The Boat Ashore,” featuring Ellary Allis.
An ant…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 09:03PMFriday, June 26, 2020
Guests include Rosie O’Donnell, Marlee Matlin, Sara Bareilles, Harry Belafonte, Drew Barrymore, Audra McDonald, Debra Messing, and Michael McElroy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PMWednesday, June 24, 2020
A slew of stage favorites are set for this week's episodes of Stars in the House, a daily online series from SiriusXM On Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James We…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMSaturday, May 30, 2020
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Cross-posted from my music blog Train My Ear
In my decades of listening to and thinking about, and occasionally making, music, I’ve had some widely shared crushes and obsessions (Beatles,…
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 02:33AMTuesday, February 25, 2020
In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com asked actors, directors and playwrights to tell us about black theater-makers who inspired them. Stars jumped at the chance to honor those who…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PMSunday, January 26, 2020
You’ve probably heard of Harry Belafonte’s connection to the Civil Rights Movement, but … McDonald’s? Yes. The history of McDonald’s includes a large number of Black-owned franchis…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:12PMMonday, December 2, 2019
Burgie, known professionally as Lord Burgess, said that the calypso hits he adapted and wrote for Belafonte “‘revolutionized music’ by introducing Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the pop mai…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:06AMWednesday, June 12, 2019
It looks like the cast of Beetlejuice said Catherine O’Hara’s name three times.
The Schitt’s Creek actress attended the Broadway production of Beetlejuice on Saturday before intro…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 02:38PMThursday, April 25, 2019
There was a slight air of Rocky Horror Picture Show on Broadway last week, only the show was Beetlejuice, a new musical based on the Tim Burton cult classic. Patrons, some with orange hair, …
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 09:00PMWritten By Julio Martinez
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Geffen Playhouse will honor singer, songwriter, actor and activist Harry Belafonte and performer, comedienne and activist Lily Tomlin during its 17th annua…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 01:00PMMonday, April 22, 2019
The honors will take place during the Backstage at the Geffen gala fundraiser May 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:13PM