41 stories by "Karu F. Daniels"
Prince's hit 1984 movie, "Purple Rain," the tale of a musician dealing with difficulties at home, musical rivalry and a burgeoning romance, is headed for Broadway.
"We're obviously profoundly disappointed to be unable to start rehearsals for 'The Music Man' as scheduled," producer Scott Rudin said. "But safety is safety, and it has to take precedence…
For the 35th anniversary of the hit musical's Broadway opening, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Ben Harney look back on a "dream come true" and its aftermath.
Danai Gurira, Liesl Tommy and Lupita Nyong'o tap into their African roots to bring Eclipsed to Broadway. They talk the show's origin.
Jennifer Hudson's Broadway debut has been eagerly awaited since the vocal powerhouse rocketed to stardom on "American Idol," followed by her Oscar-winning performance in th…
Broadway star Billy Porter has lived in a lot of areas of The Big Apple in the past 20 years but has finally marked his territory in Harlem.
Producer/director and co-writer Will Gluck offers insights into the new film adaptation "Annie," with a glitzy cast including Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Bo…
With a steamy story arc on ABC's hot new drama "How To Get Away With Murder," the "Here Lies Love" star does double duty. Playbill.com catches up to the rising star.
Itamar Moses, Kyle Beltran and Adam Chanler-Berat discuss the journey of bringing the new musical adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's lengthy novel The Fortress of Solitude to the Public…
With his debut as a playwright, the Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning star of Kinky Boots presents a new look at black life in Pittsburgh in the Primary Stages production of While I Ye…
Robert O'Hara, author of boundary-breaking Insurrection, explores a new treat with Bootycandy.
Robert O'Hara, author of boundary-breaking Insurrection, explores a new treat with Bootycandy.
Adriane Lenox and Billy Porter open up to Playbill.com about the philanthropic efforts they engage in when they are offstage.
Playbill.com catches up with Keke Palmer and Sherri Shepherd, who are about to make their Broadway debuts in Rodgers and Hammerstein's fairy-tale musical Cinderella.
Meet the men behind the music at Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill: Shelton Becton, Clayton Craddock and George Farmer.
Meet the men behind the music at Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill: Shelton Becton, Clayton Craddock and George Farmer.
Earlier this year, de'Adre Aziza caused social media shock waves after lambasting A Night With Janis Joplin producers for their botched attempt to revive the show Off-Broadway. In an iro…
Tony and Emmy Award winner Leslie Uggams continues her streak of classic leading lady roles by taking on Mama Rose in a groundbreaking multiracial production of Gypsy at Connecticut Repertor…
Christopher Jackson, who has starred in three Broadway shows in less than six months, talks with Playbill.com about hitting his stride with no signs of slowing down.
The women of Holler If Ya Hear Me weigh in on Tupac Shakur's conflicted legacy of empowering women through hip hop. Was he the "feminist," "prophet," and "Shakes…
As part of Playbill.com's 30 Days of Pride, Broadway publicist Irene Gandy opens up about her personal life, raising a daughter as a single mother, coming to terms with her own sexuality…
Saul Williams, Todd Kreidler, Chuck Creekmur and Daryl Waters discuss the Broadway premiere of Holler If Ya Hear Me and if Broadway is ready for a hip hop musical.
Producers #Norm Lewis and Chapman Roberts chat with Playbill.com about the June 23 Carnegie Hall concert featuring and celebrating Broadway's black leading men.
Playing wife to Denzel Washington's Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun, U.K. actress Sophie Okonedo makes a notable Broadway debut in the acclaimed Lorraine Hansberry family …
Terence Archie, who plays Apollo Creed in the Broadway musical Rocky, talks with Playbill.com about bringing the musical from Germany to the Great White Way.
