Exclusive: Artists First has signed actor Brandon Micheal Hall for management.
Hall is perhaps best known for his breakout role opposite Alia Shawkat in the acclaimed TBS/HBO Max series Search Party, created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charlies Rogers and Michael Showalter, which ran for five seasons.
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During the course of that dark comedy’s run, he also led the Humanitas Prize-winning CBS drama God Friended Me from EP Greg Berlanti, as well as ABC’s half-hour comedy The Mayor exec produced by Jeremy Bronson, Daveed Diggs and Jamie Tarses.
Hall is a graduate of Juilliard, the British American Drama Academy, and the South Carolina Governor School of the Arts and Humanities,...
Hall is perhaps best known for his breakout role opposite Alia Shawkat in the acclaimed TBS/HBO Max series Search Party, created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charlies Rogers and Michael Showalter, which ran for five seasons.
Related Story ‘Perry Mason’ And ‘Halo’ Director Jessica Lowrey Signs With Range Media Partners Related Story Sugar Ray Leonard Signs With Artists First Related Story Behind The Scenes Of Zach Cregger's Extraordinary 'Weapons' Auction & Its Aftermath: The Dish
During the course of that dark comedy’s run, he also led the Humanitas Prize-winning CBS drama God Friended Me from EP Greg Berlanti, as well as ABC’s half-hour comedy The Mayor exec produced by Jeremy Bronson, Daveed Diggs and Jamie Tarses.
Hall is a graduate of Juilliard, the British American Drama Academy, and the South Carolina Governor School of the Arts and Humanities,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: OWN
Episodes: Eight (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: March 9, 2021 -- April 27, 2021
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, Ozioma Akagha, Candace B. Harris, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins.
TV show description:
From Greenleaf creator and executive producer Craig Wright, and executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Charles Randolph-Wright, the Delilah TV show revolves around a single mother and lawyer.
Delilah Connolly (Hill) is a headstrong and highly principled lawyer who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She does her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends, and faith strong. At the same time, Delilah seeks justice for those...
Episodes: Eight (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: March 9, 2021 -- April 27, 2021
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, Ozioma Akagha, Candace B. Harris, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins.
TV show description:
From Greenleaf creator and executive producer Craig Wright, and executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Charles Randolph-Wright, the Delilah TV show revolves around a single mother and lawyer.
Delilah Connolly (Hill) is a headstrong and highly principled lawyer who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She does her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends, and faith strong. At the same time, Delilah seeks justice for those...
- 6/28/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“He seems to be in his comfort zone,” Michael Zegen says of his character Joel Maisel for the fourth season of Amazon Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The new episodes pick up with Joel’s new night club in Chinatown booming, which is a change of pace for the character. “I don’t think he’s been content for a while,” Zegen shares, adding that he enjoys playing this “ever-evolving character.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
The fourth season continues to explore the relationship between Joel and his new girlfriend Mei (Stephanie Hsu). “He’s obviously attracted to the same type of woman, these strong, funny,” no-nonsense kind of women, Zegen notes, comparing Mei to Joel’s ex-wife Midge (Rachel Brosnahan). He observes that Joel seems to be “constantly repeating the same patterns,” as we learn in the second half of the season that Mei is pregnant, which...
The fourth season continues to explore the relationship between Joel and his new girlfriend Mei (Stephanie Hsu). “He’s obviously attracted to the same type of woman, these strong, funny,” no-nonsense kind of women, Zegen notes, comparing Mei to Joel’s ex-wife Midge (Rachel Brosnahan). He observes that Joel seems to be “constantly repeating the same patterns,” as we learn in the second half of the season that Mei is pregnant, which...
- 5/11/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The Drama Leauge announced the nominations for the 2022 Drama League Awards on Monday morning. Deneé Benton and André DeShields announced the nominees at this morning’s official event at The New York Library for the Performing Arts. The Drama League honors both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions in their annual celebration. Winners will be announced at the 88th Annual Drama League Awards, which will be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Friday, May 20.
While the League doles out four production prizes, what makes them unique is their “Distinguished Performance” award. Up to fifty performers are nominated for the honor each year in a category that combines roles of all genders and sizes. An actor can only win this prize once in their career, and once they have prevailed they can not be nominated again. This year, forty three performers contend in the category.
SEE2022 Tony Awards nominations announcement moving to May 9
This year,...
While the League doles out four production prizes, what makes them unique is their “Distinguished Performance” award. Up to fifty performers are nominated for the honor each year in a category that combines roles of all genders and sizes. An actor can only win this prize once in their career, and once they have prevailed they can not be nominated again. This year, forty three performers contend in the category.
SEE2022 Tony Awards nominations announcement moving to May 9
This year,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
With the recent Broadway cancellations and Omicron knocking New York City for a holiday loop, it’s easy to forget that Broadway’s fall season was, artistically speaking, stellar, with a slate of excellent new shows opening, some fine holdovers from pre-shutdown days returning and significant strides made in the representation of Black theater artists.
So as a reminder of better times, and with hope for a post-Omicron return to full vigor, here’s my list of the 10 Best New Broadway Shows of 2021.
The Lehman Trilogy Sam Mendes’ production of the Stefano Masinni play, adapted by Ben Power, is an astonishing amalgam of history and stage magic, chronicling the true and unlikely tale of how a trio of immigrant brothers became a founding force in the American economy and an integral part of our national story. The entire cast – Simon Russell Beale, Adrian Lester and Adam Godley – was superb, but...
So as a reminder of better times, and with hope for a post-Omicron return to full vigor, here’s my list of the 10 Best New Broadway Shows of 2021.
The Lehman Trilogy Sam Mendes’ production of the Stefano Masinni play, adapted by Ben Power, is an astonishing amalgam of history and stage magic, chronicling the true and unlikely tale of how a trio of immigrant brothers became a founding force in the American economy and an integral part of our national story. The entire cast – Simon Russell Beale, Adrian Lester and Adam Godley – was superb, but...
- 12/31/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Sidney Poitier is 94 years young and has lived an extraordinary life both on and offscreen. Now, his life is on its way to becoming a stage play, bound for Broadway.
Producers — including Poitier's own daughter, Anika Poitier — have announced that "Sidney," a play dramatizing the actor's life, will be written by Charles Randolph-Wright and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The play is based on Poitier's autobiography, "The Measure of a Man," and it will chart his background growing up in the Bahamas to his time as a performer and activist.
The official description of "Sidney" (via Deadline) notes that the play will "explore the nature of sacrifice and...
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Producers — including Poitier's own daughter, Anika Poitier — have announced that "Sidney," a play dramatizing the actor's life, will be written by Charles Randolph-Wright and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The play is based on Poitier's autobiography, "The Measure of a Man," and it will chart his background growing up in the Bahamas to his time as a performer and activist.
The official description of "Sidney" (via Deadline) notes that the play will "explore the nature of sacrifice and...
The post The Life of Legendary Actor Sidney Poitier is Becoming a Broadway Play appeared first on /Film.
- 12/8/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
The Broadway debut of Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind could not have come at a better time. Now that the dust from the anxious corporate promises (to listen, to learn, to reflect) has settled, we are left with only the question of how to tell the truth of these past few years. Difficult but not unfamiliar questions arise: How does America really see its Black citizens? And is it prepared to change that?
Trouble in Mind, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, is a reminder that honesty has never been this country’s strength. It took more than 60 years for Childress’ metadrama, a searing chronicle of a ...
Trouble in Mind, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, is a reminder that honesty has never been this country’s strength. It took more than 60 years for Childress’ metadrama, a searing chronicle of a ...
- 11/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Broadway debut of Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind could not have come at a better time. Now that the dust from the anxious corporate promises (to listen, to learn, to reflect) has settled, we are left with only the question of how to tell the truth of these past few years. Difficult but not unfamiliar questions arise: How does America really see its Black citizens? And is it prepared to change that?
Trouble in Mind, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, is a reminder that honesty has never been this country’s strength. It took more than 60 years for Childress’ metadrama, a searing chronicle of a ...
Trouble in Mind, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, is a reminder that honesty has never been this country’s strength. It took more than 60 years for Childress’ metadrama, a searing chronicle of a ...
- 11/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Many plays and musicals have had to wait a long year and a half to open on Broadway, with premieres delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But none are more overdue than Alice Childress’ “Trouble in Mind.” First staged in 1955, the play never arrived on Broadway until now. After almost seven decades, “Trouble in Mind” opened at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre on Nov. 18.
“Trouble In Mind” centers on the rehearsals of a poorly-written play about lynching in the South penned by a white playwright. Tony Award winner Lachanze stars as Wiletta, an actress in the play who knows how to navigate the racism of show business but is becoming increasingly exasperated doing so, especially as she works with condescending director Al Manners, played by Michael Zegen. Charles Randolph-Wright directs the ensemble cast.
See ‘Caroline, or Change’ reviews: ‘Thrilling’ revival showcases Sharon D Clarke’s ‘titanic’ performance...
“Trouble In Mind” centers on the rehearsals of a poorly-written play about lynching in the South penned by a white playwright. Tony Award winner Lachanze stars as Wiletta, an actress in the play who knows how to navigate the racism of show business but is becoming increasingly exasperated doing so, especially as she works with condescending director Al Manners, played by Michael Zegen. Charles Randolph-Wright directs the ensemble cast.
See ‘Caroline, or Change’ reviews: ‘Thrilling’ revival showcases Sharon D Clarke’s ‘titanic’ performance...
- 11/19/2021
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Netflix has ordered an adaptation of Helen Wan’s “Partner Track” from Jax Media.
The series will be created by Georgia Lee, starring Arden Cho, Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps, Nolan Gerard Funk and Matthew Rauch.
“Partner Track” centers on Ingrid Yun (Cho), an idealistic young lawyer, struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm. The season will consist of 10 episodes, which will be filmed in New York.
“We are so deeply excited to bring this story of an Asian American woman trying to break the glass ceiling at an elite law firm to life,” said Lee.
Added Jinny Howe, vice president, original series, Netflix: “We’re proud of the incredible team assembled to bring to life ‘Partner Track,’ an empowering story told through the eyes of our Asian-American lead character Ingrid Yun,...
The series will be created by Georgia Lee, starring Arden Cho, Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps, Nolan Gerard Funk and Matthew Rauch.
“Partner Track” centers on Ingrid Yun (Cho), an idealistic young lawyer, struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm. The season will consist of 10 episodes, which will be filmed in New York.
“We are so deeply excited to bring this story of an Asian American woman trying to break the glass ceiling at an elite law firm to life,” said Lee.
Added Jinny Howe, vice president, original series, Netflix: “We’re proud of the incredible team assembled to bring to life ‘Partner Track,’ an empowering story told through the eyes of our Asian-American lead character Ingrid Yun,...
- 9/14/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has given a formal 10-episode series order to Partner Track, an adaptation of Helen Wan’s 2013 novel. Arden Cho has been tapped as the lead of the series, created by Georgia Lee (The Expanse). Bradley Gibson (Powerbook III: Ghost), Alexandra Turshen (Ray Donovan), Nolan Gerard Funk (The Flight Attendant), Dominic Sherwood (Penny Dreadful: The City of Angels), Rob Heaps (Good Girls) and Matthew Rauch (Terminal Lis) also star in the series, produced by Jax Media.
Julie Anne Robinson is set to direct the first two episodes of Partner Track in her followup to directing two episodes, including the pilot, of another Netflix drama series, global hit Bridgerton. It earned Robinson an Emmy and DGA Award nominations.
In Partner Track, Ingrid Yun (Cho), is an idealistic young lawyer, struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm.
Julie Anne Robinson is set to direct the first two episodes of Partner Track in her followup to directing two episodes, including the pilot, of another Netflix drama series, global hit Bridgerton. It earned Robinson an Emmy and DGA Award nominations.
In Partner Track, Ingrid Yun (Cho), is an idealistic young lawyer, struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm.
- 9/14/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Olympic champion figure skater Brian Boitano has signed on to produce the Netflix family film Take the Ice alongside Debra Martin Chase. Charles Randolph-Wright is aboard to direct.
The pic, written by Deborah Swisher, centers on Tisha Moore, a rebellious 15-year-old who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. However, as a Black girl from Brooklyn, the closest she’s come is dazzling people with her roller skating routines while busking in the park. When Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she is forced to come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream.
Boitano, the two-time world champion who won the gold medal for the U.S. in men’s figure skating at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, will also serve as the film’s choreographer. An open casting...
The pic, written by Deborah Swisher, centers on Tisha Moore, a rebellious 15-year-old who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. However, as a Black girl from Brooklyn, the closest she’s come is dazzling people with her roller skating routines while busking in the park. When Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she is forced to come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream.
Boitano, the two-time world champion who won the gold medal for the U.S. in men’s figure skating at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, will also serve as the film’s choreographer. An open casting...
- 8/3/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Charles Randolph-Wright, Debra Martin Chase and Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano have teamed to produce the Netflix family movie “Take the Ice,” set in the world of synchronized ice skating.
Written by Deborah Swisher, “Take the Ice” follows a rebellious 15-year-old named Tisha Moore, who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. According to the film’s logline, however, the closest the Black girl from Brooklyn has come is dazzling people with her roller skating routines while busking in the park. When Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she is forced to come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream of shining on the ice.
Randolph-Wright — whose career in TV, film and theater includes executive producing and directing the OWN series “Delilah,” “Greenleaf” and the hit show “Motown: The...
Written by Deborah Swisher, “Take the Ice” follows a rebellious 15-year-old named Tisha Moore, who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. According to the film’s logline, however, the closest the Black girl from Brooklyn has come is dazzling people with her roller skating routines while busking in the park. When Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she is forced to come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream of shining on the ice.
Randolph-Wright — whose career in TV, film and theater includes executive producing and directing the OWN series “Delilah,” “Greenleaf” and the hit show “Motown: The...
- 8/3/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano will co-produce and choreograph the new Netflix ice skating film “Take the Ice.”
The film will follow Tisha Moore, a rebellious 15-year-old who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. Though, as a young, Black girl from Brooklyn, there isn’t much opportunity aside from doing her roller skating routines while she busks in the park. However, when Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she must “come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream of shining on ice,” per the film’s log line.
“I am excited to be a part of a movie that will bring attention to the sport of synchronized skating, Boitano said in a press release. “I also hope that kids and teens, who don’t typically see themselves represented in the traditional skating world,...
The film will follow Tisha Moore, a rebellious 15-year-old who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. Though, as a young, Black girl from Brooklyn, there isn’t much opportunity aside from doing her roller skating routines while she busks in the park. However, when Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she must “come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream of shining on ice,” per the film’s log line.
“I am excited to be a part of a movie that will bring attention to the sport of synchronized skating, Boitano said in a press release. “I also hope that kids and teens, who don’t typically see themselves represented in the traditional skating world,...
- 8/3/2021
- by Aarohi Sheth
- The Wrap
Roundabout Theatre Company has just announcedthat Tony Emmy Award winner Lachanze will star in the Broadway premiere of Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. Lachanze is a founding member of Black Theatre United she returns to Broadway following A Christmas Carol 2019 and Summer The Donna Summer Musical 2018, for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.
- 7/9/2021
- by Nicole Rosky
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony- and Emmy Award- winning singer-actress Lachanze will return to Broadway this Fall in the starring role of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, to be directed by Charles Randolph-Wright.
The role will mark Lachanze’s Broadway return following her 2019 performance as the Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol and, the year before, as one of three incarnations of the title character in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (2018), for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.
The casting was announced today by Todd Haimes, Roundabout’s Artistic Director/CEO. Additional casting will be announced later.
Trouble in Mind will begin preview performances on Friday, October 29, and open officially on Thursday, November 18. The limited engagement runs through Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the American Airlines Theatre.
Childress’ groundbreaking play, which follows a Black stage actress through rehearsals of a major Broadway production,...
The role will mark Lachanze’s Broadway return following her 2019 performance as the Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol and, the year before, as one of three incarnations of the title character in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (2018), for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.
The casting was announced today by Todd Haimes, Roundabout’s Artistic Director/CEO. Additional casting will be announced later.
Trouble in Mind will begin preview performances on Friday, October 29, and open officially on Thursday, November 18. The limited engagement runs through Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the American Airlines Theatre.
Childress’ groundbreaking play, which follows a Black stage actress through rehearsals of a major Broadway production,...
- 7/9/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s Roundabout Theatre Company has unveiled its post-shutdown production schedule, with both the much-anticipated revival of Caroline, Or Change starring Sharon D Clarke and the Broadway debut of Alice Childress’ 1955 play Trouble in Mind both beginning previews in October.
Birthday Candles, Noah Haidle’s new play starring Debra Messing, will begin previews in March, and the previously announced revival of 1776 will bow in fall 2022.
The Roundabout lineup was announced by Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO.
In addition to the not-for-profit’s Broadway lineup, Roundabout also announced scheduling for its Off Broadway slate: Mansa Ra’s …what the end will be and Dave Harris’ Exception to the Rule (both April 2022) and Anna Ziegler’s The Wanderers (July 2022).
See below for specific dates and descriptions.
The Roundabout announcements are the latest in a rush of openings and reopenings since New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said last week that Broadway could reopen...
Birthday Candles, Noah Haidle’s new play starring Debra Messing, will begin previews in March, and the previously announced revival of 1776 will bow in fall 2022.
The Roundabout lineup was announced by Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO.
In addition to the not-for-profit’s Broadway lineup, Roundabout also announced scheduling for its Off Broadway slate: Mansa Ra’s …what the end will be and Dave Harris’ Exception to the Rule (both April 2022) and Anna Ziegler’s The Wanderers (July 2022).
See below for specific dates and descriptions.
The Roundabout announcements are the latest in a rush of openings and reopenings since New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said last week that Broadway could reopen...
- 5/10/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
OWN has announced that the new Delilah series will debut on Tuesday, March 9th and the channel has released a new trailer. In the show, Maahra Hill stars in the drama which focuses on a single mom lawyer who takes on the cases that the big firms ignore.
The show comes from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, who serves as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey.
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The show comes from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, who serves as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey.
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- 2/25/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Days after “Greenleaf” wrapped its five-season run on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network gave a formal straight-to-series order to the drama series “Delilah” from the same creative team, made up of “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright, Warner Bros. Television, and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films. On track for a March premiere and counting playwrights and screenwriters Craig Wright and Charles Randolph-Wright, as well as Oprah Winfrey, among its other executive producers, “Delilah” stars Maahra Hill as a lawyer who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle, so she could make raising her kids her No. 1 priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head with the powerful and privileged as she fights for the disenfranchised.
During OWN’s Ctam Winter 2021 Press Tour on Wednesday, the series’ producers and stars promised a fresh, compelling...
During OWN’s Ctam Winter 2021 Press Tour on Wednesday, the series’ producers and stars promised a fresh, compelling...
- 2/11/2021
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
After wrapping up five seasons of Greenleaf for OWN, creator Craig Wright said he and his creative team were ready to tackle a larger project.
“We just wanted to make something bigger and more broader and we wanted to ask more questions about where society’s headed, and how Black women and Black Americans are going to continue being a major part of the unfolding of American history,” he said.
During OWN’s Ctam panel on Wednesday, Wright joined Charles Randolph Wright, Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones an Devan Renea to tease the new OWN legal drama Delilah. Starring Hill in the titular role the new series follows Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her #1 priority. Now she takes on cases the...
“We just wanted to make something bigger and more broader and we wanted to ask more questions about where society’s headed, and how Black women and Black Americans are going to continue being a major part of the unfolding of American history,” he said.
During OWN’s Ctam panel on Wednesday, Wright joined Charles Randolph Wright, Maahra Hill, Jill Marie Jones an Devan Renea to tease the new OWN legal drama Delilah. Starring Hill in the titular role the new series follows Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her #1 priority. Now she takes on cases the...
- 2/10/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Delilah‘s titular legal eagle is fated to face off against an old friend in court, as seen in the trailer for OWN‘s new drama series from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright.
On track for a March premiere and counting Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey among its other EPs, Delilah stars Maahra Hill as a lawyer who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle, so she could make raising her kids her No. 1 priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head...
On track for a March premiere and counting Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey among its other EPs, Delilah stars Maahra Hill as a lawyer who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle, so she could make raising her kids her No. 1 priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head...
- 2/3/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
OWN’s new legal drama, Delilah, has retained no fewer than 14 series regulars and recurring players.
From Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, who serves as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey, Delilah stars Maahra Hill as a lawyer who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle, so she could make raising her kids her No. 1 priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head with the powerful and privileged as she fights for the disenfranchised.
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From Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, who serves as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey, Delilah stars Maahra Hill as a lawyer who left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle, so she could make raising her kids her No. 1 priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head with the powerful and privileged as she fights for the disenfranchised.
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- 1/27/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has set additional cast for Delilah, its upcoming series from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright. Lamonica Garrett and Lyriq Bent are among 14 cast in the series. Additionally Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle C. Roberson have been tapped as directors, joining previously announced Charles Randolph-Wright and Cheryl Dunye.
The cast includes series regulars Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson and Braelyn Rankins, along with Garrett, Bent, Joseph Callender (Overcomer), Michel Curiel, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon (Black Boots), Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks (Outer Banks), Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez, who recur.
The series revolves around Delilah (Maahra Hill), who...
The cast includes series regulars Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson and Braelyn Rankins, along with Garrett, Bent, Joseph Callender (Overcomer), Michel Curiel, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon (Black Boots), Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks (Outer Banks), Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez, who recur.
The series revolves around Delilah (Maahra Hill), who...
- 1/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Roundabout Theatre Company says it will resume production in Fall 2021 with two much anticipated shows – the Covid-delayed Jeanine Tesori/Tony Kushner musical Caroline, Or Change and Alice Childress’ Trouble In Mind. The planned musical revival of 1776 will now begin performances in Spring 2022.
The nonprofit theater company does not have a date for its postponed production of Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles starring Debra Messing. The play had been set for last spring, but was delayed by the pandemic shutdown until Fall 2021. Roundabout now says the production “will proceed at a future date to be determined.”
The company’s new schedule reflects Broadway’s lengthening pandemic shutdown, with all show openings planned for Spring 2021 bumped off by the industry’s now-extended closure at least until June. Caroline, Or Change starring Sharon D Clarke, reprising her lauded London performance, was initially planned for Spring 2020, then moved to Spring 2021 before the latest Fall 2021 target.
The nonprofit theater company does not have a date for its postponed production of Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles starring Debra Messing. The play had been set for last spring, but was delayed by the pandemic shutdown until Fall 2021. Roundabout now says the production “will proceed at a future date to be determined.”
The company’s new schedule reflects Broadway’s lengthening pandemic shutdown, with all show openings planned for Spring 2021 bumped off by the industry’s now-extended closure at least until June. Caroline, Or Change starring Sharon D Clarke, reprising her lauded London performance, was initially planned for Spring 2020, then moved to Spring 2021 before the latest Fall 2021 target.
- 11/17/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s Roundabout Theatre Company has named Miranda Haymon as Resident Director, making the company’s resources available to develop their own work and to contribute to the overall artistic goals of Roundabout.
Haymon joined Roundabout as a Directing Fellow in 2017, later becoming an Associate Artist. More recently they created and oversaw Roundabout’s Directors Group, and developed Dave Harris’ new play Exception to the Rule (postponed by Covid 19 to Roundabout’s 2021 lineup).
Artistic Director and CEO Todd Haimes said in a statement, “Miranda has proven to be a leader in various artistic roles in the theater and this appointment is the natural evolution of our continued investment in them.”
Also announced by Roundabout today was the naming of current Directing Fellow Cristina Angeles as an Associate Artist, a group of artists who develop work at Roundabout and contribute artistic insight into planning. Angeles most recently Assistant Directed both A...
Haymon joined Roundabout as a Directing Fellow in 2017, later becoming an Associate Artist. More recently they created and oversaw Roundabout’s Directors Group, and developed Dave Harris’ new play Exception to the Rule (postponed by Covid 19 to Roundabout’s 2021 lineup).
Artistic Director and CEO Todd Haimes said in a statement, “Miranda has proven to be a leader in various artistic roles in the theater and this appointment is the natural evolution of our continued investment in them.”
Also announced by Roundabout today was the naming of current Directing Fellow Cristina Angeles as an Associate Artist, a group of artists who develop work at Roundabout and contribute artistic insight into planning. Angeles most recently Assistant Directed both A...
- 9/15/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
OWN is getting back into business with the creator of Greenleaf.
The cabler announced today a straight-to-series order for the new original drama series Delilah, from Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey.
Maahra Hill stars as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Delilah's doing her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends and faith strong, all the while ceaselessly seeking justice for those who need it most, in a time when the rich and powerful of Charlotte and beyond will do anything to stop her.
Also joining the cast are Jill Marie Jones (Girlfriends) as Tamara Grayson, Delilah's confidante and best friend, Susan Heyward (Orange is the New Black), who portrays Demetria Barnes, Delilah's newly hired, fearless, and ambitious associate, and Ozioma Akagha (Marvel's Runaways), who plays Delilah's unfailingly sunny secretary,...
The cabler announced today a straight-to-series order for the new original drama series Delilah, from Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey.
Maahra Hill stars as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Delilah's doing her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends and faith strong, all the while ceaselessly seeking justice for those who need it most, in a time when the rich and powerful of Charlotte and beyond will do anything to stop her.
Also joining the cast are Jill Marie Jones (Girlfriends) as Tamara Grayson, Delilah's confidante and best friend, Susan Heyward (Orange is the New Black), who portrays Demetria Barnes, Delilah's newly hired, fearless, and ambitious associate, and Ozioma Akagha (Marvel's Runaways), who plays Delilah's unfailingly sunny secretary,...
- 8/26/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
On the heels of Greenleaf ending its five-season run, OWN has given a straight-to-series order to Delilah, from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, who will serve as executive producer along with Charles Randolph-Wright and Oprah Winfrey.
As previously reported, Wright also has a prospective Greenleaf spinoff in development at the cabler; read more on that here.
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As previously reported, Wright also has a prospective Greenleaf spinoff in development at the cabler; read more on that here.
More from TVLineThe Haves and Have Nots Midseason Premiere Recap: Night Shaft -- Plus, [Spoiler] Goes Out With a BangGreenleaf Creator Craig Wright Dissects the Series Finale's Major Turning Points -- Plus, First Details About the Spinoff!Greenleaf Season 5 (and Series!) Finale Recap: A Beginning in...
- 8/26/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
OWN has given a straight-to-series order to the drama series “Delilah,” which hails from “Greenleaf” creator Craig Wright, Variety has learned.
The series will star Maahra Hill as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Delilah’s doing her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends and faith strong, all the while ceaselessly seeking justice for those who need it most, in a time when the rich and powerful of Charlotte and beyond will do anything to stop her. Also joining the cast are Jill Marie Jones as Tamara Grayson, Delilah’s confidante and best friend; Susan Heyward, who portrays Demetria Barnes, Delilah’s newly hired, fearless, and ambitious associate; and Ozioma Akagha, who plays Delilah’s unfailingly sunny secretary, Harper Conant.
“On the heels of the incredible success story of ‘Greenleaf,’ we are thrilled to continue our partnership...
The series will star Maahra Hill as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Delilah’s doing her best to raise two kids alone and keep her ties to family, friends and faith strong, all the while ceaselessly seeking justice for those who need it most, in a time when the rich and powerful of Charlotte and beyond will do anything to stop her. Also joining the cast are Jill Marie Jones as Tamara Grayson, Delilah’s confidante and best friend; Susan Heyward, who portrays Demetria Barnes, Delilah’s newly hired, fearless, and ambitious associate; and Ozioma Akagha, who plays Delilah’s unfailingly sunny secretary, Harper Conant.
“On the heels of the incredible success story of ‘Greenleaf,’ we are thrilled to continue our partnership...
- 8/26/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Days after Greenleaf wrapped its five-season run on OWN, the network has given a formal straight-to-series order to drama Delilah from the same creative team, Greenleaf creator Craig Wright, Warner Bros. Television and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films. Maahra Hill is set for the title role in the series, executive produced by Charles Randolph-Wright (Greenleaf) and Winfrey. Also cast in the drama are Jill Marie Jones (Girlfriends), Susan Heyward (Orange is the New Black) and Ozioma Akagha (Marvel’s Runaways).
Randolph-Wright and Cheryl Dunye are set to direct the series; Dunye will direct the pilot episode. Delilah, produced by Warner Bros. Television and Harpo Films, will air on OWN in 2021. Its order had been in the works at OWN since before the pandemic.
2020 OWN Pilots & Series Orders
The series centers around Delilah Connolly (Hill), a headstrong, highly principled lawyer in Charlotte,...
Randolph-Wright and Cheryl Dunye are set to direct the series; Dunye will direct the pilot episode. Delilah, produced by Warner Bros. Television and Harpo Films, will air on OWN in 2021. Its order had been in the works at OWN since before the pandemic.
2020 OWN Pilots & Series Orders
The series centers around Delilah Connolly (Hill), a headstrong, highly principled lawyer in Charlotte,...
- 8/26/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway League Adds Brian Moreland & Kendra Whitlock Ingram To Board, Boosting Bipoc Representation
The Broadway League, the trade group representing Broadway and regional theater owners and producers, has added producer Brian Moreland and Kendra Whitlock Ingram, president and CEO of Milwaukee’s Marcus Performing Arts Center, to its Board of Governors.
Both new board members are people of color, and the announcement comes at a time when organizations representing Black theater workers are demanding an increased presence both onstage and offstage within the industry community.
“As Broadway looks to deepen audience engagement and plan for the future, the Board of Governors is pleased to welcome Kendra and Brian,” said Charlotte. St. Martin, President of the Broadway League. They share a profound commitment to the theatre, a passion for the performing arts, and wide ranging experience in the industry.”
According to Martin, both Moreland and Ingram are serving on the League’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, with Ingram having served on the organization...
Both new board members are people of color, and the announcement comes at a time when organizations representing Black theater workers are demanding an increased presence both onstage and offstage within the industry community.
“As Broadway looks to deepen audience engagement and plan for the future, the Board of Governors is pleased to welcome Kendra and Brian,” said Charlotte. St. Martin, President of the Broadway League. They share a profound commitment to the theatre, a passion for the performing arts, and wide ranging experience in the industry.”
According to Martin, both Moreland and Ingram are serving on the League’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, with Ingram having served on the organization...
- 8/7/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Roundabout Theatre Company just announcedthat the current theatrical season will resume in Spring 2021, and has added the Broadway debut of Alice Childress's Trouble in Mind, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, to its roster of upcoming shows. Childress was a Founding Member of the American Negro Theatre and the first African-American woman to be produced professionally in New York Gold Through The Trees in 1952 Randolph-Wright is a celebrated director and writer whose play Blue had an acclaimed run at Roundabout in 2001. Trouble in Mind will premiere on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre in Winter 202122.
- 6/26/2020
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Broadway revival of the Tony Kushner-Jeanine Tesori musical Caroline, or Change and the New York premiere of Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles starring Debra Messing are the latest productions to announce postponements until 2021, and they’ll be joined on the Roundabout Theatre Company line-up with the Broadway debut of Alice Childress’ 1955 play Trouble in Mind, to directed by Charles Randolph-Wright.
The postponements – plans to open both Caroline, Or Change and Birthday Candles this Spring were scuttled by Broadway’s Covid-19 shutdown – follow this week’s announcements that The Music Man, Flying Over Sunset, American Buffalo and The Minutes are now targeting Spring 2021 premieres. Birthday Candles, with Messing, will open in Fall 2021.
“With the ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic and with concern for our artists, staff, and audiences, we have determined that we will not be able to reopen our theaters this fall,” said Roundabout Artistic Director/CEO Todd Haimes.
The postponements – plans to open both Caroline, Or Change and Birthday Candles this Spring were scuttled by Broadway’s Covid-19 shutdown – follow this week’s announcements that The Music Man, Flying Over Sunset, American Buffalo and The Minutes are now targeting Spring 2021 premieres. Birthday Candles, with Messing, will open in Fall 2021.
“With the ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic and with concern for our artists, staff, and audiences, we have determined that we will not be able to reopen our theaters this fall,” said Roundabout Artistic Director/CEO Todd Haimes.
- 6/26/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With Covid-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The hope is for an exchange of ideas and experiences, and suggestions on how businesses and individuals can best ride out a crisis that doesn’t look like it will abate any time soon.
Producer Brian Moreland waited well over a year for a Broadway theater to open up for his production of Charles Randolph-Wright’s 2000 dramedy Blue. It didn’t happen. Moreland, a producer on recent Broadway productions The Sound Inside starring Mary-Louise Parker, Sea Wall/A Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge, and the shutdown-interrupted American Buffalo with Laurence J. Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss,...
Producer Brian Moreland waited well over a year for a Broadway theater to open up for his production of Charles Randolph-Wright’s 2000 dramedy Blue. It didn’t happen. Moreland, a producer on recent Broadway productions The Sound Inside starring Mary-Louise Parker, Sea Wall/A Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge, and the shutdown-interrupted American Buffalo with Laurence J. Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Today, producers Brian Moreland, Ron Simons, Eric Falkenstein, Mike Jackson and singer John Legend announced complete casting for Blue, a play by Charles Randolph-Wright and directed by Phylicia Rashad which will play a 16-week limited engagement at New York's legendary Apollo Theater 253 West 125th Street in Harlem starting Monday, April 27 with opening night set for May 10.. Blue will run through August 16.
- 2/11/2020
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The previously announced revival of Charles Randolph-Wright’s play Blue, directed by Phylicia Rashad, will play a 16-week engagement at Harlam’s legendary Apollo Theater, with Tony winner Leslie Uggams and Emmy winner Lynn Whitfield heading the cast.
The production was announced last spring with the intention of finding a Broadway opening, a task that proved impossible in a very crowded Broadway landscape (the popular Beetlejuice is being booted from the Winter Garden Theatre in June to make way for The Music Man with Hugh Jackman).
Blue, a play with a jazzy score by Nona Hendryx and Randolph-Wright, will begin previews at the Apollo on April 27, with opening night on May 10. The engagement will run through August 16.
The announcement was made today by producers Brian Moreland, Ron Simons, Mike Jackson, Eric Falkenstein and singer John Legend.
Rashad starred in the play’s 2000 premiere at Arena Stage in Washington D.C.
The production was announced last spring with the intention of finding a Broadway opening, a task that proved impossible in a very crowded Broadway landscape (the popular Beetlejuice is being booted from the Winter Garden Theatre in June to make way for The Music Man with Hugh Jackman).
Blue, a play with a jazzy score by Nona Hendryx and Randolph-Wright, will begin previews at the Apollo on April 27, with opening night on May 10. The engagement will run through August 16.
The announcement was made today by producers Brian Moreland, Ron Simons, Mike Jackson, Eric Falkenstein and singer John Legend.
Rashad starred in the play’s 2000 premiere at Arena Stage in Washington D.C.
- 1/22/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Producers Brian Moreland, Ron Simons, Mike Jackson, John Legend and Eric Falkenstein announced today that Blue, the play by Charles Randolph-Wright with music by Nona Hendryx and lyrics by Charles Randolph-Wright, will play a 16-week engagement at New York's Apollo Theater 253 West 125th Street, under the direction of Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad who starred in both the play's 2000 world premiere at Arena Stage and 2001 New York premiere at Roundabout Theatre Company.
- 1/22/2020
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Phylicia Rashad will make her Broadway directing debut next spring with Charles Randolph-Wright’s play Blue, featuring music by Nona Hendryx, producer Brian Moreland announced today.
The production will mark a reunion: Rashad starred in the work’s 2000 world premiere at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. and the 2001 New York premiere at the Roundabout Theatre Company.
Though Blue will be Rashad’s Broadway directing debut, she has directed productions of four August Wilson plays, including Gem of the Ocean at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at the Mark Taper Forum, and Fences at both the Long Wharf Theatre and the McCarter Theatre. She’s also directed at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and New York’s Signature Theatre.
“I am happy to be directing this play that brought me so much joy,” Rashad said in a statement. “It affirms the...
The production will mark a reunion: Rashad starred in the work’s 2000 world premiere at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. and the 2001 New York premiere at the Roundabout Theatre Company.
Though Blue will be Rashad’s Broadway directing debut, she has directed productions of four August Wilson plays, including Gem of the Ocean at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at the Mark Taper Forum, and Fences at both the Long Wharf Theatre and the McCarter Theatre. She’s also directed at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and New York’s Signature Theatre.
“I am happy to be directing this play that brought me so much joy,” Rashad said in a statement. “It affirms the...
- 4/22/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
She has a 'powerhouse voice' New York Times. He is 'a theater world heartthrob' New York Times. And together Orfeh and Andy Karl have had an impressively long run as one of Broadway's best couples. Although they met while doing the Broadway production of Saturday Night Fever, their irrepressible chemistry became the stuff of legend when they co-starred in Legally Blonde, which garnered Orfeh a Tony nomination. Karl earned his own Tony nods for his 'physically astounding' Vulture performance in the title role of Rocky and last season's On the Twentieth Century. Sexy, funny, and enormously talented, the two just presented their long-awaited onstage reunion, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright as a part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook series. Check out exclusive concert highlights below...
- 2/27/2016
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Cedric Neal Berry Gordy and Lucy St. Louis Diana Ross will lead the cast in the West End production of Motown the Musical, opening at the Shaftesbury Theatre in February 2016. With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. London previews will begin on 11 February 2016, with press night on 8 March 2016, with the show booking to 22 October 2016.
- 10/5/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Atlanta's nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth just announced the 201516 Season for the Alliance Stage, Hertz Stage, Theatre for Youth and Families, and Theatre for the Very Young series. The 47th season includes five world premieres, a musical by BeBe Winans and Charles Randolph-Wright, a Pulitzer Prize winning drama, a literary classic featuring an all-Atlanta cast, and exceptional productions for youth and families.
- 3/24/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
NBC is bringing one of America’s most tumultuous periods to television, in adapting author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Betty DeRamus’ acclaimed book "Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories From the Underground Railroad," as an epic 8-hour miniseries titled “Freedom Run.” It will focus on three specific journeys and love stories, each based on actual people. Stevie Wonder will serve as an executive producer of the series. B. Swibel, Adam Westbrook and Charles Randolph-Wright will write the miniseries and serve as executive producers. Tara Smith and Brian Laroda will also executive produce. In addition, "Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories From the Underground...
- 1/16/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
NBC has announced plans for the eight-hour miniseries "Freedom Run" based on the novel "Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories From the Underground Railroad" by author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Betty DeRamus.
Musician Stevie Wonder will serve as an executive producer on the event series which will focus on three specific epic journeys and love stories, each based on actual couples who became a part of what would come to be known as the Underground Railroad.
These tales are about ordinary men and women, slave and free, black and white, who risked everything to be together. B. Swibel, Adam Westbrook and Charles Randolph-Wright will pen the miniseries and serve as executive producers alongside Tara Smith and Brian Laroda.
There are also plans for a Broadway stage musical adaptation which Triptyk Studios and Universal Stage Productions will develop and which Wonder is attached to provide the score. Randolph-Wright will write the musical's book.
Musician Stevie Wonder will serve as an executive producer on the event series which will focus on three specific epic journeys and love stories, each based on actual couples who became a part of what would come to be known as the Underground Railroad.
These tales are about ordinary men and women, slave and free, black and white, who risked everything to be together. B. Swibel, Adam Westbrook and Charles Randolph-Wright will pen the miniseries and serve as executive producers alongside Tara Smith and Brian Laroda.
There are also plans for a Broadway stage musical adaptation which Triptyk Studios and Universal Stage Productions will develop and which Wonder is attached to provide the score. Randolph-Wright will write the musical's book.
- 1/16/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In an unconventional move, Motown The Musical has announced that it will play its final performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Jan. 18, 2015, but will return July 2016. In the meantime, the show will continue its successful U.S. tour, which has grossed $20 million over its 16-week run, and kick off a UK production next summer. The hit Broadway musical — penned by Motown founder Berry Gordy and featuring pop standards by Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Gladys Knight and more — is produced by Gordy, Kevin McCollum and Doug Morris. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright,
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- 8/22/2014
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Stevie Wonder to The Supremes, the music of Motown defined an era. To celebrate the music and legacy of Hitsville USA, Slacker Radio has teamed up with the cast of Broadway's Motown The Musical to create a handcrafted retrospective highlighting the 55 greatest Motown songs of all time. Hosted by Tony Award-nominated Brandon Victor Dixon Berry Gordy, and featuring Tony Award-nominated Charl Brown Smokey Robinson, and Director Charles Randolph-Wright, The 55 Greatest Motown Songs of All Time is available now for free on Slacker Radio for iOS, Android and the web at httpwww.slacker.comstation55-best-motown-songs...
- 10/28/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
New York -- There are 36 songs in the new Broadway show "Motown: The Musical." Actually, that's just in the first act – 36 songs, not including a reprise of "You're Nobody `til Somebody Loves You." It's like a jukebox went completely haywire.
To be sure, the songs are probably the best America has ever produced: "War," "What's Going On?" "My Girl," "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," "Dancing in the Streets" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." But, still, 36? In comparison, "The Book of Mormon" has what now seems like a stingy 16 songs in total.
The 2 1/2-hour show, about Motown Records under founder Berry Gordy, opened Sunday at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre completely unbalanced: The songs are staggering, the book utterly flimsy.
Both are due to one man: Gordy, who clearly knows what makes an indelible hit song, but also has an inability to write objectively about that skill. As the book writer,...
To be sure, the songs are probably the best America has ever produced: "War," "What's Going On?" "My Girl," "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," "Dancing in the Streets" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." But, still, 36? In comparison, "The Book of Mormon" has what now seems like a stingy 16 songs in total.
The 2 1/2-hour show, about Motown Records under founder Berry Gordy, opened Sunday at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre completely unbalanced: The songs are staggering, the book utterly flimsy.
Both are due to one man: Gordy, who clearly knows what makes an indelible hit song, but also has an inability to write objectively about that skill. As the book writer,...
- 4/15/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
New York – You can’t hurry love, but apparently you can hurtle through 25 years of pop history without depth or complexity if Motown: The Musical is any indication. With its narrowly self-serving perspective and simplistic connect-the-dots plotting, Berry Gordy’s book makes Jersey Boys look like Eugene O’Neill. And Charles Randolph-Wright’s direction struggles to get a fluid handle on the music empire founder’s superficial chronicle of his legendary Detroit hit factory. But there’s no denying the power and energy of the show’s arsenal of killer tunes. With a song selection that dips into some 60 nuggets
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- 4/15/2013
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York — If making your Broadway debut at age 12 doesn't sound scary enough, imagine doing it in an iconic role. Now triple it.
That's what Raymond Luke Jr. and Jibreel Mawry are facing. They're taking turns portraying a preteen Michael Jackson, a young Motown founder Berry Gordy and an adolescent Stevie Wonder in "Motown: The Musical."
"It's a big step," acknowledges a soft-spoken Jibreel backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. "We went from local performances around town to Broadway."
The musical portrays Motown's first 25 years through the eyes of Gordy and is punctuated with a stunning collection of vintage hits and energetic dance numbers.
Jibreel, from Detroit, and Raymond, from Los Angeles, beat hundreds of hopefuls in a national search and now find themselves sharing a tiny dressing room in New York, juggling schoolwork and keeping up with last-minute changes to the show.
"I don't think either one of them had...
That's what Raymond Luke Jr. and Jibreel Mawry are facing. They're taking turns portraying a preteen Michael Jackson, a young Motown founder Berry Gordy and an adolescent Stevie Wonder in "Motown: The Musical."
"It's a big step," acknowledges a soft-spoken Jibreel backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. "We went from local performances around town to Broadway."
The musical portrays Motown's first 25 years through the eyes of Gordy and is punctuated with a stunning collection of vintage hits and energetic dance numbers.
Jibreel, from Detroit, and Raymond, from Los Angeles, beat hundreds of hopefuls in a national search and now find themselves sharing a tiny dressing room in New York, juggling schoolwork and keeping up with last-minute changes to the show.
"I don't think either one of them had...
- 3/28/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Get ready, 'cause here it comes- Motown The Musical that is Motown begins preview performances tonight, March 11 and will open on Broadway on April 14, 2013 at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46 Street.Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, Motown The Musical will feature a book by Berry Gordy and music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue. Meet the company of the new musical with videos of them from past productions and roles below...
- 3/11/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
When Motown: The Musical begins performances on Broadway March 11, Michael Jackson won't be there only in spirit. The King of Pop will be right on stage - portrayed by an actor, as will several of the other big-name powerhouses from the fabled Detroit hit factory: Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Smokey Robinson and their '60s record label's founder, Berry Gordy. (They can all be seen in a first-look video clip of the show, exclusive to People.com.) Raymond Luke Jr. plays the young Jackson, who, as part of the Jackson Five with his four older brothers,...
- 2/25/2013
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Motown The Musical will begin preview performances March 11 and open on Broadway on April 14, 2013 at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46 Street. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, Motown The Musical will feature a book by Berry Gordy and music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue. The cast and creative team just met the press and you can check out full photo coverage from the press preview performance below...
- 2/11/2013
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
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