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Photo + Video Broadway’s Romeo And Juliet Condola Rashad & Orlando Bloom

by Anya Rahmingon September 3, 2013
Tony nominated actress Condola Rashad and film star Orlando Bloom are the title characters in a Broadway production of Romeo And Juliet which debuts September 19th at The Richard Rodgers Theatre. Everyone knows Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeares tale of star crossed teen lovers (we’ll excuse the age factor in this case) who can’t be […]
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Condola Rashad To Star In Interracial Romeo & Juliet With Orlando Bloom On Broadway

by Anya Rahmingon April 2, 2013
Condola Rashad, currently starring in a Broadway production of The Trip To Bountiful,  has been cast in a new Broadway role. This time the 26-year-old actress will play Juliet in an interracial adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Orlando Bloom has been cast as Romeo. The play will be set in modern times, and won’t be a strict adaptation. The […]

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The Trip To Bountiful Previews Begin March 30

by Anya Rahmingon March 29, 2013
Preview performances for the upcoming Broadway play Trip To The Bountiful will begin on March 30, 2013. However, the production will not release to the public until April 23rd. These preview performances should generate ample reviews, photos, and clips to help audiences decide whether or not the production peaks their interest. With stars like Cuba Gooding Jr., […]
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Lifetimes 2012 Adaptation Of Steel Magnolias On DVD This May

by Anya Rahmingon March 12, 2013
Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias will finally be available for fans to watch anytime. The DVD will be available for purchase from retailers on May 7 , according to Broadway World. The miniseries stars Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, Adepero Oduye , Condola Rashad , Jill Scott, and Alfre Woodard who actually won a SAG Award (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television […]

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“The Trip To Bountiful” On Broadway In Spring

by Anya Rahmingon January 24, 2013
The Trip To Bountiful will debut on April 23, 2013 on Broadway and run for 14 weeks. The production stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Condola Rashad, and Cicely Tyson. The premier will mark 79-year-old Cisely Tyson’s first appearance on Broadway in 30-years. Tyson stars as Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who is returning to her hometown […]
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Blallywood Film Review: Steel Magnolias (Perspective 2)

by jesimieljon October 10, 2012
“There’s nothing new under the sun,” the familiar phrase of cynics across the world who have lost faith in creative ingenuity.  It seems, however, that the black community has embraced this sentiment by setting a recent trend of remaking all-white classics into all-black updates.  Tennessee Williams’ classic plays Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and […]

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Blallywood Film Review “Steel Magnolias”

by Lasheda Wallaceon October 9, 2012
I’m going to admit the unimaginable. I have never seen the original version of “Steel Magnolias”. I know, I know. You all can crucify me later. Why do I feel like I’m the only one in the world who actually liked the remake? The anticipated arrival of the remake of the southern classic movie “Steel […]
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Watch Preview of Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias “Black Remix”

by Anya Rahmingon September 22, 2012
Lifetime has released a new clip promoting the Steel Magnolias Remix, which debuts on Sunday, October 7th and 9/8c on the Lifetime channel. The film stars Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott, Adepero Oduye and Condola Rashad. They play a group of women dealing with life’s difficulties. Here’s a preview, and below it is […]

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Lifetime TV Movie Spin On Steel Magnolias

by Anya Rahmingon July 22, 2012
                A remake of Steel Magnolias, a 1989 film as well as a play, will air on the Lifetime television network sometime this fall. It features an all black cast Queen Latifah as M’Lynn Alfre Woodard as Ouiser Phylicia Rashad as Clairee Jill Scott as Truvy Condola Rash?d as Shelby Adepero Oduye as Annelle […]