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Hallelujah, Baby!
''Hallelujah, Baby!'' is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden, and a book by Arthur Laurents. The show is "a chronicle of the African American struggle for equality during the irst half of the20th century."Chastang, Carol"Review: 'Say Hallelujah!'" seeingblack.com, January 7, 2005 The musical premiered on Broadway in 1967 and made a young Leslie Uggams a star. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical. In 2004, Laurents restaged the show twice with the same cast, in Washington D.C at the Arena Stage and at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey, in order to update and streamline the story for modern sensibilities, and potentially move to New York for a full revival. The score was updated by Adolph Green's daughter, Amanda Green. Critics noted that although the score and performances were entertaining and had its merits, the book was still too outdated. Synopsis Georgina is a talented, beautiful and ambitious African American woman, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jule Styne
Jule Styne ( ; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer widely known for a series of Broadway theatre, Broadway musical theatre, musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became successful films: ''Gypsy (1962 film), Gypsy,'' ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,'' and ''Funny Girl (musical), Funny Girl.'' Early life Styne was born to a Jewish family in London, England. His parents, Anna Kertman and Isadore Stein, were emigrants from Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire) and ran a small grocery. Even before his family left Britain, he did impressions on the stage of well-known singers, including Harry Lauder, who saw him perform and advised him to take up the piano. At the age of eight, he moved with his family to Chicago, where he began taking piano lessons. He proved to be a Child prodigy, prodigy and performed with the Chicago, St. Louis, Missou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the west and south across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast of the United States, East Coast. South Carolina is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 11th-smallest and List of U.S. states and territories by population, 23rd-most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,118,425 according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. In , its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of List of counties in South Carolina, 46 counties. The capital is Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia with a population of 136,632 in 2020; while its List of municipalities in South Carolina, most populous city is Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Sharma
Barbara Sharma (born Barbara Anna Sharma Schirmer; September 14, 1938) is an American actress and dancer of the night clubs, stage, television, and film. She began dancing at age 4 and professionally at age 9, dancing in nightclubs in Miami and Havana, Cuba. As a dancer she had a close working relationship with Bob Fosse, working as a lead dancer in his company for five seasons. She is best known for creating roles in the Original Broadway productions of several prominent musicals during the 1960s, including Rosie in '' Sweet Charity'' and Mary in '' Hallelujah, Baby!'', and as a regular performer on '' Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1970 to 1972. She also portrayed Shelley Sealy as a main cast member of the short lived TV series '' Glitter'' in 1984–1985, and performed the recurring roles of Mrs. Recinos on '' Becker'', Mrs. Douglas on '' Frasier'', Amanda Wilkerson on '' Chico and the Man'', and Myrna Morgenstein in '' Rhoda''. She frequently appeared in commercials from the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtiss Cook
Curtiss Cook (born October 2, 1968) is an American character actor known for his roles in ''House of Cards'', ''Manifest'', ''Mayans M.C.'', ''Luke Cage'', '' Narcos'', and others. Early life and education Cook was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 2, 1968. He studied at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.Sandoval, Lapacazo"Curtiss Cook – Reprising His Role in Season Three of Showtime’s ''The Chi''" ''Los Angeles Sentinel'', June 18, 2020 As a teenager, he danced with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.Porter, Sierra"Single fatherhood pushed ''The Chi'' star Curtiss Cook to achieve acting goals" ''The Atlanta Voice'', May 23, 2019 Career After college, Cook moved to New York, and appeared on Broadway in ''The Lion King'' and ''Miss Saigon''. He also appeared in the films '' The Interpreter'' (2005) and ''Arbitrage'' (2012), and the television series ''House of Cards'', ''Manifest'', ''Mayans M.C.'', ''Luke Cage'', '' Narcos'' and '' The Chi'', among others. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Bibb
Leon Douglas Bibb (born October 5, 1944 in Butler, Alabama) is an American news anchor and commentator for WKYC in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a member of the BGSU Board of Trustees. Leon Bibb was the first African American primetime news anchor in Ohio. Life and career Raised in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood, Bibb graduated from Glenville High School. From 1995 to 2017 Bibb anchored various newscasts at WEWS (most recently weekdays at noon) as well as hosting a Sunday morning show named ''Kaleidoscope'', which focuses on urban issues in Cleveland. In the early 2000s, Bibb did a series called ''Our Hometown'' in which he focused on historical sites in the Cleveland area. He is known to take a camera operator to talk about a story in his own perspective, and such stories are now featured on WEWS under the title of "My Ohio". Bibb retired from the anchor desk on August 1, 2017, but still appeared on WEWS hosting ''Kaleidoscope'', as well as serving as a commentator duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hooks
Robert Hooks (born Bobby Dean Hooks; April 18, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and activist. Along with Douglas Turner Ward and Gerald S. Krone, he founded The Negro Ensemble Company. The Negro Ensemble Company is credited with the launch of the careers of many major black artists of all disciplines, while creating a body of performance literature over the last thirty years, providing the backbone of African-American theatrical classics. Additionally, Hooks is the sole founder of two significant black theatre companies: the D.C. Black Repertory Company, and New York's Group Theatre Workshop. Biography Early life The youngest of five children, Hooks was born in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., to Mae Bertha (née Ward), a seamstress, and Edward Hooks, who had moved from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, with their four other children, Bernice, Caroleigh, Charles Edward "Charlie", and James Walter "Jimmy". Named Bobby Dean Hooks at birth, Robert was their first child born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Reed (actress, Born 1947)
Vivian Reed (born June 6, 1947) is an American actress and singer. She is most known for her performances in the Broadway productions of '' Bubbling Brown Sugar'', for which she won a Drama Desk Award and received her first Tony Award nomination, and for ''The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club'', for which she received her second Tony Award nomination. Reed has also recorded several albums on the Epic Records and the United Artists Records labels. Career Vivian Reed began formal voice training at the age of eight at the Pittsburgh Musical Institute, later continuing at New York's Juilliard School of Music, followed by years of extensive dance training. She became a polished performer under the guidance of Honi Coles and Bobby Schiffman of the Apollo Theater. In 1968, she had regionally popularized a Gerry Goffin and Carole King composed tune called " Yours Until Tomorrow", which achieved some success. She received critical acclaim for her work in '' Bubbling Brown Sugar'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Duquesnay
Ann Duquesnay is an American musical theatre singer/actress, composer and lyricist. She is best known for '' Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk'', which earned her a Tony Award and Grammy Award nomination. Early life Duquesnay's parents were Southern sharecroppers who moved to Harlem when she was five years old. She converted to Catholicism as a child. Her formal music training began well after her stage years. She developed a passion for theatre, encouraged by director George C. Wolfe.Saltzman, SimonAnn Duqesnay Interview Theaterscene.net, September 27, 2004; retrieved November 23, 2006. Duquesnay's Broadway debut was in the revue ''Blues in the Night'' in 1982 as a standby. Two years later, she played Glinda in a revival of ''The Wiz''. She was next seen in ''Jelly's Last Jam'' as Gran Mimi and Ancestor. She was a replacement on Broadway in '' It Ain't Nothin But the Blues''. She toured extensively in the U.S. and internationally.She was critically acclaimed for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosetta LeNoire
Rosetta LeNoire (born Rosetta Olive Burton; August 8, 1911 – March 17, 2002) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was known to contemporary audiences for her work in television. She had regular roles on such series as ''Gimme a Break!'' (starting in S4E17 of the series) and ''Amen'' (in seasons 2 and 3); she is particularly known for her role as Estelle "Mother" Winslow on '' Family Matters'', which aired from 1989 to 1998. In 1999, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Early life and career LeNoire was born in Harlem, New York City, as the eldest of five children to Harold Burton, who was from Dominica, and Nymarie Edith Jacques Helwig, of Jamaica in the West Indies. As a young girl, LeNoire suffered from rickets, which her godfather Bill "Bojangles" Robinson helped her overcome by teaching her to dance. Stage theater was her first love, and LeNoire performed in the Federal Theater Project's ''Bassa Moona'' and was cast as a witch in Orson Welles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillian Hayman
Lillian Irene Hayman (July 17, 1922 – October 25, 1994) was an American actress and singer. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Hayman was known for her role as Sadie Gray in the ABC television soap opera ''One Life to Live'' (1968–1986). She was also a notable actress on Broadway, originating roles in several new musicals including '' Doctor Jazz'', '' Hallelujah, Baby!'', '' 70, Girls, 70'', and '' Kwamina''. Biography Career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hayman graduated from Wilberforce University with a BA before she began her career in the Broadway theatre. Hayman won the 1968 Tony Award for "Best Supporting Actress in a Musical", in which she portrayed the mother of Leslie Uggams's character in the play '' Hallelujah, Baby!''. Her performance attracted the casting agents for ''One Life to Live'', who cast her as Sadie Gray. Hayman played Sadie Gray from 1968 until 1986. Hayman briefly left the cast of ''One Life to Live'' to appear in the primetime musical comedy se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Umoh
Stephanie Jean Umoh (born January 9, 1986) is an American stage actress. She currently stars as Angelica Schuyler in ''Hamilton'' on Broadway. She played the role of Sarah in the 2009 Broadway theatre revival of the musical ''Ragtime Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that had its peak from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its Syncopation, syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers ...'' which performed from November 15, 2009, to January 10, 2010. Early life, education and early career Umoh was born in Lewisville, Texas, Lewisville, Texas, where she attended the Lewisville High School, graduating in 2004. She then attended Boston Conservatory, The Boston Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre. She studied with Merril Shea, a voice teacher, with her senior emphasis in acting. While a student at conservatory Umoh appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzzanne Douglas
Suzzanne Douglas (April 12, 1957 – July 6, 2021) was an American actress. She was best known for her role as matriarch Geraldine "Jerri" Peterson on The WB sitcom ''The Parent 'Hood'', starring Robert Townsend, which originally ran from 1995 to 1999. Douglas also portrayed Amy Simms in the 1989 dance/drama film '' Tap'' alongside Gregory Hines and the legendary Sammy Davis Jr., for which she won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. In addition to ''Tap'', Douglas starred in several other motion pictures, among them ''How Stella Got Her Groove Back'' (1998), ''Jason's Lyric'' (1994), ''The Inkwell'' (1994) as well as the 2003 Disney/ABC version of ''Sounder'' with Carl Lumbly. Douglas was also well known for her portrayal as Cissy Houston in the Lifetime TV movie '' Whitney'' which aired in 2015. In May 2019, she appeared as the mother of one of the main characters in the Netflix miniseries ''When They See Us'' directed by the acclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
