Danielle Brooks
Oprah and ‘The Color Purple’ Stars on the New Musical Remake: “It’s Bright. It’s Vibrant. It’s Us”
Of all the emotions that The Color Purple evokes, joy is typically not among them. After all, the movie based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel centers on a Black woman who suffers unspeakable sexual and physical abuse from the men in her life, sees her children taken away from her at birth, lives during […]
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Quinta Brunson Says She Wants Places For Young People to “Learn About and Care About Their Craft,” Fears “TikTok Is Ruining Art”
Ghetto Film School, the 23-year-old nonprofit that develops students for top universities and careers in the creative industries, held its annual Fall Benefit on Thursday night, honoring a starry trio of Quinta Brunson, Sandra Oh and Danielle Brooks. The event was held at the Los Angeles home of Veronica and Brian Grazer, with guests including […]
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Danielle Brooks, Quinta Brunson, Sandra Oh to Be Honored at Ghetto Film School Fall Benefit (Exclusive)
Danielle Brooks, Quinta Brunson and Sandra Oh will be honored at Ghetto Film School’s 2023 fall benefit, the nonprofit academy’s biggest fundraising event of the year. “The benefit is our annual opportunity to celebrate the school’s achievements, and those of our students and alumni. Their support, vision and talent has enabled GFS to reach new […]
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Tony Nominations: Oscar Isaac, Danielle Brooks, ‘Ain’t No Mo,’ ‘1776’ Among Snubs and Surprises
The 2023 Tony Awards nominations featured a number of snubs and surprises, including an unexpected six nods for Ain’t No Mo, which closed shortly before the end of 2022 despite a star-studded effort to keep it going. It seems Tony voters well remembered this fall’s productions, handing out five nods for Cost of Living, which […]
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Black Women on Broadway Awards Set Return Date; ‘Some Like It Hot,’ ‘Six the Musical’ Stars Among Honorees (Exclusive)
The Black Women on Broadway Awards are returning following last year’s successful inaugural in-person event. Dedicated to celebrating the legacy and achievements of Black women in the Broadway community, the 2023 BWOB Awards will honor three talents in New York at the Knickerbocker Hotel on June 5 for their work at the highest level of […]
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Extends Broadway Run Through January
LaTanya Richardson Jackson’s star-studded helming of August Wilson’s fourth Pittsburgh Cycle entry The Piano Lesson is extending its Broadway run. On Thursday, the play’s producers Brian Anthony Moreland, Sonia Friedman, Tom Kirdahy, Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker announced that the revival will now close on Jan. 29 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The show, which opened on Oct. 13 for a 17-week […]
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August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ Theater Review: Samuel L. Jackson Soars in a Broadway Revival That Only Intermittently Hits the Right Notes
LaTanya Richardson Jackson directs her husband, starring opposite Danielle Brooks and John David Washington in Wilson’s drama about African Americans wrestling with the painful past.
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HBO Max’s ‘Peacemaker’: TV Review
James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' spinoff stars John Cena in the title role of a self-proclaimed superhero devoted to achieving peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.
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Will Smith, Ava DuVernay and ‘The Harder They Fall’ Cast to be Honored at Celebration of Black Cinema and Television
The Critics Choice Association is finalizing the program for its 4th annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television, announcing today a list of honorees that includes Will Smith, Ava DuVernay, Antoine Fuqua, Ruth Negga, Kenan Thompson, Robin Thede, Danielle Brooks and the cast of The Harder They Fall, among others. In all, the program includes […]
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“I Got to Know Her Music for Myself”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With ‘Mahalia’ Star Danielle Brooks
For Danielle Brooks, the path to play Mahalia Jackson in Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia traces back to her childhood. Growing up as the daughter of a deacon and a minister in South Carolina, the actress was often surrounded by gospel and the names of legends whose impact on the form continues to reverberate. “I was […]
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“I Didn’t Want a Singer Who Could Act”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With ‘Mahalia’ Star Danielle Brooks and Director Kenny Leon
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia star Danielle Brooks and director Kenny Leon joined The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their Lifetime biopic of the legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in a THR Presents Q&A powered by Vision Media. Both Brooks and Leon spent much of their childhoods in the church and were familiar with Jackson’s music from […]
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‘Social Distance’: TV Review
Mike Colter, Danielle Brooks, Becky Ann Baker and more star in Netflix's 'Social Distance,' an anthology drama about the challenges of quarantining.
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