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“Sinners” towered over the box office again, scoring a mighty $45 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales declined a mere 6% from its $48 million start, making “Sinners” the rare film with a sophomore outing that nearly matched its debut. It’s especially impressive for horror, a genre that’s known to fall sharply after […]
Detroit Opera is preparing for potential backlash as it stages The Central Park Five, an opera highlighting the wrongful convictions of five Black and Latino teenagers and featuring Donald Trump as a central figure. Originally premiered in 2019, the opera now opens amid Trump’s return to power, intensifying tensions. Despite fears of political retribution, the […]
Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s blood-soaked new historical vampire thriller, staked its spot at the top of the box office this weekend with a $45.6 million premiere. In an impressive dual performance, Michael B. Jordan stars as twins Smoke and Stack, WWI vets who return to their hometown in the Mississippi Delta only to find it infested with […]
Kel Mitchell, known from “Kenan & Kel” and “All That,” will star alongside Keely Beirne in the musical Anything Goes at OFC Creations Theatre Center in Brighton. The production runs from April 3–19 and is part of the Broadway in Brighton series. The show features classic songs and a whirlwind romantic plot aboard the S.S. […]
Lencia Kebede made Broadway history this week, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full-time in Wicked. The Los Angeles-born first-generation Ethiopian American previously spent five years on tour with Hamilton before making her Broadway debut on Tuesday. Singing the iconic “Defying Gravity”, Kebede described the moment as overwhelming and deeply […]
While accepting her first Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in Emilia Pérez, a tearful Zoe Saldaña talked about her family, many of whom were in the room at the Dolby. Saldaña, who called out her mother right as she got to the microphone, said in her speech, “I am a proud child of immigrant parents, […]
Gerald McBride has been in the radio business for 45 years. He recently added the title filmmaker to his resume. McBride, the host of an R&B syndicated radio show that airs Saturday nights on WDKX, is bringing The Rhythm movie to Rochester beginning this Friday. Set in Detroit, the movie is about an underdog ice […]
Cynthia Erivo, fresh off the success of Wicked, will take the stage as the host of the 78th Tony Awards, Broadway’s biggest night. She follows Ariana DeBose, who hosted the past three ceremonies. A Tony Award winner herself, Erivo won Best Actress in a Musical in 2016 for her powerful performance in The Color Purple. […]
Award-winning actress and singer Cynthia Erivo is set to play Jesus in an upcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. Erivo announced the news on Instagram, expressing her excitement for the role. The production, featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, will run from August 1 […]
Despite unfavorable reviews and terrible audience scores, the 35th entry in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe arrived slightly above projections and ranks as the biggest opening weekend of the year. “Captain America: Brave New World” had a $88.5 million box office debut, with domestic ticket sales projected to climb to $100 million through the Presidents Day […]
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