Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO: Dell Music Center (visitphilly.com) This summer’s cultural and community programming at the Dell will include performances from Philadanco, the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, Divas Simply Singing, and free movie nights! Philadelphia’s own Diva, living legend Patti LaBelle, will light up the stage at the Dell Music Center on July 9 to kick off…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Taraji P. Heson as Cookie. eurweb.com Mad tea was spilled regarding “Empire” Season 2 during a TV Academy event on Friday, including revelations about Cookie’s main story line, Chris Rock’s guest role and Jamal Lyon’s reign as the new head of Empire Records. “He’s going to be a very passionate leader,” Jussie Smollett,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Anita Hill (Everett Collection/Shutterstock.com) and Kerry Washington. By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act Jennifer Hudson and Jeffrey Wright have joined the cast of HBO’s scripted movie based on the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas Supreme Court hearings, titled “Confirmation.” Hudson will play witness Angela Wright, and Wright will be Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree. As reviously…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act You remember that Nina Simone biopic that Zoe Saldana stars in? You know the one that had everyone all up in arms about Saldana casting, but about which we haven’t heard anything in at least a year? Well, it looks like it’s…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tracy Morgan By Frazier Moore associated press NEW YORK — Tracy Morgan said Monday he doesn’t remember anything about the limo accident that left him in a coma for two weeks, and said that, a year later, he still has bad days as well as good. Appearing live on the “Today” show for…

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By Aramide A Tinubu Shadow and Act It takes a great deal of courage to embark on a solo performance; a one-man cast with a singular location. It’s such a vulnerable experience for the actor, giving himself over the character and that character’s experiences entirely.  Often it doesn’t work; the audience is unable to remain…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Kat Graham (DFree / Shutterstock.com) and Tammi Terrell By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act Deadline is reporting that “Vampire Diaries” star Kat Graham will play Tammi  Terrell in an upcoming biopic of the late singer, from writer/producer/director/actress Maryam Myika Day, and produced by Robert Teitel, Rose Ganguzza and Hilary Shor. Graham’s own Panthera…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  As the birthplace of America, Philadelphia knows how to shine. Fireworks blazing over the Philadelphia Museum of Art are a Fourth of July tradition during PhiladelphiaÕs multi-day Sunoco Welcome America! bash. Timed perfectly with exhilarating live music, the fireworks paint the skies over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.  (Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC)…

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ABOVE PHOTO: A Reflection of Progress: The LOOK pavilion is comprised of numerous mirrors inlaid with LEDs and is a tribute to Saint-Gobain’s tradition of glassmaking. By day, its exterior reflects the dynamic world around it; by night, it becomes a perpetually shifting cube of light. “Future Sensations,” a never-before-seen experiential journey of science, storytelling and…

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By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act Is it just me, or does there seem to be a sudden interest in the exploration of the lives of NBA athletes on both the big and small screens, whether scripted or non-fiction? In the last year alone, we’ve profiled projects that LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant,…

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