Entertainment

A 17-year-old from Pittsburgh has won the fifth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, performing a section of the playwright’s “King Hedley II” with powerful skill. Tambi Gxuluwe, who attends West Mifflin Area High School, took the first place trophy Monday night…

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Collected and curated by Penn professor and PBS “History Detectives” host Tukufu Zuberi, forms the basis of a provocative new exhibition at the Penn Museum: Black Bodies in Propaganda: The Art of the War Poster, opening at 1:00 pm on June 2, 2013, and running through March 2, 2014.

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“Twenty Feet from Stardom” – featuring Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Tata Vega, Patti Austin among others – spotlights the untold true stories of the backup singers to some of the greatest musical legends of our era. And, because their stories begin most often in church…

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In the upcoming science fiction film After Earth, our home planet goes through some serious changes over the next 1,000 years. So it’s fitting that the film’s stars,  actor Will Smith and his son Jaden, would take some time to envision what the future of Earth might entail.

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Born in New Orleans on September 23, 1979, Anthony Mackie attended the Julliard School of Drama. He was discovered after receiving rave reviews for playing Tupac Shakur in the off-Broadway play “Up Against the Wind.”

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The Tony Awards committee largely favored tried-and-true stage veterans over flashy visitors Tuesday when announcing this year’s Tony nominations, with Hollywood stars such as Bette Midler, Jessica Chastain, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes and Scarlett Johansson never hearing their names called.

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Hosted by Ilia Garcia of Univision 65Kimmel Center Presents continues ¡VOZ! Congreso, a collection of intimate conversations with acclaimed Latino celebrities and intellectuals,with Latino in America with Soledad O’Brien, on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in Innovation Studio.

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There are 36 songs in the new Broadway show “Motown: The Musical.” Actually, that’s just in the first act — 36 songs, not including a reprise of “You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Loves You.” It’s like a jukebox went completely haywire.

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Last week, Heineken USA, the world’s leading international brewer, and the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) announced the winner of the inaugural Heineken Affinity Award. The award, given to an African-American filmmaker (age 21 and over) to empower and encourage them to continue…

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Known to many as “Varis” or simply as “V,” Travaris Spears hails from Rochester, where, at an early age, he displayed a charm that was engaging and magnetic. An energy and passion for performing led him to sing, dance, and even imitate his favorite artists and celebrities.

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