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3 weeks agoFive facts about Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham as she's tipped to host SNL UK
Hannah Waddingham is a staunch LGBTQ+ ally. The star has garnered a strong queer following, thanks to her performances in West End favourites and on-screen with Willow, as well as her 2022 judging panel appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoBlack music is not a subculture it is the engine': Why the Mobo awards matter more than ever, 30 years on
Kanya King stated, 'Black music shapes what we listen to, how we speak, how we dress, how we tell our stories and I guess it's defined as Britain's cultural identity but structurally and institutionally is still often treated as m.'
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoAct Black: posters of Black Americans on stage and screen in pictures
Many of these posters are the only surviving proof of certain shows, with no recordings of plays, and certain films, having been lost over time. They offer a history of Black Americans trying to counter harmful stereotypes and provide vital and humanizing contributions to a growing Black culture.
Arts
NYC LGBT
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month agoKiKi Shepard remembered for 'Showtime at the Apollo,' sickle cell disease advocacy
KiKi Shepard, 74, died from a massive heart attack. She was a television personality, Broadway performer, and sickle cell disease advocate who co-hosted Showtime at the Apollo for 15 years.
fromVulture
2 months agoOscar Snubees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Won a Grammy for Wicked
Less than two weeks after Wicked: For Good got entirely shut out from the Oscars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande won a Grammy ... for a song from the first Wicked movie. During the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony prior to the televised awards show, Erivo and Grande won a Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Defying Gravity," which is from the first Wicked film.
Music
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1 month agoCynthia Erivo calms down furious fan outside Dracula in viral clip
I need you to take a breath. Baby, I need you to take a breath. Just stop. What's your name? What's your name? I want to know your name. I'm Cynthia. I want to know who you are. I know you're angry and I'm so sorry.
London music
Fundraising
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2 months agoSheryl Lee Ralph and The DIVA Foundation present: 'DIVAS Simply Singing!' | Watch the full special
DIVAS Simply Singing! celebrates its 35th anniversary with a one-hour benefit concert raising awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS prevention and other life-threatening health conditions.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month agoThese oft-overlooked icons show why Black queer history still matters (now more than ever) - LGBTQ Nation
Black History Month is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and courageous acts of people of African descent in the United States and around the world. This year, Black History month celebrates its 100th anniversary. And yet, Black History Month has failed to fully acknowledge or celebrate the contributions of Black LGBTQ+ people. Just as Pride Month remains overwhelmingly white in its representation, Black History Month continues to be deeply homophobic in its omissions.
LGBT
fromwww.npr.org
2 months agoAmber Ruffin's 'Bigfoot!' musical offers hope to anyone who's been othered
Amber Ruffin's joy is infectious. And she's bringing that joy to her latest production, the original off-Broadway show Bigfoot! The Musical, co-written by Kevin Sciretta. The show's plot involves a corrupt mayor, gullible townspeople and a kindhearted Bigfoot who longs for community. What evolves on stage takes on even more meaning in today's political landscape. Ruffin started writing Bigfoot! in 2014.
US news
fromBuzzFeed
2 months agoI Bet You Didn't Know These 19 Famous People Have Black Heritage
To be Black in the U.S. has such an expansive meaning that traces back to Europeans deciding who got to be "white." While some people, like the Italians and Irish, earned their way into "white-ness," those with even a drop of Black in their heritage were relegated to the lower rungs of the racial ladder.
Social justice
Film
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2 months agoCynthia Erivo on 'strange fascination' with her relationship with Ariana Grande
Widespread fascination and misinformation surrounded Cynthia Erivo's close platonic friendship with Ariana Grande, prompting scrutiny and assumptions about a romantic relationship.
Fashion & style
fromLe Monde.fr
2 months agoGabriella Karefa-Johnson, a New York fashion provocateur styling Serena Williams and NYC's first lady Rama Duwaji
Rama Duwaji wore a Beirut-designed coat chosen collaboratively with stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, signaling political commitment through understated, heritage-rooted fashion.
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2 months agoDracula's High-Tech Resurrection:Why Cynthia Erivo's performance at the Noel Coward is being called the most 'technologically daring' production in West End history
When Cynthia Erivo steps onto the Noel Coward Theatre stage on February 4th, she won't just be playing Dracula. She'll be playing Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray, Lucy Westenra, Van Helsing, and nineteen other characters from Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece. All in one night. All by herself. The ambition alone would be noteworthy, but director Kip Williams has engineered something more extraordinary. The appeal reaches audiences of all ages seeking immersive spectacle, all drawn by the promise of technology serving storytelling rather than overshadowing it.
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