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‘Abbott Elementary’ creator wants focus on show, not Kimmel
Read full article: ‘Abbott Elementary’ creator wants focus on show, not Kimmel“Abbott Elementary” creator-star Quinta Brunson went on Jimmy Kimmel's show two days after the comedian drew ire for pretending to lie drunk on the Emmys stage while she collected an award.
Sheryl Lee Ralph, 66, 1st-time nominee, wins Emmy award
Read full article: Sheryl Lee Ralph, 66, 1st-time nominee, wins Emmy awardVeteran actor Sheryl Lee Ralph, an ageless stalwart of the industry who won an Emmy as a first-time nominee at the age of 66, relished in her victory by singing powerful lyrics about being an “Endangered Species.”.
Emmy surprises: ‘Squid Game,’ Dave Chappelle, ‘This Is Us’
Read full article: Emmy surprises: ‘Squid Game,’ Dave Chappelle, ‘This Is Us’The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises, like “This Is Us” and “black-ish” walking away forever limply and Nathan Lane making history as the most-nominated best comedy guest actor in Emmy history.
Play 'Thoughts of a Colored Man' to get a Broadway run
Read full article: Play 'Thoughts of a Colored Man' to get a Broadway runNEW YORK – Playwright Keenan Scott II's play “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” a work about the outer and inner lives of Black men, is heading to the bright lights of Broadway. The play will be given a Shubert theater and will open whenever Broadway restarts. The play made its world premiere last year at Syracuse Stage and also was produced at Baltimore Center Stage. While discussions of transferring “Thoughts of a Colored Man” to Broadway predated the protests, Moreland said the show's championing of diversity and inclusion fits perfectly in an era of Black Lives Matter and outcries over young Black deaths. Several theater companies — including The Public Theater, Second Stage Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company and Lincoln Center Theater — have appointed or elevated theater artists of color.