Great News !!!   Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong’o will star in ‘The Woman King’. The film is based on the true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful West African states in the 18th and 19th centuries. The film tells the story of Nanisca (Davis), general of the all-female military unit known […]

BBVA Compass Broadway at the Hobby Center announces its line-up of shows for the new 2017-2018 season.  HAMILTON will play its Houston engagement April 24-May 20, 2018, and anchor the BBVA Compass Broadway Season with five other shows, all of which will be Houston premieres.  Along with one special option, the new season of seven productions represents […]

Lifestyle

Most of us don’t have the luxury of staying home and lounging, but a new study reveals more young men are now living with their parents and playing video games all day rather than going to work. Researchers from Princeton University, the University of Chicago and the University of Rochester found that 20 percent of […]

What really happened before Dorothy arrived in the Land of Oz? Get The Latest Music and Entertainment News On Your Phone There’s three sides to every story and the Broadway classic “Wicked” tells it all! You’ll meet the BOTH witches and find out the true story behind how the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Lion all came […]

H-Town’s own, LeToya Luckett is quite the actress!  According to Deadline, via RatedRNB.com, The former Destiny’s Child member will portray music legend Dionne Warwick in an upcoming biopic, Dionne. Warwick announced the news during a press conference at The Cannes Film Festival. “She is perfect and she has exactly the right look,” Warwick said about […]

HOUSTON, TX— The Alley Theatre’s Alley All New Festival, January 28 – February 7, features six playwrights and more than 25 actors from around the country who will be presenting new work through a series of readings and workshop performances. Rehearsals have begun at the newly renovated Alley Theatre and the performances will be open […]

If you’re diabetic or know someone with diabetes then take a look at these apps that can help you control your condition and improve your health.  Technology has put a lot of information at our finger tips so lets put that mobile phone or tablet to work for us.  Click here for More. 

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The global tech giant plans to spend millions to draw more women and people of color to Silicon Valley.  Google has 4 things that the $150 million investment plan is designed to accomplish.  Click here for More.

89 years old Blues legend B.B. King has posted a simple message to his web site bbking.com “I am in home hospice care at my residence in Las Vegas.  Thanks to all for your well wishes and prayers. – B.B King”  Click here for more on B.B. King.

Saturday Beyoncé did something very daring and thrilling.  While in New Zealand for her Mrs. Carter Show Tour she decided to do, what they call a Sky Jump, by jumping off a 600 foot building tethered to a wire.  That takes a lot of guts! Here are some pictures of her and Blue Ivy having […]

Via theurbandaily.com: Okay, I never thought THIS would happen, but TV talk show host, Wendy Williams, is going to be starring on Broadway in the musical hit “Chicago.” She will be playing Big Mama Thorton, which is the same role that Queen Latifah was nominated for an Oscar for in the movie. She will be performing in the […]

Alicia Keys says she wants to play Lena Horne in an upcoming biopic.  Oprah Winfrey has taken over the project and Alicia Keys is in the running to play the legendary Lena Horne.  Janet Jackson was considered to play the role but was dropped after her 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction.  Keys says she’s hoping to get […]