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Thursday 27
Opening night
The University of Pittsburgh’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre presents “Radio Gulf” by August Wilson at 8 p.m. at Alumni Hall, 7th floor Auditorium, 4227 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This is the last play of the 2009-2010 Season and ends with the final play in Wilson’s 10-play Cycle chronicling Black life in the 20th century. The play is about successful entrepreneur Harmond Wilks, who aspires to become the city’s first Black mayor. But when his past comes to life, his campaign is put in jeopardy. The show will run through June 12. Admission is $20 for adults, $13 for senior citizens and $5 for students. For more information, call 412-624-7298 or visit www.kuntu.org.
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NYC’s Apollo Theater unveils its Walk of Fame
Category: Entertainment Written by Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP)—Smokey Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown were among the music legends honored last week on the Apollo Theater’s new Walk of Fame in New York City.
Workers on May 11 began installing sidewalk plaques in front of the storied Harlem theater celebrating some of the artists who have performed there. Others include Little Richard, Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
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| SOUL BROTHER NO. 1—In this file photo from Sept. 8, 1994, the late singer James Brown, known also as The Godfather of Soul, greet fans outside the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem.
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“For me to have a plaque honoring me in front of the Apollo Theater is one of the proudest achievements in my life,” Robinson said. “I started out at the Apollo and it will always be a home to me.”
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Blue Magic sizzles at New Horizon Theater
Category: Entertainment Written by Genea Webb
New Horizon Theater, Inc. chairperson Joyce Meggerson-Moore felt this year’s annual event featuring ’70s soul crooners Blue Magic was a definite success.
The event was held May 1 at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty.
“They were nice guys and the put on a good show. The show was a success and people said they loved it better than all the other ones we’ve had,” Meggerson-Moore said.
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| CENTER STAGE—New Horizon Theater’s Joyce Meggerson-Moore greets Blue Magic.
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‘I Gotcha! The Story of Joe Tex and the Soul Clan’
Category: Entertainment Written by Genea Webb
Playwright Joe Plummer said that New Horizon Theater knows how to bring the Black experience to the stage.
That’s why the Chicago-based writer, and co-writer David Barr, were excited when the theater company decided to bring “I Gotcha! The Story of Joe Tex and the Soul Clan” to Pittsburgh.
The play tells the true story of soul singer Joe Tex and his journey as an innovative singer and his devout dedication to the teachings of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad, former head of the Black Moslems that later became the Nation of Islam
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‘First Voice’ features variety of premieres at AWC
Category: Entertainment Written by C. Denise Johnson
It’s been said that you reap what you sow. Just under a year ago, the August Wilson Center for African American Culture announced its inaugural Fellows Program class. Later this month, Pittsburgh will enjoy the first fruits borne during “First Voice: A Pittsburgh International Black Arts Festival” in the heart of the Cultural District.
The heart of “One Voice” are the fellowships that communicate through a variety of mediums, and are augmented by the internationally-acclaimed Rennie Harris Puremovement dance troupe and the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra.
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