#tonya pinkins

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Broadway Divas Tournament Bracket: Round 1B

Round 1B will commence tonight, March 9th at 6:00 p.m. EST. Send me your propaganda for any of the Divas on our list, but especially those about to make their entrance.

Round 1B: Lea Salonga vs. Christine Baranski Emily Skinner vs. Judy Kuhn Susan Blackwell vs. Harriet Harris Carmen Cusack vs. Vanessa Williams Beth Leavel vs. Donna Murphy Andrea Burns vs. Mary Beth Peil Judith Light vs. Tonya Pinkins Karen Ziemba vs. Marin Mazzie

Rules and Guidelines

Round 1A Winners

[cyarskaren1999-blog]

blackloveeeee 

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JUST LEON & TONYA PINKINS Above The Rim (1994), dir. Jeff Pollack

[cyarskaren1899]

blackloveeeee 

3h ago

JUST LEON & TONYA PINKINS Above The Rim (1994), dir. Jeff Pollack

[cyarsk5230]

blackloveeeee

Oct 3

JUST LEON & TONYA PINKINS Above The Rim (1994), dir. Jeff Pollack

[thrashntreasure]

Ep31 Putting the TONYA in TONY Award w/ Tonya Pinkins! (Broadway!)

Speed, Camera, Rolling! This week, AW and his EXTRA-special guest co-host, Aria Jackson, are joined by Tony Award winning actress, Tonya Pinkins, to chat about Jelly's Last Jam, Iggy Pop's Raw Power, Tonya's directorial-debut, Red Pill, plus a whole lot more! twitter.com/tonyapinkins -- twitter.com/redpillmovie2020 -- and check out Aria's work at www.ariajackson.net!

[anthonyvcrivello]

Rob Sedgwick's new dark comedy Please Leave private industry reading presented by Sedgwick (Death of a Salesman) and Tony winner Anthony Crivello (Kiss of the Spider Woman) at The Theater Center's Anne L. Bernstein Theater February 13 at 3 PM.

https://t2conline.com/theatre-news-la-la-land-girl-from-the-north-country-dear-world-please-leave-the-harder-they-come-and-mj/

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For the second time in a month both the @NYT and its theater critic @JesseKGreen have been called out for their overt racism in reviewing. First, it was actor Tonya Pinkins. This time by the producers of #KPOP.

November 12, A Raisin in the Sun star Tonya Pinkins wrote a lengthy letter to Green on Medium last month, arguing he viewed the play through a white lens with little regard for the lived Black experience and contributed to its early closure.

Lo and behold, Green is being accused of a redux but this time the object of his selective pale gaze is a musical told from the prism of Korean music.

In response to the producers of KPOP, the NYT editors convened and doubled down. (No indication was given regarding the diversity of this NYT internal panel.) They released a statement more-or-less affirming that the white gaze is their artistic editorial standard and they see nothing wrong with it.

"We saw the open letter written about The Times's review of KPOP and quickly convened a discussion among editors and members of our standards department. This group was in agreement that Jesse's review was fair. More importantly, we wholly disagree with the argument that Jesse's criticism is somehow racist. We always welcome feedback and reaction to our journalism, and have conveyed a similar reply to the producers who wrote the open letter."

So now we all know, officially. Reader beware.

[caroleditosti]

'Raisin in the Sun,' a Glorious, Triumphant Revival at the Public

Don't miss this incredible revival starring Tonya Pinkins at the Public Theater, with Robert O'Hara directing.

Mandi Masden, Tonya Pinkins, and Toussaint Battiste in The Public Theater revival of A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Robert O’Hara (Joan Marcus). Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, aptly titled referencing the Langston Hughes’ poem, “A Dream Deferred,” is enjoying its fourth major New York City revival. It debuted on Broadway to great acclaim in 1959 and followed with two other Broadway…

[kcyars189]

JUST LEON & TONYA PINKINS Above The Rim (1994), dir. Jeff Pollack

[msdsweets-blog]

Celebrating Black History Month

Greetings,

Just want to add my first Sims 4 CC creation to tumblr. Forgot to do this earlier.

Enjoy Black History Month and beyond with Black Theatre Posters celebrating the August Wilson Century Cycle chronicling 100 years of the African-American experience beginning in 1900 through 2000. There are ten plays representing each decade.

August Wilson (1945 - 2005) remains one of the most prolific African-American playwrights and artists whose plays have appeared on Broadway, garnering numerous awards, starring such noted actors as Phylicia Rashad, Denzel Washington, Mary Alice, Keith David, Tonya Pinkins, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Leslie Uggams, Samuel L. Jackson, Courtney B. Vance, Angela Basset, Harry Lennix, Ruben Santiago Hudson, Whoopi Goldberg, Charles "Roc" Dutton, S. Epatha Merkerson, Lou Myers, Lawrence Fishburn and Viola Davis, just to name a few.     

August Wilson is the first and only African-American artists to have a Broadway theatre re-named in his honor.  The Virginia theatre was renamed the August Wilson Theatre shortly after his passing.  

What line or scene do you remember from your favorite August Wilson play?   Feel free to share them here.   (Having seen almost all of the B'way runs, I must say that Phylicia Rashad's performance as Aunt Ester in Gem of the Ocean sticks out strongest for me.) 

Life has been wild for me since my initial upload January 2023.  Looking forward to regular uploads this year and in the future.  Enjoy.  Also note, my content will ALWAYS BE FREE!!

Just Keep Simmin', Simmin', Simmin'!!!

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Title: The Book of Henry

Rating: PG-13

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Cast: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martell, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Maddie Ziegler, Lee Pace, Dean Norris, Bobby Moynihan, Tonya Pinkins, Geraldine Hughes, Jackson Nicoll, Joel Marsh Garland, Wass Stevens, Marjan Neshat, Maxwell Simkins, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Mary Joy

Release year: 2017

Genres: drama, crime, thriller

Blurb: Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son Henry is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances, but also acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands.

[broadwaydivastournament]

Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 1B

Two-time Tony winner Judith Light (1949) made her professional stage and Broadway debuts in the 70s, and several decades and more than half a dozen shows later, earned her first Tony nomination in 2011 for Lombardi. She has periodically starred on Broadway for mostly non-profit companies and has won for The Assembled Parties (2013), and Other Desert Cities (2011). At the 2019 Tony Awards, Judith was honored with the Isabelle Stevenson Award for "Advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and the fight against HIV/AIDS."

Tonya Pinkins (1962) began her stage career in 1981 with the Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along, a show that famously lasted sixteen performances. Luckily for Tonya, this was no indicator of her subsequent career, which has reached great success on and off-Broadway with wonderful shows such as Jelly's Last Jam (1992) which won her a Tony, Caroline, or Change (2002), which should have won her a second Tony, and A Raisin in the Sun (2022), which caused a bit of a stir in the critic community.

PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA UNDER CUT:

"Few Divas on our list have a cult following on the twitter, but Judith Light is - for better or worse - one of them. And you know, that's fair. She's wildly attractive, ungodly talented, and a legitimate chameleon in her work. Did you know she also played Joanne in a regional production of Company? Where is the footage of her singing "The Ladies Who Lunch?" and why is it not everywhere?"

"Tonya Pinkins should have won the 2004 Tony and I will die on that hill, as will most theatre fans who actually appreciate art. It's been twenty years and everyone in this godforsaken community still has a ranked list of Best Actresses for that year, and even if they don't believe Tonya should have won, they sure as hell don't put who actually won first. 2004 Broadway just couldn't handle a Black character who wasn't nice and Mammy to her white employers."

[cyarskaren1999-blog]

blackloveeeee 

3h ago

JUST LEON & TONYA PINKINS Above The Rim (1994), dir. Jeff Pollack

[cyarskaren1899]

blackloveeeee 

3h ago

JUST LEON & TONYA PINKINS Above The Rim (1994), dir. Jeff Pollack

[theonlyadawong]

and i am here to tell you idinas performance in wicked was not award winning, especially not when put against tonya pinkins in caroline, or change

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

MAY Celebrity Birthdays & Events

All Month Long: Mermay

May Birthdays

Taurus Stars (Apr 20-May 20)

1: Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Victoria Monet 2: Golda Rosheuvel 3:Chinenye Ezeudu, Danielle Deadwyler, Genevieve Nnaji, Jessia Sula, Meagan Tandy 5: Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Kimberle Crenshaw 6: Gabourey Sidibe, Adrienne Warren, Bresha Webb, Sasheer Zamata 7: Devyn Tyler 11: Dominique Thorne 12: Vanessa Estelle Williams, Kim Fields 13: Pearl Thusi 14: Tamara Dobson, Lisette Malidor, Laya Lewis 15: Anjelika Washington, Bahia Watson, Sommore, 16: Janet Jackson,  Aleyse Shannon 17: Cynda Williams, Francis Callier, Rochelle Aytes 19: Grace Jones, Angel Theory 20: Gina Ravera

GEMINI SEASON BEGINS

Gemini Stars (May 21- June 21) 21: Da’Vine Joy Randolph 22: Naomi Campbell 23: Riann Steele 24: Patti Labelle, 25: Ebonee Noel, Octavia Spencer, Zazie Beetz, Leslie Uggams, Aïssa Maïga 26: Pam Grier, Lauryn Hill, Madeleine Mantock, Marie Pierra Kakoma, Yandeh Sallah 27: Left Eye, 28: Gladys Knight, Megalyn Echikunwoke, 29: Laverne Cox, Mel B, Ashleigh Morghan, Michole Briana White, Pearl Mackie 30: Javicia Leslie, DeWanda Wise, Zoe Renee 31: Cupcakke, Normani, Petronia Paley, Tonya Pinkins

May Events:

1: May Day, Mother Goose Day | 4: STAR WARS DAY: All The Black Femmes || Star Wars Movies & Shows BFCD Masterlist 2022 | 11: Twilight Zone Day | 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia | 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day | 20: World Bee Day | 22: World Goth Day | 23-27: African Liberation Week | 24: Pansexual/Panromantic Visibility Day | 25: African Liberation/Freedom Day, Geek Pride | 26: World Dracula Day, World Redhead Day | 29: OUR BIRTHDAY