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Broadway Hit 'Fat Ham' Makes L.A. Debut with Original Cast Direct From New York!

The critically acclaimed play Fat Ham won over audiences on Broadway last year and now the show is making its L.A. debut at the Geffen Playhouse.

Nearly the entire original cast has reunited to perform the play for Los Angeles audiences.

Here’s the synopsis: “Meet Juicy, a young, queer Black man with a Shakespearean-sized dilemma. When the ghost of his dead father shows up at his family’s BBQ wedding reception demanding his murder be avenged, does the poetic and sensitive Juicy have it in him to do the deed, or will he ‘to thine own self be true?’”

Fat Ham stars Marcel Spears as Juicy, Nikki Crawford as Tedra, Chris Herbie Holland as Tio, Billy Eugene Jones as Rev/Pap, Adrianna Mitchell as Opal, Benja Kay Thomas as Rabby, and Matthew Elijah Webb as Larry.

The play was written by James Ijames and directed by Sideeq Heard with original direction by Saheem Ali. Fat Ham is running at the Geffen Playhouse through April 28!

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'The Neighborhood' Season 6 - 8 Cast Members Returning, 1 New Star Is Joining!

The Neighborhood is heading back to our TVs this month!

The CBS television series is officially returning for Season 6, and there are several cast members expected to return for the sixth season.

CBS has announced that the show returns on Monday (February 12) at 8 p.m. ET.

The show centers around a friendly guy from the Midwest, who tries to fit in in a tough L.A. neighborhood.

Plus, we know one new star joining the cast!

Click through to see who’s returning for Season 6…

'The Neighborhood' Season 6 - 7 Cast Members Returning!

The Neighborhood is coming back soon.

The CBS television series is officially a go for Season 6, and there are several cast members expected to return for the sixth season.

CBS just confirmed their Winter 2024 schedule, and revealed that the show returns on Monday, February 12, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET.

The show centers around a friendly guy from the Midwest, who tries to fit in in a tough L.A. neighborhood.

Click through to see who’s returning for Season 6…

Annaleigh Ashford Wins Presitigous Prize at Drama League Awards, Joins Broadway's Best at Luncheon!

Annaleigh Ashford just won one of the most prestigious awards in the Broadway community!

The Tony-winning actress picked up the Distinguished Performance Award during the 2023 Drama League Awards on Friday afternoon (May 19) at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City.

Annaleigh beat out 46 other nominees to be the sole performer to be recognized by the organization this year. She won the award for her work as Mrs. Lovett in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd.

Some Like It Hot won the award for Outstanding Production of a Musical, Into the Woods won Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Leopoldstadt won Outstanding Production of a Play, and A Doll’s House won Outstanding Revival of a Play.

Head inside to see all of the people who attended the event… More Here! »

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Angela Bassett, Sterling K. Brown & More Get Honored at AAFCA TV Honors!

Angela Bassett strikes a pose with her award while attending the first annual AAFCA TV Honors at the California Yacht Club on Sunday (August 11) in Marina del Rey, Calif.

The Golden Globe winner was honored with Best Female Performance for her role in Fox’s 9-1-1.

Angela Bassett was joined at the event by This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown and his wife, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Ryan Murphy, and director and cast of When They See UsAva DuVernay, Aunjanue Ellis, Asante Blackk, Niecy Nash, Jharrel Jerome, Marsha Stephanie Blake, and writer Attica Locke.

Also in attendance was the cast of The Neighborhood Tichina Arnold, Marcel Spears, Max Greenfield, Cedric the Entertainer and Beth Behrs.

AAFCA TV Honors, a new awards fete celebrating outstanding achievement in television. The Neighborhood won Best Comedy, Sterling took home Best Performance Male, Ryan received AAFCA TV Honors ICON Award and When They See Us won Best Limited Series, Best Ensemble and Best Writing.

“What a blessed day receiving the @aafca best female tv performance award wearing @charglover_ !,” Angela captioned with her Instagram post. “Championing Black Designers always brings me joy! #projectrunway #diversity #inclusion #us”


FYI: Angela is wearing Char Glover with Emily P. Wheeler earrings. Sterling is wearing a Joseph Abboud suit and Christian Louboutin shoes.

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Lea Michele Tries to Keep Cool While Filming in LA

Lea Michele fans herself off during super hot day on set of her new show The Mayor on Tuesday afternoon (October 24) in Los Angeles.

The 31-year-old actress looked pretty in a black and white dress as she spent the day filming with her co-star Marcel Spears.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Lea Michele

The other day, Lea took to Instagram to share a photo while hanging out close friend Jonathan Groff!

“Look who came to visit me today! Saturday’s with Groff!” Lea captioned the below selfie.

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Lea Michele Joins Her 'The Mayor' Co-Stars at Screening in WeHo

Lea Michele arrives in style for a screening of her new show The Mayor on Wednesday night (September 27) at the London Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif.

The 31-year-old actress looked cool in a silver metallic dress as she was joined at the event by her co-stars Brandon Michael Hall, Yvette Nicole Brown, Marcel Spears, Bernard David Jones along with the show’s creator Jeremy Bronson.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Lea Michele

The Mayor premieres on ABC on Tuesday, October 3.

FYI: Lea is wearing a Tanya Taylor dress and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.

10+ pictures inside of the cast at the screening…More Here! »

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