Fan CastingYou're All I Need: The Tammi Terrell Story

Story added by jmcdowell on September 2, 2024

A biographical film on the life of Motown singer Tammi Terrell.

Fan CastingThe Rose (Remake)

by Bo Goldman, Bill Kerby, Michael Cimino

Story added by jmcdowell on January 25, 2024

Loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin, the film follows a self-destructive rock star in the late 1960's, who struggles to cope with the pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager. The Rose was released on November 7, 1979 and starred Bette Midler.

#classic #remake #bettemidler

Fan CastingThe Black Patti: the Sissieretta Jones Story

Story added by jmcdowell on January 19, 2024

Chronicles the life of internationally acclaimed opera Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, the first African American singer to perform at the Carnegie Hall in 1892.

#opera #biopic

Fan CastingSister, Sister (remake)

Story added by jmcdowell on December 31, 2023

The film tells the story of three sisters who come together to decide the fate of their family home after the death of their revered father. It aired on June 7, 1982 on NBC.

#blackcinema #remake

Fan CastingThe Funky Divas: The En Vogue Story

Story added by jmcdowell on December 24, 2023

A three-part miniseries about R&B girl group En Vogue, from their rise to fame after being formed in Oakland, California in 1989, to becoming one of the most successful female groups of the 1990's.

#music #biopic

Fan CastingRaisin (Broadway Revival)

by Robert B. Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg (Book)

Story added by jmcdowell on October 15, 2023

A musical, adapted from Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun, with music by Judd Woldin, lyrics by Robert Brittan, and a book by Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg. Raisin premiered on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on October 18, 1973, transferred to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on January 13, 1975, and closed on December 8, 1975 after 847 performances. The musical was nominat...

#broadwayrevival #theatermatters #blackbroadway

Fan CastingWhy Did I Get Married Again?

by Tyler Perry

Story added by jmcdowell on July 23, 2023

The third installment of Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married franchise. The film takes place after Why Did I Get Married Too.

#tylerperry

Fan CastingThe Supremes

Story added by jmcdowell on January 18, 2023

A four-hour television miniseries about the history of Motown Records' most commercially successful act during the 1960's and the most successful girl group, with twelve number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

#miniseries #music #biopic #motownrecords

Fan CastingThe Five Heartbeats (Remake)

by Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans

Story added by jmcdowell on January 16, 2023

Film chronicles the rise and the fall of the fictional musical group The Five Heartbeats.

#remake #cultclassic #soulmusic #blackcinema

Fan CastingOssie & Ruby

Story added by jmcdowell on January 15, 2023

Chronicles the lives and relationship of Hollywood royalty Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Based on their joint autobiography With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together.

#blacklove #hollywoodpowercouple #pioneers #ossiedavis #rubydee