Nelson Mandela Hitting Broadway

Written by Laura Adibe | June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Well, a musical featuring the struggles of the celebrated leader is. According to AOL Black Voices, a Broadway musical will depict the legendary events taking place in South Africa during apartheid and the struggle for freedom from that oppressive system. Influential leaders of that movement, like Nelson Mandela, will be featured. The musical, set to hit Broadway in May 2010, will be based in part on a memoir by Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi Mandela who will be working with Welcome Msomi.

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Lights, Camera, Action: Liya Kebede

Written by Laura Adibe | May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

According to AOL Black Voices, Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede has been tapped to play Somali model Waris Dirie in Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad, a film based on Dirie’s successful autobiography about her experience with female circumcision. Kebede will start filming in Europe in June. » Read more…

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Idris Elba talks about his role as a detective in “The Prom”

Written by Laura Adibe | April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

What attracted you to the film?

IE: It was just that I hadn’t done a thriller like this, and I like to play different parts, and I hadn’t played too many cops, and the script was decent.

From ‘The Reaping’ to ‘28 Weeks Later’, this film falls within the same genre like the others. Do you have a liking to this genre? » Read more…

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