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Reopening of 'Aladdin' on Broadway halted by COVID-19 cases
Read full article: Reopening of 'Aladdin' on Broadway halted by COVID-19 casesThe hit Broadway show “Aladdin” was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical’s company, a day after the show reopened, a worrying sign for Broadway.
Hollywood's inclusion problems still run deep, study finds
Read full article: Hollywood's inclusion problems still run deep, study findsIn the most popular films of 2019, protagonists were more diverse than ever, and there were more women were behind the camera. There were no Hispanic speaking characters in 44 of the films; no speaking African Americans in 15 of them; and no speaking Asian characters in 36 movies. Female speaking characters have only marginally increased over the last 13 years, reaching 34% in 2019. People of color speaking characters also still lag behind the U.S. population with 34.3% in 2019. Just 1.4% of speaking characters were LGBTQ, and 2.3% were characters with disability.
Will Smith introduces 'Fresh Prince'-themed clothing line
Read full article: Will Smith introduces 'Fresh Prince'-themed clothing lineThat's right: Smith is rolling out a "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"-themed clothing line to outfit the Fresh Princes and Princesses in your life. But dressing like Smith's Philly-to-Cali basketball star doesn't come cheap. Socks are $15, shirts run $30 to $40 and hoodies, track pants and a custom Bel-Air basketball run $60 and up. Plus, no "Fresh Prince" merchandise line would be complete without an air freshener. It all begs the questionis a "Fresh Prince" reboot imminent?
Willow just dropped her highly anticipated self-titled album
Read full article: Willow just dropped her highly anticipated self-titled albumWillow's self-titled album is finally here -- and no, she's not whipping her hair back and forth. The alternative R&B singer dropped her new album "WILLOW" on Friday, just weeks after her brother Jaden released his own, "ERYS." "WILLOW" is the artist's third studio album. If you last left off at "I Whip My Hair," Willow's pre-teen record, you may have missed her meteoric rise to fame. After releasing "ARDIPITHECUS," Willow was a featured performer at the 2017 Afropunk fest with such artists as Erykah Badu, Janelle Mone and Solange.