Tyler Perry’s Successful ‘Marriage’ With Lionsgate Continues as TYLER PERRY’S WHY DID I GET MARRIED? Captures the Number One Spot on North American DVD Charts
Hollywood Writer’s End Strike
Members of the Writers Guilds East and West voted by a 92.5% margin to lift the restraining order that was invoked on November 5th. In a statement from Patric M. Verrone, President/WGA West reads in part:
“This was not a strike we wanted, but one we had to conduct in order to win jurisdiction and establish appropriate residuals for writing in new media and on the Internet. Those advances now give us a foothold in the digital age. Rather than being shut out of the future of content creation and delivery, writers will lead the way as TV migrates to the Internet and platforms for new media are developed.”
Production will now resume for most – if not all your favorite shows.
Official website: www.wga.org
BUSINESS AS USUAL: T.I. Branches Out Into Comedy
T.I.’s Grand Hustle Entertainment is branching into the world of comedy with the label’s latest venture, Grand Hustle Comedy and a comedy tour, which is scheduled to launch February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The management and booking firm for upcoming comedians was launched by comedian Roland “Lil’ Duval” Powell and Grand Hustle VP, Clay Evans.
SUNDANCE FILM PREMIERE: A Raisin In The Sun
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Must See Play: A Song for Coretta
January 2008 marks the two-year anniversary of the death of Coretta Scott King and Atlanta’s 7 Stages Theatre has the great honor to present The City of Atlanta and the nation with the first significant run of Pearl Cleage’s heartwarming, inspiring, funny and powerful new play, A Song for Coretta. Written by Pearl Cleage and directed by Crystal Dickinson (former Assistant Professor of Drama at Spelman College), this is the story of five women mourners who meet at the end of the line outside of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church while waiting to pay their respects to Mrs. King whose body lay in state in the small sanctuary. They build a bond as they share poignant moments in line and reflect upon the way in which Coretta Scott King’s life and legacy brought them to where they are as women today. Performance Dates Sunday, Jan 20: Gala Benefit Open and Reception hosted by the Honorable Lisa Borders, Atlanta City Council President, and Mrs. Evelyn Lowery $150.
Monday, January 21: Atlanta Opener @ 8pm.
Sunday, February 17: Final Show
7 Stages Theatre 1105 Euclid Ave., Atlanta GA 30307, 404-523-7647
Press Contact: Jen Farris (404) 921-5921 or jenfarris@zdennismarketing.com
ABOUT CORETTA SCOTT KING
Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was the wife of the assassinated civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., and a noted civil rights leader, author, and founder and former president of the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal and the Gandhi Peace Prize. Many also know that Mrs. King was a singer who completed a degree in Music Education and was preparing for a career as a singer when she met the young preacher, Martin Luther King In the 1950s. Mrs. King died at the age 78 after battling ovarian cancer and the effects of a stroke.
If you’re looking for a way to celebrate the King holiday, please do yourself a favor and go see “A Song for Coretta.”
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