Kenny Leon

Ohio State Murders is an unusual look at the destructiveness of racism in the U.S. When Suzanne Alexander, a fictional African American writer, returns to Ohio State University to talk about the violence in her writing, a dark mystery unravels.

The true story of Mahalia Jackson, who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.

The true story of Mahalia Jackson, who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.

In a segregated army camp in Louisiana in 1944, a black sergeant is shot dead after crying out "they still hate you." As the play examines the murder, the truth of it becomes more shocking and hateful than the murder itself.

This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and Grantham Coleman (“Buzzer,” “The Americans”) as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (“American Son,” “A Raisin in the Sun”) directs with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown (“Choir Boy”). Set in contemporary Georgia with an election race underway, Great Performances: Much Ado About Nothing finds the community of Messina celebrating a break from an ongoing war, but not all is peaceful amid the merriment. Former rivals battle it out, revenge is sought and trickery runs amok in this timeless comedy of romantic retribution and miscommunication. Earning a New York Times Critic’s Pick, the play was recorded during its final weekend of Free Shakespeare in the Park performances, June 22-23, 2019.

새벽 3시, 비가 쏟아지는 사우스플로리다. 켄드라 엘리스-코너(케리 워싱턴)가 경찰서 대기실에서 불안과 근심에 잠겨있다. 아들 자말이 돌아오지 않았기 때문이다. 그 애에게 무슨 일이 생긴 걸까. 누구도 그 질문에 답해주지 않고, 분노는 커져만 간다. 하지만 백인인 아이 아버지 스콧(스티븐 패스퀄)이 나타나자 경찰의 태도도 바뀐다. 아들의 행방을 알아내려는, 절박한 시간. 그동안 켄드라는 위기에 처한 부부 관계와 더불어, 미국의 무의식을 지배하는 인종적 편견, 서로 다른 인종과 계층으로 인한 시각의 충돌을 마주한다.

새벽 3시, 비가 쏟아지는 사우스플로리다. 켄드라 엘리스-코너(케리 워싱턴)가 경찰서 대기실에서 불안과 근심에 잠겨있다. 아들 자말이 돌아오지 않았기 때문이다. 그 애에게 무슨 일이 생긴 걸까. 누구도 그 질문에 답해주지 않고, 분노는 커져만 간다. 하지만 백인인 아이 아버지 스콧(스티븐 패스퀄)이 나타나자 경찰의 태도도 바뀐다. 아들의 행방을 알아내려는, 절박한 시간. 그동안 켄드라는 위기에 처한 부부 관계와 더불어, 미국의 무의식을 지배하는 인종적 편견, 서로 다른 인종과 계층으로 인한 시각의 충돌을 마주한다.

A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have assembled a Tony-winning creative team, the imaginative Cirque du Soleil Theatrical and a diverse cast of showstoppers designed to create an eye-popping new take on the musical unlike anything ever seen.

Go behind the curtain in The Land of Oz with NBC's "The Making of The Wiz Live!" The hour-long special will give an exclusive backstage look at this highly anticipated television event.

분수에 동전을 던진 후 서로에 대한 꿈을 꾸면서 사랑에 빠진 남녀. 하지만 둘은 전혀 만난 적도 없는 사이. 이들에게 한 주의 시간이 주어지는데. 그동안 둘은 서로를 찾아낼 수 있을까?

In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is enough and they decide the family needs a dose of Grandma Sands' no nonsense approach in Birmingham, Alabama. So the Watsons load up their 1948 Plymouth Brown Bomber and head South. When they finally make it to Birmingham, they meet Grandma Sands and her friend, Mr. Robert and discover that life is very different there than in Flint. During that historic summer, the Watsons find themselves caught up in something far bigger than Byron’s antics; something that will change their lives and country forever.

In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.

Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

Recently divorced Nina Taylorson (Wilson) and her young son Mason move to a small Georgia town to start a new life. Mason befriends Gaitus Stevens (Lawhorn), a lonely recently widowed older gentleman, and together they attempt to save several abandoned puppies hiding in the thick Kudzu bush. Their love, faith and determination help them cope with loss and separation and realize the blessings they share during the holiday season.

In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the dead cop's partner, who is also the brother of the gangster. There's nothing civil about this war that has two brothers squaring off against each other. The strong cast includes Mario Van Peebles, Ray Sharkey and Peter Boyle.

A drifter comes between an aging Southern beauty and her teenaged daughter.

After making a name for herself on the West Coast, a defense lawyer returns to her hometown of Atlanta to argue a controversial rape-murder case. But it's not all work and no play: once there, she reenters high society and has a reunion with an old flame -- who just happens to be the prosecuting attorney on her case. As she investigates her client's claims of innocence, she uncovers a sinister conspiracy that threatens both her life and her new romance.