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.

Criada na pobreza em Nova Orleans, Mahalia Jackson superou graves doenças infantis através da música gospel, que mais tarde a tornariam a mulher negra mais famosa dos anos 50 e 60.

Criada na pobreza em Nova Orleans, Mahalia Jackson superou graves doenças infantis através da música gospel, que mais tarde a tornariam a mulher negra mais famosa dos anos 50 e 60.

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.

O filho adolescente de um casal inter-racial desaparece. Enquanto eles esperam por notícias, o clima na delegacia fica cada vez mais tenso.

O filho adolescente de um casal inter-racial desaparece. Enquanto eles esperam por notícias, o clima na delegacia fica cada vez mais tenso.

Baseado no musical da Broadway, o especial se passa em 1962 em Baltimore, onde a adolescente Tracy sonha em dançar no The Corny Collins Show. Quando, contra todas as probabilidades, Tracy ganha o papel, se torna uma celebridade instantânea.

Baseado no musical da Broadway, o especial se passa em 1962 em Baltimore, onde a adolescente Tracy sonha em dançar no The Corny Collins Show. Quando, contra todas as probabilidades, Tracy ganha o papel, se torna uma celebridade instantânea.

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.

Natalie e Nick estão frustrados com a sua sorte no romance. Depois de lançar as moedas em uma fonte, os dois, em seguida, começam a sonhar um com o outro. Mas, de acordo com a mitologia da fonte, eles só têm uma semana para transformar esses sonhos em realidade.

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.

Em uma versão contemporânea atualizada da amada peça de teatro e filme de 1989, "Steel Magnolias" narra a vida e amizade de seis mulheres na Louisiana. Apoiando-se nos seus triunfos e tragédias, eles se reúnem no salão de beleza do Truvy para refletir sobre os mistérios da vida e da morte, maridos e filhos - e cabelos e unhas - todos os tópicos importantes que realmente unem e celebram as mulheres.

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.