Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO: Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan (Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK — Kelly Ripa returned to her daytime talk show Tuesday after time off to “gather (her) thoughts” in response to learning her co-host Michael Strahan is leaving, saying the incident had started a conversation about workplace respect. She…

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New Freedom Theatre presents the world premiere of ‘The Ballad of Trayvon Martin’. ‘The Ballad of Trayvon Martin’  is written by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj and Thomas J. Soto. Mr. Maharaj also directs and choreographs. The show is onstage at 1346 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, from May 11 through May 22, 2016. For tickets and information…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Columbus Short  (Photo: Helga Esteb / shutterstock) By Anthony McCartney associated press LOS ANGELES — Court records show that former “Scandal” actor Columbus Short has tested positive for cocaine and marijuana use and is facing a probation violation in a felony assault case. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Leslie E. Brown received details…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Don Cheadle as Miles Davis in Miles Ahead. By Lindsey Bahr associated press Miles Ahead, an ambitious, experimental biopic about jazz legend Miles Davis, actually states its mission twice over the course of the movie. Basically: “If you’re going to tell a story, come with some attitude. Don’t make it all corny.” The…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Michael Strahan  (Photo Credit: Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK — Former football star Michael Strahan is leaving the daily talk show he co-hosts with Kelly Ripa to work full-time on “Good Morning America.” ABC said April 19 that a search for Strahan’s replacement will begin in the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Yazz The civil rights and human relations agency’s 2-mile walk will feature performances by local entertainers, Diversity Expo, kids’ zone, food trucks and a headline performance by Philadelphia’s own Yazz The Greatest The Anti-Defamation League, the nation’s premier civil rights and human relations agency, on April 20 kicked-off the 2016 Walk Against Hate….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tatyana Ali as Clara Randall in the TV One original thriller, ‘Second Sight’ (Courtesy Credit: Sam Johnson) SILVER SPRING, MD–Starring as a young teacher plagued with visions, Tatyana Ali (“Zoe Ever After”, “Love That Girl!”, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) returns to TV One in the new made-for-television movie “Second Sight”. Premiering Saturday,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  A scene from “Native Portals” A two-part movement series featuring the premiere of Release Mourning Clearing by Lela Aisha Jones/Flyground Intercultural Journeys finishes the 2015/16 “Season: The Artistry of Identity and Transformation”  with its first-ever dance performance: “Native Portals,” a two-part movement performance series by Lela Aisha Jones | FlyGround. An excerpt from…

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By Mark Kennedy Associated Press NEW YORK — “Hamilton,” the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama, honoring creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for a dazzling musical has captured popular consciousness like few Broadway shows. The Columbia University’s prize board on Monday cited “Hamilton” as a landmark American musical about…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Tracy Morgan (Photo: Sam Aronov / shutterstock) associated press TUNICA, Miss. –Comedian and actor Tracy Morgan has scrapped a scheduled April 29 performance in Mississippi, citing its contested religious-objections bill for his decision. The Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino on Tuesday confirmed the cancellation, saying ticket holders would be refunded. Mississippi’s incoming law…

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