Prentice Powell is a poet and spoken word artist. He was the first spoken word artist to perform on the Arsenio Hall Show. Continue reading
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Category: Television
O & A Gospel Sunday: Medley- Victorious/ Write My Name featuring Donnie McClurkin, Tye Tribbett ,Dorinda Clark Cole, Kierra Sheard, Yolonda Adams, and Kim Burell
Donnie McClurkin ministering his song entitled Victorious featuring Tye Tribbett on Sunday Best. McClurkin leads a rousing rendition of Write My Name featuring Dorinda Clark Cole. With the help of Kierra Sheard, Yolonda Adams and Kim Burell they create a powerful praise celebration. Continue reading
1/24/18 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Excerpts From Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
In 1983 Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) created The Spook Show, a one-woman show composed of different character monologues. Director Mike Nichols offered to take the show to Broadway. Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway premiered on October 24, 1984 and ran until March 10, 1985, for a total of 156 performances. Continue reading
8/23/17 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: John Leguizamo is Manny The Fanny (1992)
John Leguizamo is Manny the Fanny a transgender Latina living and surviving in New York City. Continue reading
O&A Saturday Dance Bonus: 1976 Television Debut of Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov’s 1976 United States television debut live from Wolf Trap. The performance also featured Gelsey Kirkland and Marianna Tcherkassky in Coppelia (pas de deux), Le spectre de la Rose, Vestris and Don Quixote (pas de deux). Continue reading
Wildin Out Wednesday: Chappelle Show- The Niggar Family
Chappelle’s Show offered Dave Chappelle’s street-smart, thought-provoking and hilarious brand of comedy. The series premiered on January 22, 2003, the Comedy Central Network. The show ran for two complete seasons and a third, truncated season (dubbed The Lost Episodes). Continue reading
Rudolph Nureyev: Encore Performance- Afternoon Of A Faun (1981)
Vaslav Nijinsky himself did the choreography for Afternoon of a Faun, using the music of Claude Debussy. In this interpretation, Bakst’s scenery and costumes have been stunningly reconstructed by Ralph Holmes. The original choreography, designed to evoke the two-dimensional flatness of a Greek frieze, was reconstructed by Elizabeth Schooling and William Chappel. Continue reading
