Jackie’s Back (1999) is a cult classic mockumentary that stars Jenifer Lewis as Jackie Washington, a self-absorbed, fictional R&B diva of the 1960s and 70s attempting a desperate comeback. Continue reading
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Tag: Whoopi Goldberg
3/9/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Good Fences – Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Mo’Nique
Tom Spader (Danny Glover) is an upwardly mobile black middle class attorney determined to end the black man’s losing streak. Now the family is off to the suburbs. It is 1973, and the lily-white community of Greenwich, Connecticut, doesn’t quite deliver on the promise of the American Dream. Continue reading
2/11/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Ryan Toby “Oh Happy Day” Sister Act 2
Ryan Toby “Oh Happy Day” in Sister Act 2 opposite Whoopi Goldberg and Lauren Hill. Good times and good memories. Continue reading
11/29/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Whoopi Goldberg- Direct From Broadway, 1984 – 1985, (originally – Spook Show)
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
5/11/20 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sister Act – Hail Holy Queen (Salve Regina Coelitum)
Salve Regina (meaning ‘Hail Queen’), also known as the “Hail Holy Queen“, is a Marian Hymm. The hymn was featured in the award winning 1992 classic film Sister Act starring Whoopi Goldberg. Continue reading
4/22/19 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1997 Film)
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella premiered on ABC on November 2, 1997. Cinderella proved a major ratings success, originally airing to 60 million viewers and establishing itself as the most-watched television musical in decades, earning ABC its highest Sunday-night ratings in 10 years. Theatre, Out and About Continue reading
3/1/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Moms Mabley- Comedienne, Social Activist, LBGTQ Icon
Moms Mabley performing a comedy act (1948) one of her lines “Cab Calloway once call me a dog. I would like to be a dog if Cab Calloway would be my tree.” 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
