Greetings!
Our GBE “Living in the Spirit” month celebrates the elements of the universe: the late Maurice White’s Earth Wind & Fire (see MUSIC). Shine on!
THEATER
“Eclipsed” written by Zimbabwean playwright and actress, Dana Gurira, directed by South African, Liesl Tommy, featuring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, tells the tale of five unique women brought together by upheaval in their homeland of Liberia. They develop a community that displays increasingly greater strength. Golden Theatre (252 W. 45th St.). For tickets and information, please visit: www.EclipsedBroadway .com.
“Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope,” a musical entertainment by Micki Grant, conceived by Vinette Carroll and directed by Leslie Dockery. It was the first Broadway musical written entirely by a woman, and the first Broadway production directed by a female African-American.The York Theatre Company, 619 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. For ticket information, call 866-811-4111.
“The Color Purple” now on Broadway, featuring Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St., New York, N.Y. For information, visit colorpurple.com.
“Hamilton: An American Musical,” continues to captivate audiences at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W. 46th St. For information, call 800-276-2392 or visit boxoffice.broadway.com
“Sugar Ray” a one-man show, commemorating boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson, starring Audelco winner Reginald L. Wilson, written and directed by theatrical legends Laurence Holder and Woodie King Jr. Dinner shows, Feb. 25 through April 26 at New Harlem Besame, 2070 Adam Clayton Blvd. (124th Street and Seventh Avenue ), legendary site of Sugar Ray Enterprises. For more information call 646-863-2077, 646-261-5397 or 646-261-5334.
MUSIC
Lauren Hill, Friday, April 15 at 9 p.m., Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 718-856-5464 or visit kingstheatre.com or ticketmaster.com.
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire, Monday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m., Madison Square Garden,
Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street, New York, N.Y. For information, call 212-465-MSG1 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Mint Condition/Floetry, Thursday, April 21 at 8 p.m., NJPAC, 1 Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888-466-5722 or visit njpac.org.
Cameo featuring Larry Blackmon, Saturday April 23 at 7:30 p.m., B.B. King’s Blues Club and Grill, 237 W. 42 St., New Yor, N.Y. For information, call 212-997-4144 or visit bbkingblues.com or ticketmaster.com.
Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton, Thursday, April 28 at 8 p.m., NJPAC, 1 Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888-466-5722 or visit njpac.org.
Keith Sweat album release party, Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m., B.B. King’s Blues Club and Grill, 237 W. 42 St., New York, N.Y. For information call 212- 997-4144 or visit bbkingblues.com or ticketmaster.com.
Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton, Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m., Theater at Madison Square Garden, Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street, New York, NY. For information, call 212-465-MSG1 or visit HYPERLINK “http://www.ticketmaster.com/”www.ticketmaster.com
“I Love The 90s,” featuring Salt ‘n Peppa, Tone Loc, Coolio, All-4-One and Biz Markie, Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m., The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 39 Norwich Westerly Rd., Mashantucket, Conn. For information, call 800-200-2882 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Kool & the Gang, Saturday, April 30 at 8 p.m., NYCB Theater at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, N.Y. For information, call 516-334-0800 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Grammy Park presents Ne-Yo with Jasmine Sullivan, Thursday, May 5 at 8 p.m., Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 718-856-5464 or visit kingstheatre.com or ticketmaster.com.
The Whispers and The Manhattans, featuring Gerald Alston, Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m., St. George Theater, 35 Hyatt St., Staten Island, N.Y. For information, call 718-442-29009 or visit ticketmaster.com.
The Whispers, The Manhattans and Regina Belle, Saturday, May 7 at 8 p.m., NYCB Theater at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, N.Y. For information, call 516-334-0800 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Smokey Robinson, Sunday, May 8 at 7 p.m., Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad Street Square, Newark, N.J. For information, call 973-643-8014 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Grammy Park presents Toni Braxton, Sunday, May 8 at 7 p.m., Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 718-856-5464 or visit kingstheatre.com or ticketmaster.com.
Charlie Wilson, Sunday, May 8 at 7 p.m., The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 39 Norwich Westerly Rd., Mashantucket, Conn. . For information, call 800-200-2882 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Kool & the Gang, Sunday, May 15 at 7 p.m., Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 N. Van Brunt St., Englewood, N.J. For information, call 201-227-1030 or visit ticketmaster.com.
COMEDY
Mike Epps, Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m., NYCB Theater at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, N.Y. For information, call 516-334-0800 or visit ticketmaster.com.
FILM
Stephan James as Jesse Owens in “Race.” HYPERLINK “http://www.focusfeatures.com/race”www.focusfeatures.com/race. Check local listings.
COMMUNITY
Dr. Ron Daniel’s “State of the Black World Forum,” featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, CNN Commentator and the Rev. Dennis A. Dillon, senior pastor, Brooklyn Christian Center, Saturday, April 16 at 2 p.m., Brooklyn Christian Center, 1060 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N Y. For information, call 718-429-1415 or visit www.ibw21.org.
CEMOTAP “Its Your Table” 29th Anniversary Luncheon, live band music, dancing and food. Featuring Dr. Firpo Carr, author, educator and scholar, Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m. Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center, 172-17 Linden Blvd,, Jamaica, N.Y. Admission is free. For more information and to RSVP, call 347- 907-0629,
BEPAA master class “Booker T. Washington and Africa:The making of a Pan Africanist.” Lecture and PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Tyrene Wright, Sunday, April 17 at 3 p.m. John Henrik Clarke House, 286 Convent Ave., New York, N.Y. Admission is free. Call HYPERLINK “tel:347-907-0629″347-907-0629.
Hear Imhotep Gary Byrd on 107.5 WBLS-FM weekly with “Express Yourself,” Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and simulcast over WLIB 1190AM. The full show can also be heard on HD radio at WBLS-HD2 and at WBLS.com.WLIB.com and iHeartRadio. IGB is also heard on WBAI-FM 99.5 with Radio GBE: “The Global Black Experience” and “The Global Beat Experience,” Fridays 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Both shows are archived online at www.wbai.org. To contact us for bookings or to reach us about your event or for comments, email igbexp@gmail.com, find us at Imhotep Gary Byrd on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @GBELIFE or call 212-592-3279.