Greetings! Our GBE April “Living in the Spirit” month also highlights Autism Awareness Month 2016. For more info visit:autismspeaks.org.

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 Libberia. Golden Theatre (252 W. 45th St.). For tickets and information, please visit: www.EclipsedBroadway.com.

The all time classic “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope,” a musical entertainment by Micki Grant, conceived by Vinette Carroll and directed by Leslie Dockery. 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., 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.

MUSIC

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 York, N.Y. For information, call 212-997-4144 or visit bbkingblues.com or ticketmaster.com.

Floetry, Sunday, April 24 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, 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, N.Y. For information, call 212- 465-MSG1 or visit 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.

Bunny Wailer: The Reigning King of Reggae, Sunday, May 1 at 8 p.m. Opening act, DJ Jah Culture, 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.

Grammy Park presents Ne-Yo with Jazmine 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.

Mother’s Day Good Music Festival, Saturday, May 7 at 8 p.m., Barclay’s Center Brooklyn, 620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 917-618-6700 or visit www.barclayscenter.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. 07631. For information, call 201-227-1030 or visit ticketmaster.com.

DANCE

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: “Revelation,” Friday, May 6, Saturday, May 7 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 8 at 1 p.m., NJPAC, Prudential Hall, 1 Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888- 466-5722 or visit njpac.org.

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,”www.focusfeatures.com/race. Check local listings.

COMMUNITY

CEMOTAP “It’s 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, 347-907-0629.

A special community education forum with Vicki Thompson-Simmons of Woodard Funeral Home, entitled, “Preparing Your End of Life Will: Unburdening Your Family.” Sunday, April 24, 2016, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., in the office of the International African Arts Festival, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, located at 1360 Fulton St., Suite 401, Brooklyn, N.Y. Suggested minimum donation is $7.00. For information, call 718-789-3264 or nakoinfogroup@yahoo.com.

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.