Greetings! Word is out that brilliant Academy Award winner Denzel Washington has created another of his amazing iconic character portrayals in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” A Toronto Film Festival review describes him as “haunting as a semi-functional legal savant who might have stepped out of a 70s time machine,” adding, “Washington rearranges the molecular metabolism of his personality.”
The 19th annual Walk for Sickle Cell Education and Awareness is coming Saturday, Sept. 16, in Central Park. Registration will start at 9 a.m. The walk begins at 11 a.m., Center Row, near the Band Shell. Enter at 72nd Street on the east side of the park. Visit sctpn.net.
THEATER
“Me the People: The Trump America Musical,” Triad theater, 158 W. 72nd St. New York, N.Y. Visit triadnyc.com for more information.
“Black Angels Over Tuskegee,” now in its eighth year off-Broadway. St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 W. 46th St. between Eighth and Ninth avenues. For more information, call 212-239-6200 or visit telecharge.com.
“Sistas: The Musical,” St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 W. 46th St. between Eighth and Ninth avenues, running through January 2018. For information, call 212-239-6200 or visit telecharge.com.
Nuyorican Poets Cafe’s artistic theater director, Rome Neal, presents Laurence Holder’s “MONK,” a one-man portrayal of jazz great, composer/pianist, Thelonious Sphere Monk, starring Audelco Award Winner Solo Performance Rome Neal. Directed by Rome Neal and Laurence Holder. Music score by Bill Lee. Oct. 5-7, 2017 at 7 p.m. (Thursday-Saturday only). For ticket information, call 718-288-8048 or visit www.nuyorican.org.
MUSIC
Erykah Badu, Friday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center,1 Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888-466-5722 or visit www.njpac.org.
En Vogue, Saturday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m., Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 718-856-5464 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Bruno Mars, 24K, Friday, Sept. 22, and Saturday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m., Madison Square Garden, Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street, New York, N.Y. For information, call 212-465-MSG1 (6741) or 212-247-4777 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Bruno Mars, 24K, Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m., Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 973-757-6600 or visit ticketmaster.com.
A Night of Love & War, starring Keith Sweat and Tamar Braxton, Friday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m., Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 718-856-5464 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Bruno Mars: 24K, Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m., Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave. (at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue), Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 917-618-6700 or visit ticketmaster.com.
The Whispers, Friday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St., New York, N.Y. For information, call 212-997-4144 or visit ticketmaster.com.
The Temptations and The Four Tops, Friday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888-466-5722 or visit www.njpac.org.
The Spinners and Little Anthony and The Imperials, Sunday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m., NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, N.Y. For information, visit ticketmaster.com.
Herbie Hancock, Friday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m., Tilles Center Concert Hall, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, N.Y. For information, call 516-299-3100 or visit ticketmaster.com.
The Temptations and The Four Tops, Saturday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m., Mid-Hudson Civic Center, 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. For information, visit ticketmaster.com.
Tamar Braxton with special guest Joe, Thursday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888-466-5722 or visit www.njpac.org.
Patti Labelle, Saturday, Oct. 21, 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.
Smokey Robinson, Oct. 21 at 8:30 p.m., Tilles Center Concert Hall, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, N.Y. For information, call 516-299-3100 or visit ticketmaster.com.
TV
“Whitney: Can I Be Me,” never before seen video, candid interviews and behind the scenes performances in an intimate portrait of Whitney Houston, who died suddenly after years of struggling with addiction. Check your Showtime listings.
The legendary Stevie Wonder performs at the Sept. 23 Global Citizen Festival, the annual concert in Central Park blending music and social activism, joined by Pharrell Williams, Big Sean, Andra Day, Alessia Cara and a blend of eclectic artists. The concert will be aired on MSNBC and MSNBC.com and streamed on YouTube and Twitter. Visit www.globalcitizen.org.
COMEDY
Mike Epps, Friday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Levity Live, 4210 Palisades Center Dr. A-401, West Nyack, N.Y. For information, call 866-468-3399 or visit ticketweb.com.
Trevor Noah, Saturday, Sept. 16, 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.
COMMUNITY
Circle of Sisters, the largest expo for women of color in NYC produced by WLIB-AM, WBLS-FM and Hot 97 is coming, with special guest speakers, live entertainment and more! Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Jacob Javits Center, 655 W. 34th St., on 11th Avenue. Visit wbls.com.
Apollo Uptown Hall: Movement Required, in partnership with WBAI Saturday, Sept. 30, at 4 p.m. presents special guest speakers, covering one of the most tumultuous clashes between government and citizens in modern American history, the MOVE incident, and featuring an excerpt of the award-winning documentary “Let the Fire Burn.” I’ll be hosting, along with Philadelphia moderator Solomon Jones. Visit apollotheatre.org or wbai.org.
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. Archived online at www.wbai.org. For bookings or to reach us about your GBEvent or for comments, email co-editor Nyerere Shannon @ nyerere1@aol.com, find us at Imhotep Gary Byrd on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @GBELIFE or call 212-592-3279.
