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Adrienne Warren is the reigning queen of the Tony Awards, at least until this year’s winners are announced Sunday night. Of course, Warren won the Lead Actress in a Musical Tony last year for her stunning turn as Tina Turner in Tina – The Tina Turner Musical a role she originated in London and that also got her…

EXCLUSIVE: Adrienne Warren is set as a lead in Hulu drama series Black Cake, from Women of the Movement creator Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films and Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment. Andrew Dosunmu (Where Is Kyra?) has been tapped to direct the pilot episode of the project, which landed at the Disney…

On Monday at 9 a.m. ET/ 6 a.m. PT, Tony Award-winning actress Adrienne Warren and three-time Tony-nominated actor Joshua Henry will announce the 75th annual Tony Award nominations. Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the Tony Awards nominations can be livestreamed below or on the official…

Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry will announce the 75th Annual Tony Award nominations on Monday, May 9, Tony organizers said today. "We couldn't be more thrilled to kick off our 75th Anniversary with Adrienne and Joshua – two of the most talented powerhouse performers on Broadway," said Heather Hitchens, President and…

In one of Contenders TV’s most emotional panels, Deadline TV reporter Alexandra Del Rosario spoke with creator/showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar and Tony-winning actress Adrienne Warren about the ABC limited series Women of the Movement. Inspired by the book Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Ci…

Today at its Winter TCA press conference, ABC unveiled a behind-the-scenes featurette and first look photos for Women of the Movement, starring Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren. In the upcoming limited series produced by Kapital Entertainment, Warren portrays Mamie Till-Mobley, who in 1955 risked her life to find…

EXCLUSIVE: Aml Ameen (I May Destroy You), four-time Emmy nominee CCH Pounder (The Shield), Michael Potts (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), Bill Irwin (Legion), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Gus Halper (Fear the Walking Dead), Johnny Ramey (Poz Roz), Carra Patterson (Turner & Hooch), and Adrienn…

Straight after winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Adrienne Warren has joined the cast of TriStar Pictures' The Woman King, starring Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu. Sheila Atim also rounds out the cast, joining Lashana Lynch and…

Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, who has played the title role in the West End and Broadway productions of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, will take over full time on Broadway Nov. 2 after Tony-nominated star Adrienne Warren ends her limited engagement return. As previously announced, Warren will portray the iconic singer when Tina…

EXCLUSIVE: Adrienne Warren, star of Women of the Movement, has signed a one-year development deal with Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment, which produces the civil rights movement limited series. Under the pact, Warren will collaborate exclusively with Kapital on the development of ongoing and limited series. "It is…

UPDATE, with additional cast Adrienne Warren will be joined by her original Broadway principal cast mates of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical when the show returns to the stage in October. Among the actors now confirmed to return are Tony Award nominee Daniel J. Watts as Ike Turner. Producers announced the cast today…

The Tony-nominated Tina: The Tina Turner Musical will return to Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Friday, October 8, producers said today. "I am thrilled that our musical will be reopening on Broadway,” said Turner in a statement. “I remember with such warmth and appreciation the extraordinary welcome I received at…