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EMMY winning film on Louis Armstrong’s daughter comes to Alexandria. Film reveals a new side of the music and cultural icon’s life.

The PBS documentary Little Satchmo, written and directed by John Alexander, has been named the winner out of five titles nominated for the...

The PBS documentary 'Little Satchmo', written and directed edited by John Alexander, and based on the 2012 memoir "Little Satchmo: Living in the Shadow of my Father Louis Daniel Armstrong" by Sharon Preston-Folta and Denene Millner, has just won the Southeast EMMY Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary at a ceremony in Atlanta. In the film,…

The highly anticipated documentary, Little Satchmo, featuring the only child of legendary musician Louis Armstrong, has made waves...

In addition to the bravura performances of its dancers, the exuberant works of a number of different choreographers and the excellent group of musicians that gathered for its grand finale, the company attracted an impressively vast, immensely enthusiastic audience.

Creative Pinellas Artist Laureate Jake-ann Jones to host talk series

A comedy by Matthew Lopez about an Elvis impersonator who is forced to consider other career options with help of a drag queen

The themes addressed by “The Legend of Georgia McBride” sparkle in Florida Studio Theatre’s production, in a way both respectful of drag as an art form but also approachable, with characters that transporting them a glitter-filled odyssey though sexuality, gender expression, and family. The show runs through May 22.

This comedy by Matthew Lopez goes for some big laughs, but tries for heart, too.

Sharon Preston-Folta says the jazz icon couldn't acknowledge her publicly, but says Armstrong “loved her the best way he could.” She opens up about their complex relationship in a new documentary.