I Turned Shakespeare Into an R&B Opera Steve Wallace On 3/9/21 at 5:00 AM EST
I am a hip hop, soulful, beat-making composer and opera singer, and I began singing opera by accident. Being from the south side of Chicago, classical music wasn t the world that was around me. My dad would have the Lyric Opera on PBS from time to time rarely and, of course, it was often on cartoons like Bugs Bunny, but there was no reason for me to ever be authentically interested in opera. R&B, Soul, Jazz, Gospel and Hip Hop were around me in a visceral way. I mean, I know it, like I know the smell of my mom s pancakes on a Saturday morning. It is in my pores. I didn t have to study it or learn to appreciate it, it is me. It makes up my experience and memories and is inextricable from the history that shaped the world I was brought up in.
The SeeHer Award recognizes “a woman who embodies the values set forth by the SeeHer movement. [They] push boundaries, defy stereotypes and acknowledge the importance of authentic portrayals of women” in entertainment.
SeeHer is a global movement that fights for accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. Leading marketers, media organizations and industry influences make up the SeeHer movement. The group, led by the ANA, is committed to creating media content that portrays women and girls as they truly are.
“We are delighted to be presenting the award to Zendaya, who is such a strong representation of what it means to be a woman in 2021,” SeeHer President Nadine Karp McHugh said. “She is a role model and leading voice of her generation. From being the youngest actress to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series to using her platform to advocate for Black women in Hollywood, she is showing the next generation that you are never too young to use your
Mandalorian Actor Simon Kassianides Sells The Weatherman Movie Script to U.K.-Based Raw
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“The Mandalorian” star Simon Kassianides is set to make his feature screenwriting debut.
The actor, who plays Axe Woves on the hit Disney Plus Star Wars series, has sold the psychological thriller “The Weatherman” to U.K.-based production house Raw.
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The film is said to be female-led and in the vein of Christopher Nolan’s “Memento,” with elements of the Stephen King classic “Misery.” Raw’s notable credits include the heist drama “American Animals” and the documentary hit “Three Identical Strangers.” The company has just wrapped “Invasion,” a sci-fi project starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer.