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Gordon Cox Theater Editor Each year, Variety compiles a list of Broadway stars on the rise. This year, Variety fill fete this round-up of stage actors, directors and writers at its Business of Broadway Breakfast presented by City National Bank will take place on Oct.

William Earl Variety has announced the lineup for its annual Business of Broadway breakfast presented by City National Bank in New York on Oct. 17. Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson will join the event for a keynote conversation about their collaboration on the revival of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,” currently playing on Broadway. The programming will also include a Broadway producers panel moderated by Erik Piecuch, senior vice president and entertainment banking leader of City National Bank. The panel will feature Lee Daniels (“Ain’t No Mo’”), Cindy Tolan (“Death of a Salesman”), LaChanze (“Kimberly Akimbo” and “Topdog/Underdog”) and Ken Davenport (“A Beautiful Noise”). The producers will speak about their experiences premiering new productions on Broadway this season and how the business has changed since Broadway’s return.

Angelique Jackson Lee Daniels has tapped Omar Epps, Demi Singleton, Miss Lawrence and Anthony B. Jenkins to join the cast of his upcoming exorcism thriller “The Deliverance” for Netflix.The group joins previously announced stars Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin and Tasha Smith in the film, which is inspired by a terrifying true story.

Megan Thee Stallion is celebrating her 27th birthday in a very meaningful way. On Tuesday, the rap superstar  -- whose real name is Megan Pete — announced the launch of the Pete and Thomas Foundation.

Angelina Jolie, 46, spent some quality time with her daughter Zahara, 17. The teenagers sported a blue hairstyle for visit to Foxtail Salon in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 5, where she also left with several bags of product. Zahara was casually dressed for the for the mid-50s temperature with a long gray tank top and dark skinny jeans. She wore a cropped white cardigan over top and finished the look with sneakers.

A real hometown hero! Megan Thee Stallion was presented with the prestigious 18th Congressional District Humanitarian Award in Houston, Texas, on Sunday.

Megan Thee Stallion was presented with the prestigious 18th Congressional District Humanitarian Award in Houston, Texas, on Sunday.The music superstar — who's whose real name is Megan Pete — came out to accept the award from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who explained how significant the occasion truly was.«This award has not been given out often, or to many,» Lee shared with those in attendance, before presenting the accolade.

The House of Representatives voted 415-14 late Wednesday to establish June 19 as a federal holiday in the U.S. Called Juneteenth National Independence Day, the 156-year-old celebration commemorates the end of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865. Celebrated in 47 states and the District of Columbia, Juneteenth has long been seen as a marker of the day state-sanctioned slavery in America ended.

Megan Thee Stallion is giving back.

Megan Thee Stallion has announced "Hotties Helping Houston," a new fundraiser benefitting the rapper's hometown, which is faced with boil water advisories and power outages after last month's winter storm. The drive is being co-organized with NACC Disaster Services and Texas Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, and will benefit single mothers and the elderly living in the Houston area.

Megan Thee Stallion has launched an initiative called Hotties Helping Houston to raise funds for the rebuilding of her hometown following the recent Texas freeze.The rapper will be working alongside US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and the National Association of Christian Churches (NACC) Disaster Services, to repair homes at no cost for senior citizens and single mothers.Megan has enlisted a coalition of donors to help with the fundraising efforts over the next two years, including fashion

Natalie Oganesyan editorMegan Thee Stallion has partnered with NACC Disaster Services and U.S. Rep.

History will be made at this year’s Golden Globes. For the first time in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s history, two siblings of color – Jackson Lee, 23, and Satchel Lee, 26 — will serve as ambassadors during the awards show ceremony.

The 2021 Golden Globes is featuring siblings as the 78th annual ceremony’s ambassadors, as director Spike Lee‘s son Jackson and daughter Satchel will getting to shine on the telecast. It won’t be the usual handing awards to the winners and showing them the direction to exit offstage, due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a smaller ceremony with many of the nominees appearing remotely.

Spike and Tonya Lewis Lee's children, Satchel and Jackson, were raised to be unafraid of self-expression. But this year's Golden Globes Ambassadors are surprisingly soft-spoken, mixing thoughtfulness with the candor for which their auteur father is so well known.

Spike Lee is paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman.

Satchel and Jackson Lee will be this year's Golden Globes Ambassadors, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Tuesday. The children of Spike Lee and producer Tonya Lewis Lee's appointment marks the first time in HFPA history that two siblings of color have held the position, with Jackson being the first Black male ambassador.

Spike Lee’s children have a big new responsibility!

Spike Lee’s children, Satchel and Jackson, are set to take the spotlight at this year’s Golden Globes.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Tuesday said that Satchel and Jackson Lee, the children of director Spike Lee and producer Tonya Lewis Lee, have been selected as this year’s Golden Globe Ambassadors. It’s the first time two siblings of color have been selected for the honorary roles.

Eli Countryman Spike and Tonya Lewis Lee’s children, Satchel and Jackson, have been named the 2021 Golden Globe Ambassadors by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The news was announced at a virtual event by last year’s Golden Globe Ambassadors, Dylan and Paris Brosnan.

LOS ANGELES -- Spike Lee’s daughter and son have been chosen as the Golden Globe ambassadors to assist with the awards ceremony.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday morning that Satchel and Jackson Lee will assume the ambassador roles for the 78th annual Golden Globes Awards in February.Satchel and Jackson are the first siblings of color to hold the position.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has reintroduced legislation that would fund a commission for studying and developing proposals for giving reparations to African Americans.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hasn't traveled to Texas in months, but on Tuesday, his campaign will dispatch his wife, Jill Biden, to help boost early voting turnout in the Lone Star State. The Biden campaign announced that Jill Biden will make three stops in Texas, with planned events in El Paso, where she will be joined by former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke; Dallas and Houston, where she'll be joined by U.S.

Ted Johnson Family and friends mourned George Floyd in song, memories and prayer, while political figures including Joe Biden, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Rep.