Daily entertainment news covering Anika Noni Rose en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/23/disney_s_the_princess_and_the_frog_sound Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:15:00 EST Entertainment News 144490@http://www.starpulse.com/news
Multi-platinum, 3-time Grammy Award-winning Def Jam recording artist Ne-Yo adds two new credits to his long list of successes over the last three years, starting with the announcement that his new song, "Never Knew I Needed",

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The holidays are approaching, and if people are not busy running around thinking of Christmas or Hanukkah gifts, they're considering what to do with their family when they actually have to entertain everyone.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/10/emmy_awards_part_2_tv_honorees_that_shou Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:02:35 EST Entertainment News 125529@http://www.starpulse.com/news Yesterday, we went over the Emmy nominees who have overstayed their welcome. Those perennial TV honorees that simply don't deserve the recognition they once did or, in some cases, never did at all.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/20/slideshow_foxy_black_stars_at_the_essenc Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:04:56 EST Entertainment News 111320@http://www.starpulse.com/news A bevy of beautiful black stars showed up at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon on Thursday. Click through our photo slideshow, and tell us which ones looked the hottest!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/11/jill_scott_lands_an_hbo_series_ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:41:51 EST Entertainment News 80631@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer/actress Jill Scott is to become a regular on TV after show producers decided to turn her small screen movie The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency into a series. The soul diva was asked to take on the role after starring as lead heroine Precious Ramotswe in the Anthony Minghella-directed TV film last year, which aired on the cable channel HBO.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/12/terrence_howard_joins_cat_on_a_hot_tin_r Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:54:45 EST Entertainment News 70960@http://www.starpulse.com/news Terrence Howard is to head up an all-African-American production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway in March.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/01/new_movies_on_dvd_may_1 Tue, 01 May 2007 08:00:00 EST Entertainment News 38855@http://www.starpulse.com/news Check out Dreamgirls, now on DVD. The time is the 1960s, and singers Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), and Deena (Beyoncé Knowles) are about to find out just what it's like to have their wildest dreams come true. Also in stores: The Hitcher, Happily N'Ever After, Alpha Dog & Little Children.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/25/ll_cool_j_to_star_in_cat_on_a_hot_tin_ro Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:37:14 EST Entertainment News 39515@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hip-hop star LL Cool J is in talks to play the lead role in a stage revival of Tennessee Williams 1950s classic movie Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. The rapper hopes to land the role as Brick, an alcoholic ex-American football player whose father is dying of cancer, played by Paul Newman in the original film.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/20/dreamgirls_star_voices_black_princess Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:53:43 EST Entertainment News 39037@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dreamgirls star Anika Noni Rose has been chosen to make Disney history as the voice of the movie studio's first black princess. The actress/singer beat the likes of Oscar-winning Dreamgirls co-star Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Tyra Banks, who all reportedly auditioned for the role.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/27/eddie_murphy_stormed_out_of_oscar_ceremo Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:29:49 EST Entertainment News 32006@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dreamgirls star Eddie Murphy was so devastated after losing the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award to Alan Arkin he stormed out of the ceremony, according to press reports. Murphy was the favorite to win the Oscar, which instead was awarded to Little Miss Sunshine star Arkin.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/23/dreamgirls_star_to_wear_500_000_shoes_at Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:30:49 EST Entertainment News 31697@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dreamgirls star Anika Noni Rose will wear designer Stuart Weitzman's Diamond Dream Shoe to the 79th Academy Awards on Sunday. The actress, who will perform Best Song nominee "Patience" at the Oscars, was selected as Weitzman's personal model at this year's award show for her "grace and charm."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/07/dreamgirls_to_reunite_for_the_oscars Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:00:28 EST Entertainment News 28543@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Dreamgirls are to reunite for the Oscars. Jennifer Hudson has already confirmed she'll be performing solo at the Academy Awards on February 25, and now she'll team up with Beyonce Knowles and Anika Noni Rose for another stunning performance.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/10/dreamgirls_grey_s_anatomy_beyonce_aamp_m Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:53:11 EST Entertainment News 25576@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie musical Dreamgirls looks set to steal the major accolades at the 38th NAACP Image Awards after landing seven nominations yesterday. The movie was among the Outstanding Motion Picture nominees, while the "Dreamgirls" soundtrack was nominated for Outstanding Album at the annual National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People ceremony.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/06/beyonce_feels_she_was_born_to_do_dreamgi Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:31:55 EST Entertainment News 23129@http://www.starpulse.com/news Beyoncé Knowles feels she and Jennifer Hudson were destined to star in movie musical Dreamgirls because they were born the year the project hit Broadway. Both stars are 25 - something that Knowles feels links them spiritually to the beloved stage show, which has now been turned into a major movie.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/07/dreamgirls_soundtrack_to_be_released_dec_5 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:02:11 EST Entertainment News 20776@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music World Entertainment announced today that Music World Music/Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax will release Dreamgirls -- Music From the Motion Picture, the official soundtrack album for the avidly awaited DreamWorks/ Paramount film Dreamgirls, on Tuesday, December 5.

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