Cosby himself handpicked Rashad for the role ... wrote music and lyrics for Phylicia’s only album, Josephine Superstar, a disco flavored tribute to Josephine Baker on which the Village People ...

Josephine Baker arrived in Paris from the slums of St. Louis in 1925 and rose to stardom playing a stereotype of an African “primitive” in “La revue nègre,” a musical act featuring an all ...

The musical features an all-star cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Madalen Mills, Keegan-Michael Key, Sharon Rose, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Ricky Martin, Kieron Dyer, Justin Cornwell ...

How many Broadway shows has Phylicia Rashad been in? Phylicia Rashad has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows. How many West End shows has Phylicia Rashad been in? Phylicia Rashad has not appeared in ...

According to Variety, FKA Twigs is in the runnings to star as the late Josephine Baker. Cuties filmmaker Maimouna Doucouré has been tapped to direct a new biopic of the late dancer, singer ...

Grammy-nominated artist FKA Twigs is in negotiations to star as Josephine Baker, the pioneering American-born French dancer, singer and actor, in a biopic which will be directed by Maimouna ...

Josephine Baker is seen as a pivotal figure both for representation in cinema and the civil rights movement. American born, but spending most of her life in Paris, she performed in the music halls ...

In “Out Little Island Girl,” Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson) and Zoey (Melanie Liburd) trek to Maryland to check on Beth’s mother Carol, played by the legendary Phylicia Rashad. While Beth and ...