via eurweb: Steve Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Stephanie Mills , R&B soul group Guy, and Ray Parker Jr. are among the 2019 honorees for the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, organizer LaMont Robinson announced today. Also to be inducted this year is Motown Songwriter/Producer Henry Cosby, Keith Washington, H-Town, and The Rude Boys. The 2019 National Rhythm & Blues Hall […]
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via BlackAmericaWeb: Stephanie Mills is celebrating 40 years in the music industry and couldn’t be more excited! “40 years! I’m 60. 40 years,” she expressed. Both Sherri and Kym were inspired by Mills to become actresses and performers. As little girls, they remember seeing her perform on Broadway for The Wiz! “My dad took me to see […]
he Wiz Live! airs on NBC on Thursday with a star-studded lineup certain to have you ready to take a trip down the yellow brick road. The Broadway musical-turned-movie-turned-live TV musical features a newcomer as Dorothy (Shanice Williams), a Wiz vet as Aunt Em (Stephanie Mills, who played Dorothy in the 1975 Broadway musical) […]
Stephanie Mills will ease on down to NBC’s upcoming musical adaptation of The Wiz, itself an African American musical adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But she won’t be playing Dorothy in this version. Mills played Dorothy in the original Broadway production of The Wizin 1975 and in a 1984 revival, but will portray Auntie […]
Stephanie Dorthea Mills born March 22, 1957 Stephanie Mills started her career on the stage of the legendary Apollo Theater and then became a household name when she stared as Dorothy in the Broadway play ‘The Wiz’. Although Diana Ross did a wonderful job in the movie ‘The Wiz’, I love the strength and soul in […]
