Kenny Leon

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Kenny Leon

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In My DreamsIn My Dreams · 2015
In My Dreams
★ 6.42015
MovieRomanceDrama
Natalie and Nick are frustrated with their luck in romance. After tossing coins into a fountain, the two then begin dreaming about each other. But, according to fountain mythology, they only have a week to turn those dreams into reality.
Hairspray Live!Hairspray Live! · 2016
Hairspray Live!
★ 7.42016
MovieRomanceComedy
A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.
A Raisin in the SunA Raisin in the Sun · 2008
A Raisin in the Sun
★ 6.12008
MovieDramaTV Movie
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
Robin Roberts Presents: MahaliaRobin Roberts Presents: Mahalia · 2021
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
★ 6.72021
MovieHistoryDrama
The true story of Mahalia Jackson, who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.
The Wiz Live!The Wiz Live! · 2015
The Wiz Live!
★ 7.02015
MovieTV MovieMusic
Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have assembled a Tony-winning creative team, the imaginative Cirque du Soleil Theatrical and a diverse cast of showstoppers designed to create an eye-popping new take on the musical unlike anything ever seen.
Steel MagnoliasSteel Magnolias · 2012
Steel Magnolias
★ 6.92012
MovieRomanceDrama
In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.
The Watsons Go to BirminghamThe Watsons Go to Birmingham · 2013
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
★ 6.82013
MovieFamilyTV Movie
In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is enough and they decide the family needs a dose of Grandma Sands' no nonsense approach in Birmingham, Alabama. So the Watsons load up their 1948 Plymouth Brown Bomber and head South. When they finally make it to Birmingham, they meet Grandma Sands and her friend, Mr. Robert and discover that life is very different there than in Flint. During that historic summer, the Watsons find themselves caught up in something far bigger than Byron’s antics; something that will change their lives and country forever.
The Rosa Parks StoryThe Rosa Parks Story · 2002
The Rosa Parks Story
★ 7.12002
MovieDramaHistory
A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

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The Public's Much Ado About NothingThe Public's Much Ado About Nothing · 2019
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
★ 7.52019
MovieComedy
This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and Grantham Coleman (“Buzzer,” “The Americans”) as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (“American Son,” “A Raisin in the Sun”) directs with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown (“Choir Boy”). Set in contemporary Georgia with an election race underway, Great Performances: Much Ado About Nothing finds the community of Messina celebrating a break from an ongoing war, but not all is peaceful amid the merriment. Former rivals battle it out, revenge is sought and trickery runs amok in this timeless comedy of romantic retribution and miscommunication. Earning a New York Times Critic’s Pick, the play was recorded during its final weekend of Free Shakespeare in the Park performances, June 22-23, 2019.

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