February 8, 2011

There???s an old saying that a person should never kiss and tell; but

Chicago director Darryl Pitts got some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood to do just

that in his latest documentary ??? ???Kiss and Tell: Black Romance in Film.??? The

documentary was chosen as an official selection in the 2011 Pan African Film Festival

(PAFF). It will be screened on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 3:15 p.m. and Wednesday,

February 23, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. at the Culver Plaza Theatre, located at 9919 Washington

Blvd in Los Angeles. The film festival runs from February 16-23, 2011 at the Culver Plaza

Theatre.

Rita McKenzie, one of Broadway, Hollywood and television's most versatile actresses,

returns to Southern California in her internationally acclaimed tour de force show, ETHEL

MERMAN'S BROADWAY, which re-creates the life and times of Ethel Merman, the Queen of

Broadway's Golden Age. Under the direction of Christopher Powich, McKenzie triumphs in a

role in which she seems to channel the great theatrical Icon.

WHEN: Preview - Wednesday, Feb. 1 Opening Thursday, Feb. 17th - Sunday, Feb 27th, 2011

Wed, Thur, Fri at 8:00pm, Sat at 3:00pm and 8:00pm, Sunday Matinee at 3:00pm

We had a blast!

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