RuPaul’s Drag Race alumnus (and season 11 Miss Congeniality winner) Nina West isn’t just one of the show’s most beloved queens ever—she’s also a big nerd. Specifically, she’s a big Buffy the Vampire ...

Stage biographies of musical superstars, like "Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical," running through February 24 at George Street Playhouse's temporary home at 103 College Farm Road in New ...

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“An artist's duty as far as I'm concerned is to reflect the times ... How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?” — Nina Simone An outspoken freedom fighter battling bipolar disorder, the ...

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Before the American public knew her as Nina Simone “the high priestess of soul,” Eunice Kathleen Waymon was already making a name for herself in Western North Carolina. Born in 1933 at 30 East ...

“Nina,” the long-gestating bio-pic about Nina Simone, written and directed by Cynthia Mort, opens today. It shares one peculiar quality with two other recent bio-pics of musicians, “Miles Ahead” (in ...

Actress/singer Laiona Michelle grew up listening to her mother's Nina Simone records, to songs like "I Love You, Porgy," and she remembers feeling drawn to the singer's rich tone and unique stylings.

When Laiona Michelle walks onto the small stage in the giant outdoor tent where Goodspeed has been doing its shows all summer, she casts an eye on the audience: “Look at all these groovy white people!

Nina became a Buffy superfan around the time of the show’s final season. She began marathoning the series the old school way: by watching DVD box sets. From there, she became a fan of Buffy Summers ...