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THE GRIO TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL "BYRON ALLEN PRESENTS THE WASHINGTON, DC GALA" HONORING JOURNALIST GAYLE KING

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Roy Wood, Jr. -- comedian, Emmy-nominated producer, and correspondent for THE DAILY SHOW on Comedy Central -- will host the event which will feature a special musical concert by music legend Diana Ross, fresh off her electric performance at Byron Allen's 5th Annual Oscar Gala last month in Beverly Hills, which raised money for Children's Hospital Los Angeles.  BYRON ALLEN PRESENTS THE WASHINGTON, DC GALA is an illustrious affair featuring A-list guests and politicos, including stars from film, music, sports, and television. The event is sponsored by: Allen Media Group, Procter & Gamble and My Black is Beautiful.

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  • Scheduled to immediately follow the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) on the evening of Saturday April 29, 2023.
  • The event--entitled BYRON ALLEN PRESENTS THE WASHINGTON, DC GALA--will take place at The Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History & Culture in Washington, DC.
  • BYRON ALLEN PRESENTS THE WASHINGTON, DC GALA is an illustrious affair featuring A-list guests and politicos, including stars from film, music, sports, and television.
  • "I created the Washington, DC Gala to be a spectacular celebration, informative, and a great deal of fun."

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S "BAD CINDERELLA" TO OPEN AT BROADWAY'S IMPERIAL THEATRE NEXT SPRING

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NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the Imperial Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber officially announced the arrival of Bad Cinderella on Broadway, starring Linedy Genao in the title role.

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  • Performances will begin on Friday, February 17, 2023 at the Imperial Theatre (249 W 45th Street), with Opening Night taking place on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
  • Lloyd Webber added, "I am thrilled and delighted that we are bringing Bad Cinderella to the Imperial Theatre.
  • In August, Ms. Genao travelled to London to record the show's title song, "Bad Cinderella," with Andrew Lloyd Webber in both English and Spanish.
  • Andrew Lloyd Webberis currently represented on Broadway by the global phenomenon and longest-running Broadway production ever, The Phantom of the Opera.

Award-winning actor-writer-producer John Leguizamo to Deliver Vassar's 2022 Commencement Address

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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning actor, writer, producer, and director John Leguizamo will deliver the address at Vassar College's 158th Commencement on May 22, President Elizabeth Bradley announced.

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  • POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning actor, writer, producer, and director John Leguizamo will deliver the address at Vassar College's 158th Commencement on May 22, President Elizabeth Bradley announced.
  • Leguizamo said he has visited the campus on many occasions, including a day-long event talking to students about his craft.
  • Leguizamo's family immigrated from Colombia when he was four years old and settled in the Jackson Heights neighborhood in Queens.
  • Leguizamo replaces Jeh Charles Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security and son of the late Jeh Vincent Johnson, a longtime architecture instructor at Vassar, as Commencement speaker.