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• Encore’s Next Chapter – As Encore aggressively works toward completing its own downtown space, this collaboration ensures Birmingham continues to enjoy world-class theatre even as Encore builds for ...

Bria Washington is stepping into the spotlight as the determined and big-hearted Akeelah in The Ensemble Theatre’s production of Akeelah and the Bee. Based on the beloved film, Cheryl L. West’s stage ...

AKEELAH & THE BEE follows the story of a young girl with an extraordinary gift for spelling. We watch her journey as she prepares for the National Spelling Bee. Powered by her own drive, and with the ...

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Akeelah has a passion for words, the crazier the better! Under-challenged at school and overwhelmed by her daily life in a tough, Chicago neighborhood, Akeelah is finding it difficult to try. But with ...

Baltimore Center Stage’s (BCS) newest production, “Akeelah and The Bee,” opens March 20, and it’s kicking off BCS’s spring celebration of youth programs. Based on the 2006 hit film of the same name, ...

The festival will showcase a range of contemporary international and independent filmmaking; 120 features and 100 short subjects from 50 countries are scheduled for screening. “Sweet Land” by Ali ...

If this uplifting story about a gifted African American girl from inner-city Los Angeles and her triumph as a champion speller weren't so well written and acted, it might seem like a preachy ...

In honor of Black History Month, I’ve got to say that Akeelah and the Bee is one of my favorite movies to watch during this time. Not only is it one of Keke Palmer’s best movies, but it delivers a ...

Coming on the heels of Spellbound and Bee Season, this small gem (2006) about a South Central LA girl with a gift for spelling restores luster to the family genre. Keke Palmer gives a breakout ...