To chase down a dream! Sorry I’ve been MIA but we just finished the movie, For Colored Girls, and I have to tell you, I have new respect for Ntozake Shange’s 1975 writings. Listening to these words spoken through the voices of Phylicia Rashad, Kerry Washington, Tessa Thompson, Macy Gray, Kimberly Elise, Thandie Newton, Whoopi [...]

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I’m sitting backstage at the Arie Crown in Chicago. I finish here on Saturday night after 6 sold-out shows!  Two on Saturday, then I leave here at 11pm to fly to L.A.  After a few hours of plane sleep..LOL…I have to be up pretty early on Sunday for a long, fun, exciting day!  And this [...]

Hey, I didn’t want to forget to tell you this – This Sunday night, I’m going to be on Extreme Makeover Home Edition on ABC!  This is a two-hour special episode! I love this show and I was so excited to be a part of it!  I’ve got to tell you, it felt so good [...]

The tour is going great!  I am so happy and blessed to be able to be in front of the people.  We sold out the Kodak in LA, we sold out Madison Square Garden and now I finally get to the South. I am so excited about getting down South!  Don’t get me wrong, I [...]

My prayers are with the people of Haiti.  I’m so glad that this new leadership in our government has responded so quickly.  Thank God for change.  The truth of the matter is this, “There but for the grace of God it could be any of us” and when we help our fellow man we truly [...]

Hey there, I’m in Fresno.  I slept on the bus last night. There was a smell in the hotel and my sinuses were killing me.  Oh well, I’m ready to go tonight! I’m on the bus jamming to Tamela Mann’s new CD, THE MASTER PLAN.  Do you have it yet?  All I gotta say is…WOW!  [...]

Just got an email from Tyler Perry and he is taking Madea on Tour in Madea’s Big Happy Family.  If you have never seen a Madea play live then you don’t know what you are missing.  Here is a list of the confirmed dates so far, so get your tickets as soon as they go [...]