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Robert Townsend Says R. Kelly and Niecy Nash Auditioned for ‘The Five Heartbeats’

Miss2Bees | April 29, 2020

Robert Townsend’s documentary Making The Five Heartbeats is streaming on UMC TV, and he revealed to Page Six that both Niecy Nash and R. Kelly auditioned for the beloved movie. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “Keenan Ivory Wayans and I rewrote that script like 30 times, and what you will see is Niecy Nash on […]

‘The Five Heartbeats’ Will Soon Be a Musical on Broadway

Shawn Grant | December 13, 2018

If you want to talk about classic Black films you cannot look past The Five Heartbeats. The 1991 film that details the career of a created music group starred Robert Townsend but now may be heading to Broadway. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Deadline reports Townsend is looking to work with a producer to convert […]