A new production at the Indiana Repertory Theatre focuses on the life of Sister Rosetta Tharpe a trailblazing gospel singer ...

While kiddos were out trick-or-treating last Friday, I made my way up to the fourth floor of the Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) for the opening night of “Marie and Rosetta.” ...

American rapper and singer Lizzo will play the lead role in Rosetta, an upcoming biopic about the life of rock'n'roll pioneer Sister Rostetta Tharpe. The film will be made by Amazon Studios in ...

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Northlight Theatre's praiseworthy “Marie and Rosetta” has much to recommend it. For starters, there's the music that accompanies George Brant's two-hander, bio-tuner about gospel music pioneer and ...

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Lizzo is stepping into the acting world by honoring one of music’s true pioneers. This week, the Grammy-winning superstar announced her lead acting debut in Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming film “Rosetta, ...

Rosetta Tharpe was a trailblazing Black musician who found fame early on as a gospel artist before shifting to rock and roll and inspiring several future legends. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has been tapped ...

Rosetta Nubin was born on 20 March 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, a small town sandwiched between the Midwestern and Southern states. Both parents were cotton workers, although Rosetta didn’t know ...

In this episode we give props and respect to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a groundbreaking musician and Jesus follower who merged gospel and rock music. In a time when the deck was stacked against her, ...

Lizzo is scheduled to take a journey to the sky. The 36-year-old has been tapped, E! News has learned, to play rock and roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a new biopic currently in development at ...