In 1981, Lena Horne took her nightclub performances and transformed it into a one-woman show on Broadway. The Lady And Her Music, as it was called, had Lena telling personal stories and performing ...

Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, Special Citation (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music ...

notably 1981's Broadway smash Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music aren't just written off to prejudice and a troubled youth. Gavin documents critics' qualms and Horne's own doubts about her ...

and it recalls the time of her Broadway triumph from 1981 to 1982 in "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music." Her granddaughter, screenwriter Jenny Lumet, told the crowd outside the theater to follow ...

And in 1981, she received a Special Tony Award for “Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.” Lena Horne was a trailblazing performer and longtime civil rights activist whose film credits include ...

For the first time, Broadway will have a theater named for a Black woman. The Nederlander Organization announced Thursday that the Brooks Atkinson Theater will be named for actor and activist Lena ...

With the 1981 revue, “Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music,” the Brooklyn native was the recipient of a Special Tony Award and two Grammy Awards. Nederlander’s father was one of the lead ...

By Vivian Marino At the height of her storied career, Lena Horne was making movies in ... starring in her one-woman Broadway show, “The Lady and Her Music,” she decided to stay for good.

By Paul Grein Lena Horne was a trailblazer during her lifetime, becoming one of the first Black female stars to make it to the top rungs of show business. She’s still blazing trails 12 years ...

Music is just a part of her story. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born on June 30 ... Released by United Artists in 1966, the album was produced by Ray Ellis (Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin) and ...