One of the advantages of being selected to participate in Lincoln Center's annual American Songbook series — four weeks of concerts beginning in mid-January, the acts chosen from a range of musical ...

SOMETHING OLD is playing one more show, at 7 pm tomorrow night on Saturday March 23rd. Tickets are available here. Meanwhile, see some photos from the March 20th show taken by photographer Conor Weiss ...

When a 9-year-old Leslie Uggams made her debut at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater in 1952, she instantly won over the notoriously tough crowd as the “extra added attraction” on a bill with jazz great ...

The other day, a couple of ESSENCE.com staffers were watching a DVD compilation of the 1977 miniseries “Roots,” and we immediately became obsessed with Leslie Uggams, the gorgeous actress who played ...

Leslie Uggams’ fate was sealed early. With two show business parents — her father was a singer and her mother a dancer — there was little doubt about her career path. “Yeah, I was a little ham,” ...

The original "American Idol," that's Leslie Uggams. At age 9, she won a radio talent show run by the owners of Harlem's famed Apollo Theater. And broadcast after broadcast, kept winning it. "They ...

Leslie Uggams. Photo Credit: Russ Rowland. Leslie Uggams. Photo Credit: Russ Rowland. Tony award-winning actress and singer Leslie Uggams spoke about her Lifetime Achievement Award win at the 2025 ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams ...

The Leslie Uggams Show is an American variety television series starring actress/singer Leslie Uggams. The series aired on CBS as part of its 1969 fall lineup, and was the second variety series to ...

The Apollo Theater is celebrating 90 years of soul-lifting showtimes with legendary acts such as Louis Armstrong (bottom left) and Leslie Uggams (top right). When a 9-year-old Leslie Uggams made her ...