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February 15 • 2018
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NATE BLOOM
COLUMNIST
AT THE MOVIES
American stars —
and depicted African
Americans in a good
light (The Jeffersons,
Good Times and
Sanford and Son).
They all said that
these series inspired
them to go into show
business.
Opening Feb. 16: It’s
appropriate that Black
Panther, a film based
on a Marvel Comics’
character, opens in
February, which is Black
History month. The title
character was cre-
BROADWAY-ISH
Black Panther
NEWS
ated in 1966 by Stan
Lee, now 95, and the
Tony Award-winner
late Jack Kirby. Lee,
Ben Platt, 24, has
who is still active, is an
signed on to star
executive producer of
in The Politician, a
the Black Panther film.
new Netflix comedy
When Black Panther
series. It’s created
(also known as T’Challa)
by Ryan Murphy
was created, he was the
(Feud, American
first African character
Horror Story, Glee).
to have his own comic
Netflix has already
series. Even the comic
ordered two seasons
name was original — it
and Murphy is in
antedated by about a
talks with Gwyneth
Lear
year the founding of the
Paltrow (who
famous Black Panther
had a guest turn
organization. Short
on Glee), 45, and
synopsis: T’Challa is the
Barbra Streisand,
son of the king of an
75, hoping to land
isolated but technologi-
them as co-stars.
cally advanced African
The Politician is
country. When his father
described as a com-
edy, blended with
dies, he has to use all
social commentary
his superhuman powers
and music (giving
to defeat evil foes that
Platt a chance to
threaten the lives of his
show off his great
people. It’s directed by
voice). Paltrow’s
African American Ryan
Paltrow and Falchuk
new fiancé, Brad
Coogler, who directed
Falchuk, 46, is a
and wrote Creed, the
frequent partner of
surprisingly good Rocky
Murphy’s, and the
sequel.
Hollywood Reporter
I think it’s worth
says he’s co-pro-
noting that this film is
ducing Politician.
an example of the best
If you hap-
in cultural exchange
pen to be in New
between the Jewish
York between Feb.
community and the
10-18, do see The
African American com-
Bar Mitzvah Boy, a
munity. Of course,
rarely seen musical
there were moments
that has a limited
of cultural exploitation,
run (call New York
but far more often there Fankhauser
friends, too, and tell
was a fruitful relation-
them to see it). The
ship. But there also
music is by the late, great Jule Styne
were people like Stan Lee, who early on
and the lyrics are by Brit Don Black,
gave the black community a superhero.
now 79. Based on a hit Brit tele-play, it
Likewise, I was struck by the fact that
had a short run on the London stage in
three important African Americans salut-
1978. The current production stars Ben
ed Norman Lear, now 95, at the recent
Fankhauser, 28. A year ago, I noted that
Kennedy Center Honors. Comedian Dave
Chappelle, Black-Ish creator Kenya Barris Fankhauser was a co-star of Newsies, a
hit Broadway musical that was filmed for
and Black-Ish star Anthony Anderson
movie theater showings. Fankhauser’s
took the stage to recount how Lear
mother is a Detroit native, and he was
changed the TV landscape in the 1970s
born in Detroit, but raised in Cleveland. •
by creating shows that had African