Tutti Frutti The Musical, is a full length stage production starring Award Winning Writer and Actor, Dedrick Weathersby in the titular role with stage direction by the accomplished Snoop Robinson, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Weathersby said it's his duty to stay true to the music and the man. His Musical ...

Rock 'n' roll didn't start with a bang — it started with a wop-bop-a-loo-bop a lop-bom-bom. That's the propulsive beat that drives "Tutti Frutti," the 1955 chart-topping hit that made Richard Penniman ...

Rock 'n' roll didn't start with a bang — it started with a wop-bop-a-loo-bop a lop-bom-bom. That's the propulsive beat that drives "Tutti Frutti," the 1955 chart-topping hit that made Richard Penniman ...

Little Richard took 1950s America and the world by storm with hits like “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Good Golly Miss Molly” and “Lucille.” The Beatles and The Rolling Stones supported him, and ...

With proclamations such as “I am the bronze Liberace!,” “If God gave it to you, show it to the world!” and a flippant “Shut up!,” Little Richard undoubtedly commanded attention. But beyond the ...

Little Richard first originated the famous “awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bam-boom” refrain in his hit song “Tutti Frutti” early in his career while performing at the Dew Drop Inn in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Seeing double! Little Richard: I Am Everything filmmaker Lisa Cortes claims that James Brown would sometimes act as a stand-in for Little Richard. "Little Richard would get so busy that he had no time ...

This documentary presents the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ’n’ roll” as a man of contradictions. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, ...