Debbie Allen
1950 (74 года)The Old Settler
Debbie Allen
Phylicia Rashād, Debbie Allen
The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.
The Old Settler
Sunday in Paris
Hugh Wilson
Brandon Quintin Adams, Debbie Allen
A pilot for an unsold NBC series. A single woman with three children realizes that her family has lost sight of their values and gives up her career as a daytime-drama actress in New York to move back with her extended family on their Texas farm.
Sunday in Paris
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
Ernest R. Dickerson
Debbie Allen, David Dinkins
A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella and The Persuasions. It also stars Spike Lee, Debbie Allen and a cameo appearance by Samuel L. Jackson.
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
John Carluccio
Maurice Hines, Debbie Allen
Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show business while grieving the loss of his more famous, often estranged younger brother, tap dance legend Gregory Hines.
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Christopher A. Cohen
Carol Channing, Robert Goulet
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows strut their stuff in 23 performances that have become part of Broadway history.
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Debbie Allen, Guillermo Navarro
Walton Goggins, Dominique Fishback
Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy Grey is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn. When they learn about a treatment that will restore Ptolemy’s dementia-addled memories, it begins a journey toward shocking truths.
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Khadifa Wong
Debbie Allen, George Faison
Follow the fascinating evolution of jazz dance from its origins in Africa, through to its modern-day interpretations which reveal the political and social influences affecting the dance form today.
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Mark Israel
Debbie Allen, Arsenio Hall
From world-renowned performer of the Jazz Age, to WWII spy, to civil rights activist – a look into the iconic life and legacy of Josephine Baker, narrated by Arsenio Hall, including rare archive footage, and interviews with Debbie Allen, Lynn Whitfield (who portrayed Baker in The Josephine Baker Story), and two of Baker’s sons.
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Stompin' at the Savoy
Debbie Allen
Lynn Whitfield, Vanessa Williams
As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs, dreaming of stardom, riches and happiness. By night, they dance their troubles away at the famous Savoy Ballroom. But when World War II appears on the horizon, the girls find their fortunes unfolding too unevenly to reconcile, and they inevitably begin to drift apart.
Stompin' at the Savoy
Night of 100 Stars II
Clark Jones
Debbie Allen, Peter Allen
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Night of 100 Stars II
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Oliver Bokelberg
Debbie Allen, Chris Scott
This documentary spotlights Debbie Allen's career and follows her group of dance students as they prepare for Allen's annual "Hot Chocolate Nutcracker," a reimagining of the classic ballet.
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
