Robert Townsend recently opened up about witnessing Beyoncé’s undeniable spark during her very first audition for the MTV movie Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Speaking with Lena Waithe on Legacy Talk, the ...

Robert Townsend wanted to blindly hire Beyoncé to star as Carmen Brown in the MTV film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, and watched Queen Bey “blossom” right before his eyes. In conversation with Lena Waithe ...

(Photo by Rich Polk/WireImage), (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Robert Townsend saw something special in Beyoncé during her very first audition. “I didn’t know Beyoncé ...

Beyoncé was allegedly 'shaking' with nerves when she auditioned for 'Carmen: A Hip Hopera' in 2001, according to the director. Here's what he shared. Carmen: A Hip Hopera, directed by Robert Townsend, ...

Actor and director Robert Townsend will be joined by actor and comedian Lil Rel Howery at a weekend film festival in Chicago aimed at celebrating the city and its culture. Chicago Tonight is available ...

Beyoncé Knowles Carter was visibly shaking during her first acting audition at age 19 according to director Robert Townsend who cast her in MTV’s 2001 film Carmen: A Hip Hopera. The filmmaker recently ...

Actor, director, filmmaker and producer Robert Townsend is bringing his one-man show ‘Living the Shuffle’ to the St. Louis region this weekend. The show will play Nov. 15-16 at The Kirkwood Performing ...

ST. LOUIS — Hollywood veteran and independent film trailblazer Robert Townsend is returning to the stage, and to St. Louis, with his deeply personal one-man show Living the Shuffle, performing two ...

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.

Chicago native Robert Townsend has done it all. He is all things writer, director, actor, comedian and producer, whose portfolio includes work with entertainment mainstays like Denzel Washington, Ruth ...