One of the most celebrated entertainers of mid-20th-century America, Ethel Waters was as contradictory as she was talented. Waters never could read music and didn't engage a voice instructor until ...

Two women, two cities -- On the road -- The Big Apple -- Back in the city -- Broadway beckons -- Stretching boundaries : Hollywood and Europe -- Depression era blues, depression era heroine -- ...

<p>Bernadine Mitchell is the total package. </p> <p>With Mitchell, who plays the late, great and legendary jazz and blues singer Ethel Waters in the play "His Eye is on the Sparrow," the chemistry is ...

One of the most celebrated entertainers of mid-20th century America, Ethel Waters was as contradictory as she was talented. Waters never could read music and didn’t engage a voice instructor until ...